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Why you need a firewall

Subject: Why you need a firewall
From: gaf at blu.org (Jerry Feldman)
Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2002 13:47:57 -0400
In-reply-to: <sjmsmyver5w.fsf@kikki.mit.edu>
References: <1035475107.26716.22.camel@wasabi.rarcom.com>

Derek,
you are correct, but Linux and FreeBSD is expanding into the world of the 
Windows users (Lindows and Mandrake loaded systems are being sold at 
Walmart). 
On 24 Oct 2002 at 12:29, Derek Atkins wrote:
> However, I still maintain that a properly-maintained Linux box does
> not need a firewall.

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References:
- Why you need a firewall
  - From: rardoe at rarcom.com (Chris Tresco)
- Why you need a firewall
  - From: warlord at MIT.EDU (Derek Atkins)

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