Re: Layer 7 filtering

[Alexander Dalloz]

Am Mi, den 29.06.2005 schrieb Ovidiu Lixandru um 20:29:
>  Alexander Dalloz wrote:
>  > Am Mi, den 29.06.2005 schrieb Ovidiu Lixandru um 20:09:
>  <snip> 
>  > Sorry to say, but this is the wrong auditorium for Red Hat Linux
> 9
>  > issues.
>  
>  I didn't know who else to ask. fedora-legacy-list seems to have another 
>  purpose than user problems with projects in Legacy. 
Correct. But with RH9 you fall into the gap.

>  > O man, that old kernel is long. long time obsolete and a no-go
> for a
>  > firewalling router! Have a close look at the Fedora Legacy Project.
>  
>  I know, however it serves its purpose and it's a nicely tweaked machine. 
>  I don't really want to go upgrading. Besides, old bits of software have 
>  their charm. ;) 
I really hope all the other software is not that badly maintained like
the kernel (I don't mean that aggressive - just as a serious warning).

>  > Migrate to Fedora - then you are right here (or get RHEL or
> CentOS and
>  > use their communication routes).
>  
>  I've backported some of the packages from FC1 and FC2, but the core is 
>  still Shrike. Is this a "if it works, it's high time for an upgrade" 
>  trick question? :) 
It is said with respect to my first sentence in this mail; please see
above. You are mostly on your own speaking about end user problems with
RH9.

>  So, does anyone have any pointers for software filtering using 2.4
> kernels? 
Alexander


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