[SATLUG] Firewall initiated

Bruce Dubbs bruce.dubbs at gmail.com
Wed Mar 21 12:48:41 CDT 2007


Bruce Dubbs wrote:
> OK, I did the following:

[rules dropped]

> This is pretty draconian as *nothing* will be allowed from outside the
> western hemisphere.  Note that outgoing TCP connections are effectively
> blocked too.

Well it didn't work right, at least for me.  The rules stopped outgoing
mail, at least to gmail (either 64.x.x.x or 216.x.x.x).  Perhaps
blocking 127.x.x.x was the problem.

Did anyone (everyone?) else get the parent to this message delayed until
a few minutes ago?  (about 21 Mar 1230)


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