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Subject: Re: FW-1 - less secure ?
From: Ron DuFresne <dufresne @ winternet . com>
Date: Sun, 29 Sep 1996 11:23:16 -0500 (CDT)
To: "Gerard D. Cochrane Jr." <gdcochra @ utep . edu>
Cc: Darren Reed <avalon @ coombs . anu . edu . au>, DOA <klynn @ cyberspace . com>, Firewalls @ GreatCircle . COM
In-reply-to: <Pine . HPP . 3 . 95 . 960929030009 . 7234D-100000 @ mail . utep . edu>
Posted-date: Sun, 29 Sep 1996 11:28:00 -0500 (CDT)

On Sun, 29 Sep 1996, Gerard D. Cochrane Jr. wrote:

> On Sun, 29 Sep 1996, Darren Reed wrote:
> 
> > > In my experience I'd favor gauntlet as it is a true application level
> > > proxy gateway. Firewall-1 which is supposed to perform as the fastest
> > > firewall around is unfortunately a hybrid packet filtering firewall
> > > therefore it is somewhat less secure (depending on how you setup your
> > > site of course).
> > 
> > Interestingly, I heard some gossip recently that Checkpoint (& Sun)
> > weren't sure if Firewall-1 (or any firewall with FW-1 installed) could
> > "Fail safe".
> > 
> > Darren
> > 
> 	Fuck you dildo you wanna see a REALLY secure system.. try to hack
> MINE.. IM UNHACKABLE.. you stupid panzys cant do shit stupid bastards..
> Lick my balls.. you little BOYS.. lick em'... go away idiots.. your all to
> stupid for me to be asociating myself with.
> 
> 

Don't ya just love it when professionals get together to discuss issues 
technically?

Later,

Ron DuFresne
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Cutting the space budget really restores my faith in humanity.  It
eliminates dreams, goals, and ideals and lets us get straight to the
business of hate, debauchery, and self-annihilation." -- Johnny Hart
	***testing, only testing, and damn good at it too!***

OK, so you're a Ph.D.  Just don't touch anything.



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