Hmmmm???? IPChains under Linux, I don't think so!  If I'm wrong about that send me URL 
to docs stating such.


---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: Len Conrad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2000 22:41:56 +0100

>
>>Actually,  a PIX box already simplifies your filter rules,
>
>sure, "stateful packet filtering" has been the state of the art for a 
>couple of years now.
>
>Every packet filtering pkg does that, even the free stuff like 
>ipfilter and ipfw for FreeBSD, ipchains for Linux.
>
>I'm talking about not passing "uncessary" DNS MX lookups and 
>world-wide SMTP traffic across PIX, but only between the Imail on the 
>inside and the bastion mail host on the outside which then 
>receives/delivers mail with internet for Imail, including DNS 
>lookups.  So the only smtp allowed across pix is imail to bastion, 
>maknig the firewall tigther, and less traffic.
>
>Len
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