Firewall Piercing mini-HOWTO

François-René Rideau, fare@tunes.org

1. Stuff

• 1.1 DISCLAIMER
• 1.2 Legal Blurp
• 1.3 Credits

2. Introduction

• 2.1 Foreword
• 2.2 Security problems
• 2.3 Other requirements
• 2.4 Downloading software

3. Understanding the problem

• 3.1 Giving names to things
• 3.2 The problem
• 3.3 Additional difficulty

4. The solution

• 4.1 Principle
• 4.2 fwprc
• 4.3 .fwprcrc

5. Reverse piercing

• 5.1 Rationale
• 5.2 Getting the triggering mail

6. Final notes

• 6.1 Other settings
• 6.2 HOWTO maintenance
• 6.3 Extra copy of IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER --- BELIEVE IT!!!