Re: [fw-wiz] Firewalls Compared

From: Gwendolynn ferch Elydyr (gwen_at_reptiles.org)
Date: 06/21/04

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    To: "Paul D. Robertson" <paul@compuwar.net>
Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2004 13:10:20 -0400 (EDT)

    On Mon, 21 Jun 2004, Paul D. Robertson wrote:
    > [1.] I once missed the perfect chance for a rejoinder when a certain
    > firewall developer said "I've written things which scale well with
    > authentication, so I'm basing this on my experience." I should have
    > replied "I tried to deploy your product with authentication on, and it
    > scaled not one bit, so I'm questioning your information based on my
    > experience."

    This reminds me of a certain firewall vendor, whose sales pitch included
    a stress on "We have 70% of the market share in firewalls".

    We'd gotten down to technical details, and the sales guy was curious
    about the platform that we had in mind [solaris, as it happens], and
    said, rather relieved, "Oh, that's good!".

    I asked why, and he proceeded to explain that Microsoft just wasn't a
    good base for a firewall. When I asked him how a company with that much
    market share could -possibly- be a bad choice, there was a long, awkward
    silence...

    cheers!
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