Description of problem: The odccm package does not set the firewall rules to allow it to access connected Windows Mobile devices nor does it add odccm to the list of services in the firewall configuration tool. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): odccm-0.11-1.fc8.x86_64.rpm Steps to Reproduce: 1. yum install odccm 2. plug in a Windows Mobile Device 3. odccm will show that it gets the message from HAL about the pda interface but nothing else happens. 4. Do 2 and 3 with the firewall disabled. It works.
Opening up the firewall by default is nothing a package should do. system-config-firewall to my knowledge does not have a way for services to add themselves to the list of services so if you really think this should be there fill a feature request with the firewall tool.
I don't disagree with you. Opening holes in the firewall is a problem. However, if we want Windows Mobile devices to work with Fedora "out of the box." something needs to be done. Since odccm cannot work without those ports open there needs to be a way to inform the user what needs to be done. Otherwise, odccm is useless whenever the default firewall is installed and enabled.