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Date:      Mon, 26 Nov 2001 00:03:18 -0800
From:      "Crist J. Clark" <cristjc@earthlink.net>
To:        G Brehm <gbbrehm@yahoo.com>
Cc:        security@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Best security topology for FreeBSD
Message-ID:  <20011126000318.B222@gohan.cjclark.org>
In-Reply-To: <20011125013812.9839.qmail@web10106.mail.yahoo.com>; from gbbrehm@yahoo.com on Sat, Nov 24, 2001 at 05:38:12PM -0800
References:  <20011122031739.A226@gohan.cjclark.org> <20011125013812.9839.qmail@web10106.mail.yahoo.com>

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On Sat, Nov 24, 2001 at 05:38:12PM -0800, G Brehm wrote:
[snip]

> I am confused by your bias.
> You'd think if it was firewall OEM pushing one design
> it would go for your preferered, (twice the $).

There _is_ competition in the business. The market share gained by,
"We can protect all of your networks with one machine!" is more
important to firewall retailers than the possibility of selling
multiple units to a single site. Most corporations underspend on
information security. The one machine, many-interface firewall caters
to this group.
-- 
Crist J. Clark                           cjclark@alum.mit.edu

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