Thanks for the positive comment about Firebox, Arthur.
I got excited about the solution a few months ago when I deployed it for
a telecommunications firm in Rosslyn, VA.
Sincerely,
Stephen R. Greenwalt
President
Denver Systems, LLC
http://www.denversys.com
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Arthur Young [SMTP:ahy @
ziplink .
net]
> Sent: Sunday, September 07, 1997 6:37 AM
> To: 'Peter da Silva'; mshines @
purdue .
edu
> Cc: firewalls @
GreatCircle .
COM
> Subject: RE: Denver Systems, Inc Firebox
>
> I will admit upfront that I am a reseller of WatchGuard, I am only
> entering
> the fray to respond to this question. It is a very good, low cost
> firewall
> using both proxy and stateful inspection to provide a simple to manage
> and
> effective firewall defense. It is a hardware and software solution,
> licensed for unlimited users, and has generally gotten very good
> reviews
> (see March '97 Datacom). My customers have been very satisfied with
> the
> product. I understand the issue of style in marketing, but I would
> not
> ignore the message.
>
> Arthur Young
> Medical Systems Solutions, Inc.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Peter da Silva [SMTP:peter @
grendel .
nmti .
com]
> Sent: Saturday, September 06, 1997 10:28 PM
> To: mshines @
purdue .
edu
> Cc: firewalls @
GreatCircle .
COM
> Subject: Re: Denver Systems, Inc Firebox
>
> > This is just marketing hype... the web page won't give you any
> information
> > without revealing your name, rank, serial number and the names of
> all
> your
> > children... (welll maybe I exagerate a bit) .... but you do have to
> give
> a
> > host of personal ifnormation to get to the "real stuff"...
>
> Yeh, I asked for more info and got a BIT more details, but not the
> sort
> that'd be enough for me to really trust it as a firewall. It's very
> black
> boxish. If anyone gets more info I'd appreciate them passing it on, it
> looks interesting for certain situations where there's no way of
> shoehorning
> a firewall in any other way.
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