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From: Patrick Schaaf <bof@bof.de>
Subject: Re: iptables and their use..
Date: Sun, 2 Jun 2002 17:00:44 +0200
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To: Ted Gervais <ve1drg@av.eastlink.ca>
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> So - as a general rule, what does one do?  What do people block and what do 
> they accept??

General rule: block everything, log the blocking, stare at the logs while
doing what needs to be done, and then accept what is neccessary, and no more.

You'll learn all the common stuff in about 1-2 years.

best regards
  Patrick