Re: [suse-security] Filtering *outgoing* packets...
On Sat, 6 Oct 2001 11:44:22 -0700 (PDT)
Ray Dillinger
On Sat, 6 Oct 2001, Kurt Seifried wrote:
Yes, IPTables can inspect packets. Suggestion: get a recent version and check out the "string" keyword.
Cool! I wasn't aware of that.
I quizzed him about it yesterday. The packet filter provided by zeroknowledge (which runs on the windows box) has the capabilities to look into the packets and match against regular expressions provided by the operator, and that was the one that lit up when he started media player.
Moot point, ZK is dead. Dead'er then a flat squirrel.
Rumors of their death have been exaggerated. They no longer provide the anonymous browsing/pseudonymous email service they were known for, but they do still provide their firewall software, including the packet filter.
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