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>I think you're all missing the point.
>
Corey, perhaps you're the one who's missing the point rather than all of us.
NCSA is a private organization and they can establish firewall criteria if they
feel like it. Adherence by vendors as well as acceptance by users is purely
voluntary. There are no laws or statutes that say a vendor must test / comply
nor are users forced by to only buy an NCSA-certified firewall.
If a vendor chooses to participate and a user willingly accepts the
certification
process as having merit, then so be it - this is the basis of the free market
system.
Similarily, you have every right to not participate in, or accept, the
process but
you shouldn't expect the whole netsec community to necessarily agree with
your position. This too, is a matter of free choice.
>
> I don't believe the UL is a for-profit organization nor is any vendor's
product
> not acceptable for testing.
>
U.L. is a private organization founded in 1894 by William H. Merrill. Vendors
pay U.L. for evaluating their products and this is the organization's principle
source of revenue. If a vendor is willing to pay the fee, U.L. will test.
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UniSol Inc.
53 Courtney Road Tel: 613 831 6373
Kanata, Ontario Fax: 613 831 4739
Canada, K2L 1M1 Email: bjm @
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