[wplug] ipchains

[Evan DiBiase]

Richard,

I agree with you regarding the message you received. Although I don't
know who wrote it, I'd like to mention that WPLUG's web page states that
we are for Linux users "of all backgrounds." There is no need to be
caustic to someone who may know less than you just because you're having
a bad day or enjoy being condescending. We were all new to Linux once.

-Evan

On Mon, 2 Jul 2001, Richard Rosenbaum wrote:

> Robert,
> 
> Thank you very much. Tomorrow I'll plug away at changing it, but it should be
> interesting.
> 
> As I stated in my original post, the man pages are pretty intimidating to me
> considering how new to this I am. I received the following email, and I'll
> keep it anonymous..........
> 
> >"I believe that NTP is udp.  Why didn't you just allow udp packets on that
> >port?  It seems like it would have taken less time to do that and test it
> >than to write a whole new email message to the list."
> 
> Well, to answer the question simply, I don't know how. The only way I know
> how to do this is to reinstall RH from scratch. So if in your opinion (not
> you Robert) it takes less time to reinstall from scratch than to write an
> email, let's have a contest....I'll send the email, go home and take care of
> two kids, cook dinner, put them to sleep, feed the dogs, finish doing
> paperwork, then check my email, and you can sit in front of your computer and
> reinstall RH 7.1, and see if it works ( because you weren't sure if that was
> the problem). Who is going to get the probable answer in least amount of
> time???
> 
> Sorry to rant, but the sender implies that I like to waste peoples time,
> where this is certainly not the case. I am trying to learn, as I suppose some
> other people on this list have the same goal. Someone please tell me if this
> is typical of this group, and I will be more than happy to unsubscribe.
> 
> Rich
> 
> -QUINE-Robert Dale wrote
> 
> > It uses UDP.
> >
> > --
> > Robert Dale
> >
> > wplug member since 1998
> >
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