Re: [Firestarter-user] Help Understanding Why Firestarter is blocking y VPN connection to Hidemyass Proxy VPN server!

[Bret B. <bre...@gm...>]

On 28/10/2012, J.O. Aho <tr...@in...> wrote:
> On 28/10/12 06:14, Bret Busby wrote:
>> On 28/10/2012, Robert M. Riches Jr. <rm....@ja...> wrote:
>
>>> I suggest you swap and use iptables. Firestarter has been dead and
>>> unmaintained for years.
>
> David, Firestarter does use iptables, it's true that it's been
> maintained for years and Tomas been missing for long time, but still I
> think the Ubuntians makes some updates to make the GUI to build and
> change the blocked ip-ranges. This keeps it to work as it is, no new
> features or so, but it's a "simple" iptables rule write for those who
> don't have the skill to make their own rules.
>
>

What is the prospect of someone sufficiently capable (I know that I am
not capable), taking over the project, so as to revive  Firestarter?


-- 
Bret Busby
Armadale
West Australia
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"So once you do know what the question actually is,
 you'll know what the answer means."
- Deep Thought,
 Chapter 28 of Book 1 of
 "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy:
 A Trilogy In Four Parts",
 written by Douglas Adams,
 published by Pan Books, 1992

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