Re: [fw-wiz] Re: Setting up H323 IP telephony etc - was Re: [fw-wiz] Apple's iSight and Firewalls

From: Paul Robertson (proberts_at_patriot.net)
Date: 08/26/03

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    To: "Marcus J. Ranum" <mjr@ranum.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2003 17:46:38 -0400 (EDT)

    On Tue, 26 Aug 2003, Marcus J. Ranum wrote:

    > Y'know, I think I must just be "retro" but I think there's no how, no way
    > that netmeeting has any business entering or exiting a mission-critical
    > network. I.e..: if it's worth firewalling, it's best to not allow this kind of

    I've always found it odd that people who'd have to get off their butts and
    go to a conference room to have an in-person meeting have so many issues
    with getting off their butts and going to a PC that's allowed to do
    "unsafe" stuff...

    > Sorry - I'm feeling extremely curmudgeonly today. In my inbox I had
    > *5* reports of mission-critical networks that were taken down by
    > various worms in the last week. Why's that? On the surface, the
    > answer is "RPC bug" but the REAL answer is "people should not
    > be connecting mission-critical networks to the Internet - even with
    > firewalls." A small handful of us have been singing this song quietly
    > in the corner for about 12 years, now. Is anyone going to ever "get it"??
    >

    Nope, that's why it's a drinking song. I need a Guinness.

    Paul
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