[KLUG Members] Iptables

[Robert G. Brown]

On Mon, 22 Aug 2005 12:58:36 -0400, Bruce Smith wrote:

>I've never tried blocking the instant messenger services.
>Why don't you just try it and see if it works?

Trying to block some of these can get tricky, since they can
be configured to use http and https for their operation. I'm
sure some network administrators can get away with blocking
these, but I haven't met one recently.

Some IM's may also run on more or less arbitrary ports...

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