and how is this bad??? it eliminates command line threat and processes while
encouraging simple GUI for easy configuration and update. It is the wave of
the future to have everything GUI'd. May the trend continue...
>From: David Lang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>CC: "Firewall List \(E-mail\)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: Re: Choice of Firewall
>Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2000 10:00:56 -0700 (PDT)
>
>the problem is that the trend from all the other firewall vendors is to
>push the GUI and eliminate command line interfaces :-(
>
>David Lang
>
>On Fri, 28 Jul 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> > Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2000 00:22:59 -0400 (EDT)
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > To: "Firewall List (E-mail)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Subject: Re: Choice of Firewall
> >
> > >>>>> "Jonathan" == "Jonathan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> >
> > Jonathan> Raptor, Raptor, Raptor...mantra I reapeat everynite when i
>goto bed. Easy
> > Jonathan> to use, secure as hell, no problem with installation and tech
>support. 92 of
> > Jonathan> the E-business 100 use it(my salesrep told me that one :) ) so
>I guess a
> > Jonathan> hospital could to(that's me!). Trust me, it's a breeze to
>setup and
> > Jonathan> admin.
> >
> > There is one caveat. When last I checked (late 1999), they still _only_
>had
> > a GUI to configure the firewall. That means that batch updates,
> > configuration revision control, etc. are nigh impossible. If you don't
>care
> > about those "enterprise" features, it _is_ a good product. If you do, it
> > bites. I keep offering to buy it if they fix that minor problem (and
>have
> > since it was Eagle Raptor :), but they have never expressed any interest
>in
> > changing their ways. <sigh>
> >
> > And then there's the lack of source code availability, but that may be a
> > lost cause these days. Is any commercial firewall vendor other than NAI
> > offering source code?
> >
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