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Subject:	firewalls worsen security?
From:	jet @ abulafia . genmagic . com (J. Eric Townsend)
Date:	Fri, 26 Aug 94 12:30:53 -0700
To:	"Philip R. Moyer" <prm @ netcom . com>
Cc:	firewalls @ GreatCircle . COM
In-reply-to:	<199408261540 . IAA16067 @ netcom16 . netcom . com>

"Philip R. Moyer" writes:
>and educate users, many systems administrators and IT people will skip
>those steps and proceed directly to the "get a firewall" stage.  They believe
>a firewall will save them from security incidents.

Sigh.  I heard this the other day.  "We have a firewall, so can we get
rid of root passwords now?"

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firewalls worsen security?
From: "Philip R. Moyer" <prm @ netcom . com>

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