SOCKS FOR PROXY
Examining the generic Socks version 5 proxy protocol
Jul 01, 2005
Socks is a universal proxy protocol for TCP and UDP that allows internal hosts to securely pass the firewall and authenticates users. This article describes the latest version of the Socks proxy protocol and shows how to implement it.
Most users have become so accustomed to networking that they never stop to ask if anyone may be listening. We all k...... more »
CENTRAL CONTROL
SSPE: Managing security policies for multiple firewalls
Jul 01, 2005
The Simple Security Policy Editor (SSPE) helps you organize your network and keep track of security policies across multiple firewalls. You can reference a central policy to generate rulesets for packet filters and VPN gateways.
Linux Quick Fix Notebook
The Art of Computer Virus Research and Defense
Linux in a Windows World
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MAIL HELP
The Sysadmin’s Daily Grind: Mail and Queuegraph
Jun 01, 2005
Worms, mail bombs, and users who send multiple megabyte Powerpoint files across the wire give Postfix administrators plenty of reasons to view their charges with a critical eye from time to time.
If you do not receive a response to a ping, or if the response is seriously delayed, you might like to take this as a warning. But who wants to ping all day? You need a ping-based monitoring utility like Smokeping.
Don’t look now, but your mailbox is full of junk, and a snooper is live on a distant server, reading your opinions of your boss. Remember when email used to be easy? To restore some sanity to your correspondence, you’ll need the right tools.
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