On Wed, 2 Jun 1999, Brian Steele wrote:
> What's so funny about this whole thread is these guys ranting and raving
> about NT being not suitable for Firewall work, but many companies are
> happily, and successfully, employing NT Firewalls anyway.
So, rather than disputing the technical points "it's popular so it must
be good" is your argument? Maybe people are happily living in trailer
parks, that doesn't make them the ideal structure to reside in during
tornado season.
> Perhaps what they should really be asking is what do those companies know
> about employing an NT-based system that they don't.
Why? Because it's popular? I've got high-assurance solutions that work,
what sound technical reason do you have for going to a lower-assurance
solution?
Security isn't about popularity contests.
Paul
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