Re: Someone is testing my firewall

[ABrady <kcsmart kc rr com>]

On Tue, 16 Oct 2001 11:53:43 +0900 "Karen Ellrick"
<k-ellrick sctech co jp> imparted to us:

> > > waiting on software for Linux that does the various things I need,
> and
> > > it looks like it may be awhile. :-(
> >
> > Such as? They might exist and you haven't been treated to them just
> yet.
> 
> Everyone says that, but when I write to the list asking about software
> I
> need, no one ever answers (leading me to assume I'm stumping everyone
> because the software doesn't exist).  My most recent attempt was on
> 10/5
> (might show up as late 10/4 if you are in the western hemisphere)
> under the
> thread "RE: Windows emulators".  I asked a Japanese guy involved in
> PostgreSQL development about Japanese software, and he seemed to be
> content
> to call LaTex a "word processor".  I really need more than that.  Take
> a
> look at my 10/5 message - if the stuff is out there, I would love to
> hear
> about it!

Not my area of expertise (as if I had an area of expertise). If anything
exists, looking around freshmeat (doubleclick), icewalkers
(doubleclick), zdnet (doubleclick), apps.kde, linuxberg (aka tucows),
roaring-penguin, cnet simtel (I could go on) should reveal them. One
problem I've found is that things might exists, but they aren't
necessarily named and colloected very well. Some have tried hard to keep
a list (LSM for instance) but even that falls short because not everyone
subscribes to the idea and makes submissions.

As for answers, I was beginning to think my mail was filling up
/dev/null after I first started using linux. I asked some questions (not
an overwhelming number, mind you) and rarely received answers. I mostly
ended up playing around a long time and figuring things out. Either the
answers were not known even to trained users, my mail happened to be
some of the ones that got quick scans and trashed (one of my favorite
tricks) or I'd already iritated enough people that they procmailed me
away into the bit-bucket. I always assumed the latter!

> > Just make sure you close off everything you can, maybe network the
> 'Doze
> > box through a linux firewall with various other security measures
> > installed and in use (procmail to disable or remove executables, for
> > instance, maybe a virus checker as well).
> 
> That may very well be in my future, but we don't have room for
> multiple
> desktop machines in our 340 sq. ft. apartment right now, while trying
> to
> keep enough space open to use as a classroom (routinely have 10
> guests; as
> many as 22 have shared our apartment for a party).  In Japan you can
> do some
> pretty amazing stuff with small spaces, but there are limits, so for
> the
> time being I have to choose between Linux and M$.

Not too awful much smaller than where I am right now. But, I spent 2
years there and know what you mean. Racks are about the only solution,
but far too expensive to install for a temporary situation.

-- 
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