Path: csiph.com!eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: John Ames Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: Yes, You Need A Firewall On Linux - =?UTF-8?Q?Here=E2=80=99s?= Why And Which To Use Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2025 08:10:08 -0700 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 16 Message-ID: <20250829081008.00004d8a@gmail.com> References: <106sehe$2kv5n$1@dont-email.me> <87ms8dkcq6.fsf@atr2.ath.cx> <106ubb4$33em5$1@dont-email.me> <106ul6f$35j8e$1@dont-email.me> <78GdnZIBLeXXdA_1nZ2dnZfqn_idnZ2d@giganews.com> <106v3sk$38i5i$1@dont-email.me> <106v5ce$398s7$1@dont-email.me> <106v7kg$39j0g$2@dont-email.me> <106vbak$3adhl$1@dont-email.me> <1070qmc$3m69k$12@dont-email.me> <107cht8$2foa4$1@dont-email.me> <107dpa1$2sqrk$4@dont-email.me> <107er40$34a0s$1@dont-email.me> <9l0enlx168.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> <1081mho$3mu3b$1@dont-email.me> <108m6mu$fe1a$1@dont-email.me> <108o94p$10pj9$8@dont-email.me> <108p4m2$173fr$1@dont-email.me> <108qtsm$1n18s$5@dont-email.me> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Injection-Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2025 15:10:13 +0000 (UTC) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="d1c10e59261e510d22820e68f6a18b74"; logging-data="2143234"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1/snyw+yciGSk8Ro0ZHjrH/EaIQtr9kfV4=" Cancel-Lock: sha1:8CWmIJj1ihFnnpj3HOwpHEDhTiA= X-Newsreader: Claws Mail 4.3.0 (GTK 3.24.42; x86_64-w64-mingw32) Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:72641 On Fri, 29 Aug 2025 00:56:54 -0000 (UTC) Lawrence D=E2=80=99Oliveiro wrote: > > To be fair, the online wiki does give the answer. Which raises the > > issue, again, of documentation standards. When important matters are > > absent from at least some key docs, then what? =20 >=20 > Weren=E2=80=99t you one of those complaining that bare reference material > wasn=E2=80=99t enough? That you wanted tutorial examples and how-tos and = all > that? Then when I mention that it all that is available, you now find > a new reason to complain? Again, when important information for *core networking tools* is only found on the Web, it hardly takes a great sage to discern the problem.