I still use them, so, they're not entirely dead. You can configure tcpd wrappers with your firewall. Since you can spawn scripts with tcpd wrappers when certain events occur, you can have very tight control over security.
I think that changing technologies/software everytime you want a new feature is overkill. I believe it was the Bard who penned: "Do not dull thy palm with the entertainment of each new hatch'd, unfledg'd courage." Joel > > Yes but.... ipchains is a dead issue. _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list Archives, Digests, etc at http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
