comp.os.linux.networking

Ignoramus9437 wrote:
> Thanks. Just double checking, do you know this for a fact or just
> guessing?
>
> Some services are good about checking whether a connection comes from
> a local address, and some allow all machines and defer this question
> to the firewall.
>
> i

I know for a fact that CUPS in some configurations are accessible from
the Internet. Whether this is true for the default Hardy config, or your
config, I am not sure... I have always configured my CUPS to only allow
local access and further configured a firewall to block internet access.

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Best regards Jacob Tranholm
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results are always interpretations of the facts observed.