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[David Kowis <dkowis AT shlrm.org>]

Juuso Alasuutari wrote:
> Shorewall has a services file containing 'ftp-data 20/tcp'. According to 
> HISTORY, it was added in 2003-04-04 'to define ftp-data' (no further 
> explanation is provided). Does anyone know why a firewall application would 
> need this, and only this service definition, in its spell? Could it be 
> removed?

It may have been used in a macro or something. Doesn't appear to exist 
in there now. However, if it's being used somewhere else and we remove 
it, it will break shorewall...

David

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