RE: [cobalt-users] New 550

["Bob Noordam" <mac@xxxxxxxx>]

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> I have just completed the upgrade of RaQ550 OS on a 4R. I
> have applied all patches via BlueLinq. Should I be looking at
> installing other programs for security purposes and if so are
> they available via a pkg?

Fcheck and chkrootkit is a good start. No pkg's afaik, howto's @
www.depopo.net

> I plan to put the RaQ behind a
> GB-1000 firewall, giving the virtuals private IP's and
> aliasing them to the public IP's on the firewall. I presume
> for DNS purposes, the DNS records have the correct public
> IP's in their records.

Yes

> Also, which ports do I need to keep
> open for the world to see? I presume 80/81/53/443 .. Any others?
>

Depends on what you want to run. Smtp(tcp25), POP(tcp110), http(tcp80),
ssh(tcp22), dns (tcp53 & udp53) etc etc

> I also need to install MailScanner/Spam Assassin. Are there
> any pkg's available for these or simple to follow instructions?

Commercial packages at zeffie, solarspeed & nuonce.net etc etc. howto's @
www.depopo.net & many others. The list archive will serve quite a few up i
bet


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