Re: [pmfirewall] PmFirewall should be continued

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From: Allen Ahoffman (ahoffman@announce.com)
Date: Mon Mar 12 2001 - 12:56:54 PST

could someone compare and contrast pmfirewall with rcf?

> Geoffrey Sadler wrote:
> >
> > #1 Active development is still going on. Currently they are work on an ip
> > tables replacemet for pmfirewall. So development has not stopped.
>
> I assume "they" means RH?
> >
> > #2 No way shape or form is pmfirewal able to be ported to windows. Windows
> > lacks any kernel level security. Hence the reason it is so shoddy. Windows
> > delegate those functions out to layers.
>
> I wondered why Win Firewalls don't use IPChains. Now I know.
> >
> > #3 Gui would be nice. But no need for it. I would sacrifice "pretty
> > pictures" for smooth running and stable code anyday. Pmfirewall does
> > everything it is supposd to do and more. :-)
>
> Alan Murrel's comment makes sense, but if you're running X-Windows
> anyway, I don't think a GUI would do anything but make it more
> "user-friendly". (A GUI, in the sense of creation and editing only.)
>
> Thanks for the reply,
> Robert
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