comp.security.firewalls archive
Re: Block Bittorrent client
Date: Thu Feb 09 2006 - 11:33:32 CET
* Volker Birk <bumens@dingens.org>:
> dan@nospam.com wrote:
>> Don't run the Bit Torrent client! Or install a software firewall like
>> ZoneAlarm or Outpost and don't allow it outbound or inbound traffic.
>
> Because of this posting, I will ask Alex Bernauer, if he want's to
> implement a Torrent extension based on his wwwsh.
>
> Thank you for the good idea!
>
> Bit Torrent is a very good P2P network, and should be supported.
>
> Yours,
> VB.
Yes it is however I bet you can't give me 5 examples of it being used
for the use it was designed for where as I can list 100's of examples of
it being used to get warez. I suspect this may be the OPs reason for
wanting it to be blocked.
Jason
Received on Mon May 1 00:49:50 2006