On 14/4/05 1:14 pm, "lluishc" <lluishc at gmail.com> wrote: > Maybe it's a silly question, but is it really safe not to use a > firewall? i'm very new in linux, u can imagine what OS i come from.... > On a default setup it's safe. If you have a router with a filter it's safe. But I would firewall my system even if I only to yahoo messenger. Baza