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RE: Firewalls and IS Network bodies
From: "Stout, William" <StoutW () pios com>
Date: Thu, 11 Dec 1997 20:13:19 -0500
<Disclaimer Note="Generalities follow"> Pro-MIS: o Network guys don't deal with O.S. on a daily basis. o Network guys don't deal with user authentication/user account management/personnel lists. o Network guys don't know how to tighten SMTP o Network guys don't know DNS, NNTP, NTP services o Network guys don't know compilers or how to review source Pro-Network: o MIS guys don't know TCP/IP subnetting/routing/protocols. o MIS guys don't know packet filtering. o MIS guys don't know WANs </Disclaimer> If firewall user authentication is not yet tied with internal O.S. authentication systems, eventually it will be. Bill Stout _______________________________________________________________________ Seems all firewall companies will eventually be purchased by network companies, or die.
----- Original Message ----- From: Mike van der Walt [SMTP:mvdwalt () fnb co za] Reply To: Mike van der Walt [SMTP:mvdwalt () fnb co za] Sent: Thursday, December 11, 1997, 7:37:11 To: Stout, William Subject: Firewalls and IS Network bodies I am trying to convince my management why a security environment should retain the firewall administration. They believe that the function should be handed to the networking department. What are your reasons/feelings either way? Should I agree with them or should I continue to fight the good fight? Thanks, Mike <<File:smime.p7s>> ----- End Of Original Message -----
Current thread:
- Firewalls and IS Network bodies Mike van der Walt (Dec 11)
- Re: Firewalls and IS Network bodies chuck yerkes (Dec 11)
- Re: Firewalls and IS Network bodies Andy Howard (Dec 12)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- RE: Firewalls and IS Network bodies Mark Curley (Dec 11)
- RE: Firewalls and IS Network bodies Stout, William (Dec 11)
- RE: Firewalls and IS Network bodies Gary Crumrine (Dec 12)
- RE: Firewalls and IS Network bodies Biggerstaff, Craig T (Dec 12)
- Re: Firewalls and IS Network bodies Bennett Todd (Dec 17)