[ale] Blocking M$

[James P. Kinney III]

I'm not sure there is an easy cookbook to use for this. You could start
by disallowing network access past your firewall from the M$ machines
that is anything but HTTP:requests. You will need to read payloads as
well as packet headers. You will need to block PUTs and POSTs. In short,
you will need to destroy any usability the M$ boxes have network-wise.

Recommendation: Linux makes a great replacement for everything M$. If
it's not available under Linux, do you really NEED it, or just want it?
Quicken is now supported under CrossoverOffice, Quickbooks is also
working now. (Sql-ledger is pretty good for a Linux-native accounting
package)

If the issue is games, dual boot with network unplugged. 

On Wed, 2002-08-07 at 08:56, cfowler wrote:
> Can someone tell me how I may block all access to and from the M$
> network via iptables?  I do not want my software phoning home.
> 
> Thanks,
> Chris
> 
> 
> 
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