> > Can someone plase tell me why poeple like the Microsoft ISA Server? > > I don't think they generally do, I'm not aware of it gaing any significant > market share, and I've rarely seen anyone using one.
I would agree that it doesn't hold the market share of some of the other, better known products, but I wouldn't say that it isn't gaining significantly. FWIW, I have no preference for ISA. > > > Without a proper firewall protecting the ISA Server its just going to be the > > single point of failure. > > The current incantation (ISA Server 2000) has passed ICSA Labs > certification[1] as an actual firewall, and it does work. The last two > attempts in the product line certainly EARNED such scorn- the current > implementation should probably be evaluated for function seperately- it's > the third product in the line AFAIR. This is incorrect. ISA is *not* MS Proxy, just as Exchange is not MS Mail. Given your insistence on "traditional" terminology, I find it hard to believe that you're "accidentally" comparing a proxy to a hybrid firewall and calling them the same thing. And I believe the word you were looking for was "incarnation", not "incantation", unless you're working a few rituals into your posts (1). ISA *is* a firewall. Rather than tossing around more uninformed opinion, perhaps people should simply do a little research and look at exactly what the product is and what it does or doesn't do. http://www.microsoft.com/isaserver/techinfo/productdoc/default.asp http://www.microsoft.com/isaserver/evaluation/ISAGiga.asp http://www.microsoft.com/isaserver/evaluation/competitive/TMFcacheoff.asp http://www.microsoft.com/isaserver/evaluation/competitive/exodus.asp Laura (1) Main Entry: in�can�ta�tion Pronunciation: "in-"kan-'tA-sh&n Function: noun Etymology: Middle English incantacioun, from Middle French incantation, from Late Latin incantation-, incantatio, from Latin incantare to enchant -- more at ENCHANT Date: 14th century : a use of spells or verbal charms spoken or sung as a part of a ritual of magic; also : a written or recited formula of words designed to produce a particular effect - in�can�ta�tion�al /-shn&l, -sh&-n&l/ adjective - in�can�ta�to�ry /in-'kan-t&-"tOr-E, -"tor-/ adjective Main Entry: in�car�na�tion Pronunciation: "in-(")k�r-'nA-sh&n Function: noun Date: 14th century 1 a (1) : the embodiment of a deity or spirit in some earthly form (2) capitalized : the union of divinity with humanity in Jesus Christ b : a concrete or actual form of a quality or concept; especially : a person showing a trait or typical character to a marked degree <she is the incarnation of goodness> 2 : the act of incarnating : the state of being incarnate 3 : a particular physical form or state : VERSION <in another incarnation he might be a first vice-president -- Walter Teller> <TV and movie incarnations of the story> _______________________________________________ Firewalls mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.gnac.net/mailman/listinfo/firewalls
