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Subject: Re: Microsoft plans to offer a firewall
From: Visionprof @ aol . com
Date: Wed, 2 Jul 1997 20:29:26 -0400 (EDT)
To: firewalls @ greatcircle . com
Cc: Kevin . Brown @ netcomm . ie

On 7/2/97 Kevin wrote:

>>(ps When Banks use MS Firewalls, I am going over the other side, and then
>>retire...I know a bank or to today using NT RAS to authenticate Home Dial
>>in Banking......anyone want the Bank Names?)

I know of several myself....I tried to convince one such place not to go with
MS NT as a firewall and internet server and lost my job over it.  I don't
believe how many organizations are blinded my MS Marketing.....it's the
blinder leading the blind.  Give me a UNIX box anyday!!!!!

>>Can anyone explain how we let this happen.

This one is easy.  Mr. Gates said so.  Let's all turn toward Redmond,
Washington and bow.

Tom Giudice
Operating Systems Consultant
Email:  visionprof @
 aol .
 com
Web Site:   <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/visionprof";>Vision Professional Se
rvices</A> 

The comments here are mine alone and not those of the firm I own.

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