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Re: Making a Linux Server

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From: Brendan Crawford
Date: Mon, 18 Jan 1999 00:00
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On 18 Jan 1999, Zebee Johnstone wrote:

> > * TFTP
> 
> A frighteningly insecure ftp protocol.. comes in a tftp rpm.
I'll check out the man pages, to see, but I hope that it can be run such
that the box can only tftp out, but does not accept any requests for tftp
in to the box.
> 
> Set up your hosts allow/deny to prevent any but known IP addresses
> (don't use names, use IPs) .  Man tcpd
> Decide if you want the lab to be able to access the outside world
> at all, if not then use an airgap firewall - no cables to the outside
> world.
I'm pretty certain that we will have an airgap firewall, since
authorization from a "higher authority" is necessary to actually put this
machine on the www.
>Zebee
> 
> 
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From: Brendan Crawford <brendan@hemlock.newcastle.edu.au>
Subject: Re: Making a Linux Server
Date: 1999/01/18
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