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On Tue, 2003-09-16 at 12:19, Jimmy Johansson wrote: > On Mon, 15 Sep 2003, Vineet Kumar wrote: > > > * Jimmy Johansson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [030915 09:43]: > > > Hello, I'm just wondering if I am ready for the internet? > > > > Well, there's no such thing as "finished" securing a system. You're > > ready when you think you're ready enough, when you've evaluated your > > security needs and taken steps to convince yourself that they're taken > > care of. > > That's what I thought and thats why I'm asking! > > > A couple of things you didn't mention, so I'll make some assumptions. I > > assume you're running stable. I also assume you have a > > security.debian.org line in your sources.list and are current with the > > latest updated packages. I also recommend that you subscribe yourself > > to debian-security-announce and debian-security (and maybe > > debian-firewall, if that's what this machine will be used for) and pay > > attention. > My machine is behind a firewall, an IpCop machine I have set up at home. I > am running Debian Woody 3.0r0 and I have a security.debian.org line in my > sources.list. I'm about to do a security update and then be ready for the > "Big bad Internet", so no I am not yet current with the latest updated > packages, but it is the first thing I will do when I connect this machine. > > I'm using this machine mostly for programming purposes and to play around > with Debian. So it is kind of a system for personal growth! :-) > > Should I set up some kind of Iptablerules even though I am behind a > firewall? > > Thank you for your replies! > > /Jimmy -- Cattle die, kinsmen die, thyself too soon must die, but one thing never, I ween, will die, fair fame of one who has earned. "Havamal" [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]