> On Wed, 23 Apr 1997, Stephen Zedalis wrote:
> > On Wed, 23 Apr 1997, James Moriartey wrote:
> > >Is it possible to create a filter to allow a user to browse
> > >and deny the user to run a HTTP server ?
> >
> > sure, allow tcp port 80 out and deny it coming in.
>
> You can run the web server on virtually any port without difficulty.
> Restricting port 80 just begins a shell game. The user puts it on port
> 81, you restrict port 81, he puts it on 82. Etc.
>
> </chris>
>
> Any chance of those paper cups and string being upgraded to tin cans
> and wire? Or as a coworker has said . . . I've seen better throughput
> from a pair of gorillas and flash cards. -Jon Lewis <jlewis@fdt.net>
but dont you have to tell the web client to look at a different port too?
>
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