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Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!simtel!news.sprintlink.net!EU.net!uknet!info!iialan From: iialan@iifeak.swan.ac.uk (Alan Cox) Subject: Re: Internet service providing-which OS? X-Nntp-Posting-Host: iifeak.swan.ac.uk Message-ID: <DDAuzo.KpE@info.swan.ac.uk> Sender: news@info.swan.ac.uk Organization: Institute For Industrial Information Technology References: <3vk5oi$6sf@gate.sinica.edu.tw> <3vmeu4$vc@big.aa.net> <3vpmse$g6a@bpeters.cyber.mn.org> Date: Mon, 14 Aug 1995 12:07:00 GMT Lines: 21 Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.os.linux.networking:11138 comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:4172 In article <3vpmse$g6a@bpeters.cyber.mn.org> peterson@bpeters.cyberoptics.com (Bruce Peterson) writes: >You said 'easily available' instead of 'included'--does that mean one >just has to ftp to someplace to get them? (Not everybody has ftp access.) >Also, are shadow passwords installed 'out of the box' with Linux, yet? Depends on the distributors choices. I think everyone finally ships the right ipfw binary, or ipfwadm. >FreeBSD firewall arrangements are an option when you You seem to have been cutoff somewhere.. Alan -- ..-----------,,----------------------------,,----------------------------,, // Alan Cox // iialan@www.linux.org.uk // GW4PTS@GB7SWN.#45.GBR.EU // Redistribution of this message via the Microsoft Network is prohibited <A href="file:/dev/mouse">Click here to disable mouse.</A>