> -----Original Message-----
> From: Testbed Support for GridPP member institutes
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Burke, S (Stephen)
> Sent: 11 April 2006 14:45
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: FW: Using external (non-SL cluster) with LCG
> grid SE/CE/MON?
>
>
> This argument has been running at least since I joined EDG in 2001! In
> practice the vast majority of sites have never been willing to dig in
> their heels and forbid outbound access, they just grumble
> periodically,
> so users and m/ware developers have mostly ignored it. I
> think there was
> a plan to collect a list of all DNS domains used by LCG/EGEE sites and
> users so it could be used for firewall restriction, but I
> haven't heard
> anything lately so it probably went on the back burner.
The GOCDB is implmenting somewhere to store the info and Ian Neilson has
a student starting soon who will work on it. Not exactly a fierce heat,
but not forgotten.
John
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