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+<article id="usefull_links">
+  <articleinfo>
+    <title>Introduction</title>
+
+    <author>
+      <firstname>Tom</firstname>
+
+      <surname>Eastep</surname>
+    </author>
+
+    <pubdate>2003/12/23</pubdate>
+
+    <copyright>
+      <year>2003</year>
+
+      <holder>Thomas M. Eastep</holder>
+    </copyright>
+
+    <legalnotice>
+      <para>Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this
+      document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version
+      1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with
+      no Invariant Sections, with no Front-Cover, and with no Back-Cover
+      Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled
+      <quote><ulink type="" url="Copyright.htm">GNU Free Documentation License</ulink></quote>.</para>
+    </legalnotice>
+  </articleinfo>
+
+  <section>
+    <title>Introduction</title>
+
+    <para>The information in this document applies only to 1.4.x releases of
+    Shorewall.</para>
+
+    <section>
+      <title>Glossary</title>
+
+      <itemizedlist>
+        <listitem>
+          <para><ulink url="http://www.netfilter.org">Netfilter</ulink> - the
+          packet filter facility built into the 2.4 and later Linux kernels.
+          </para>
+        </listitem>
+
+        <listitem>
+          <para>ipchains - the packet filter facility built into the 2.2 Linux
+          kernels. Also the name of the utility program used to configure and
+          control that facility. Netfilter can be used in ipchains
+          compatibility mode.</para>
+        </listitem>
+
+        <listitem>
+          <para>iptables - the utility program used to configure and control
+          Netfilter. The term &#39;iptables&#39; is often used to refer to the
+          combination of iptables+Netfilter (with Netfilter not in ipchains
+          compatibility mode).</para>
+        </listitem>
+      </itemizedlist>
+    </section>
+
+    <section>
+      <title>What is Shorewall?</title>
+
+      <para>The Shoreline Firewall, more commonly known as
+      &#34;Shorewall&#34;, is high-level tool for configuring Netfilter. You
+      describe your firewall/gateway requirements using entries in a set of
+      configuration files. Shorewall reads those configuration files and with
+      the help of the iptables utility, Shorewall configures Netfilter to
+      match your requirements. Shorewall can be used on a dedicated firewall
+      system, a multi-function gateway/router/server or on a standalone
+      GNU/Linux system. Shorewall does not use Netfilter&#39;s ipchains
+      compatibility mode and can thus take advantage of Netfilter&#39;s
+      connection state tracking capabilities.</para>
+
+      <para>Shorewall is not a daemon. Once Shorewall has configured
+      Netfilter, it&#39;s job is complete although the <ulink
+      url="starting_and_stopping_shorewall.htm">/sbin/shorewall program can be
+      used at any time to monitor the Netfilter firewall</ulink>.</para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section>
+      <title>Getting Started with Shorewall</title>
+
+      <para>New to Shorewall? Start by selecting the <ulink
+      url="shorewall_quickstart_guide.htm">QuickStart Guide</ulink> that most
+      closely match your environment and follow the step by step instructions.</para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section>
+      <title>Looking for Information?</title>
+
+      <para>The <ulink url="shorewall_quickstart_guide.htm#Documentation">Documentation
+      Index</ulink> is a good place to start.</para>
+    </section>
+  </section>
+
+  <section>
+    <title>License</title>
+
+    <para>This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+    it under the terms of <ulink url="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html">Version
+    2 of the GNU General Public License</ulink> as published by the Free
+    Software Foundation.</para>
+
+    <para>This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+    WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY
+    or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License
+    for more detail.</para>
+
+    <para>You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+    along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+    Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA</para>
+  </section>
+</article>
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