Re: Rules to block Filesharing sites???

In the Usenet newsgroup comp.security.firewalls, in article
<PqednWrP988D8yLfRVn-3g@comcast.com>, Charles Newman wrote:
>
>"Triffid" <triffid@nebula.net> wrote
>>
>> Anything not explicitly permitted is implicitly denied.
>>
>> The above is a fundamental security principle. Why would one care which
>> ports Kazaa, or anything else not permitted, uses?

Charles doesn't understand fundamentals - so they must not be important.

> But as long as anything is allowed, even through a
>proxy, some programs will find a way to get through.
>That is what Kazaa does. It supports proxy servers,
>so you need to restrict where your Socks proxy can go.

Charles - remember when we said that the person who can't configure a
firewall should be fired. You still haven't grasped the fact that there
are simple fundamentals to follow.

> This is why I say to REALLY find out whether or
>not Kazaa is completely shut down, you need to
>run the application from one of your network machines,
>and through your proxies as well, to see what ports
>need to be secured.

Still missing the first clue.

>The people that write Kazaa are very crafty and very sneaky,
>and you need to keep up with what they are doing.

No Charles, you need to follow advice that has been give here constantly,
that you ignore because it conflicts with your fantasy world understanding.

        Old guy
Received on Thu Sep 29 19:57:03 2005