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From: Michael Rothwell <rothwell@holly-springs.nc.us>
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Subject: Re: iptables: "stateful inspection?"
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"Michael H. Warfield" wrote:
>         I think that's more than a little overstatement on your
> part.  It depends entirely on the application you intend to put
> it to.  

Fine. How do I make FTP work through it? How can I allow all outgoing
TCP connections without opening the network to inbound connections on
the ports of desired services?

>         Yes it does.  It's clearly stated in all the documentation
> on netfilter and in it's design.  Read the fine manual (or web site)
> and you would have uncovered this (or been run over by it) for yourself.
> 
>         http://netfilter.filewatcher.org/

Thanks.

-M
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