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Re: Sorry for my ignorance, but...



> 
> Before the discussion progresses any further, could someone please explain
> exactly what a Firewall is?
> 
> I have a general idea, but I am not 100% sure.

A FAQ maintained by occupants of the firewalls mailing list is in
/pub/firewalls/firewalls-FAQ on ftp.tis.com.

There are quite a few other papers on firewalls sitting around, too.  Browse
/pub/firewalls on ftp.tis.com and pub/firewalls on FTP.GreatCircle.COM.

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Dean Jagels
dpj@sware.com
SecureWare, Inc.
Atlanta, GA


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