Tim: >> Beyond the usual (HTTP, mail, DNS servers, etc), what is the average >> non-admin user going to set up that listens as a server? Admin- >> users setting up those traditional services ought to know how to >> manage firewalls, or they ought not to mess around with those >> services. Samuel Sieb: > There are a variety of things like file sharing (webdav), media > sharing (dlna), remote desktop, various 3rd party or proprietary > software, etc. So, why can't the installation of those applications automatically include an appropriate firewall rule? Better to allow a controlled opening, rather than just open-slather. -- uname -rsvp Linux 3.10.0-1062.12.1.el7.x86_64 #1 SMP Tue Feb 4 23:02:59 UTC 2020 x86_64 Boilerplate: All unexpected mail to my mailbox is automatically deleted. I will only get to see the messages that are posted to the mailing list. _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx