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Subject: Re: Firewalls-Digest V5 #51
From: Danny Cox <dannyc @ gmap . leeds . ac . uk>
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 1996 10:17:53 GMT
To: Firewalls @ GreatCircle . COM

smilan @
 winternet .
 com opined:
> 	I assume that we are talking about IP over ATM at this point, 
> right?  Future applications (or current apps in a very few sites) that 
> run natively over ATM may not even require a 'firewall'.  
> Videoconferencing comes to mind as one application where inbound 
> connectivity could be better secured at the terminal units than at some 
> gateway.
> 

Interesting this .. is this the future as it's seen? That firewalls will become
redundant technology ?  I'd better not setup as a purely firewall consultant
then :)  Seriously, has anyone any further thoughts on this?  Will firewalls
become redundant ?  And if so, how long d'you reckon it'll be before they are?

Cheers
Danny


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