FWIW, we have the same setup where I am. The last place I was at the network guys were planning to do the same thing.
--Bryan -- Bryan Blackwell -- Unix Systems Engineer br...@skiblack.com On Apr 28, 2010, at 4:54 PM, Simon Hobson wrote: >> Why, are you blocking outbound rsync traffic? If so, after 3 years of >> maintaining this script and many thousands of users, this is the first time >> I've heard this request. > > Some of do this by default - set an outbound policy of block and allow > specific traffic that's allowed. It means that should a machine get > compromised despite all other precautions, it can't* then be used to launch > an attack on others (or other servers in your own network) and/or is unable > to communicate with it's control centre. Just another layer of security. _______________________________________________ Help us build a comprehensive ClamAV guide: visit http://wiki.clamav.net http://www.clamav.net/support/ml
