Re: snort.org IP address changes

[Jason Haar <Jason_Haar () trimble com>]

On 08/05/12 09:40, Ben Trufanow wrote:
> What is the best IP range to use in order to whitelist www.snort.org
> <http://www.snort.org> for successful updates?
>
>  
I can't see how that could ever be a sustainable solution. You will be
chasing changes in subnets forever. What we do is use (drum roll) proxy
servers! They have open Internet access - but log every transaction and
can block based on DNS names (which firewalls cannot).

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Jason Haar
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