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Subject:	Re: Web Browser-Firewall Question
Date:	Mon, 30 Jan 1995 18:51:30 -0500 (EST)
To:	ton @ shell . com (Anh-Huy)
In-reply-to:	<9501302138 . AA22743 @ kelly . ic . shell . com> from "Anh-Huy" at Jan 30, 95 03:38:02 pm

> I have a question about how to use a Web Browser thru a firewall
> & a limited access host. Consider the following network :

	The real problem you will encounter is likely that W3 is not
secure.  For example, .ps files which alter internal files will pass
throuhg the firewall to the W3 browser and cause internal damage.

	You can't let insecure programs handle information passed
through a firewall, and W3 browsers are just that.
FC

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Web Browser-Firewall Question
From: "Anh-Huy (Steve) T. Ton" <ton @ shell . com>

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