1999-06-02-16:46:37 Brian Steele:
> [...] If they're REALLY interested, then I suggest to them, take your
> fingers out, look at the NT-based Firewall products, then provide opinions
> about same.
I'd rather not, myself; it's better to have people running NT in
security-critical settings, to provide more attractive targets and so draw
attackers away from those of us who care about security.
> [...] Those who know better know that the security of a system is primarily
> dependent on who's administering that system and how it's been implemented,
> not the OS.
True enough. It's only a happy coinicidence that OS preferences are such a
terrific ruler for quickly measuring an admin's competence.
-Bennett
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