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On 6/5/07, Dale <dalek@××××××××××.net> wrote: |
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> Kevin O'Gorman wrote: |
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> > I had firestarter-1.0.3 emerged for quite some time. I hadn't really |
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> > used it, but I'm a bit surprised now to find that it's interfering |
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> > with normal emerges because it's got a big red "M" smacked on it. |
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> > I suppose that means there's a problem with it, and it's explained in |
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> > some forum or list that I don't normally get. But now I'd like a |
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> > clue: what's the {prognosis, workaround, fix, alternative}. As I |
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> > mentioned, I hadn't really started to use it, but I'd like to have a |
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> > better firewall tool than building iptables scripts in vim. |
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> This is from the Gentoo dev list. |
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> > The upstream development for firestarter has been dead for some time |
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> > (last news update Jul 31 2005). Recent changes to the netfilter code |
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> > in the kernel have caused firestarter not to work (see bug #179792). |
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> > That bug has a patch that fixes that particular problem but the fact that |
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> > upstream is dead, the several other open bugs about firestarter and the |
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> > fact that I no longer use it myself mean I'm masking it for removal. |
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> > I feel there are several good alternatives in net-firewall/ to use as |
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> > replacements for the iptables-generating aspect of firestarter. If |
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> > someone |
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> > would like to pick up and maintain this package, they're welcome to it, |
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> > otherwise, I'll remove it in thirty days. |
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> > Michael Sterrett |
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> > -Mr. Bones.- |
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> So, if you like firestarter, better say something pretty soon. ;-) |
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> That help any?? |
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> Dale |
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That helps some, but in net-firewall I'm finding a lot of unstable |
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packages, and no really good idea which ones will be the best for a |
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personal firewall, let alone which ones are best supported upstream so |
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this doesn't happen to me again. So I'm interested in |
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recommendations. What did you switch to? |
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++ kevin |
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Kevin O'Gorman, PhD |
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