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From: Darren Reed <avalon@coombs.anu.edu.au>
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Subject: Re: Check Point FW-1
To: dtalk@prairienet.org (David Talkington)
Date: Sun, 8 Oct 2000 15:27:07 +1100 (Australia/NSW)
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In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.21.0010071316190.10389-100000@sherman.spotnet> from "David Talkington" at Oct 07, 2000 01:39:57 PM
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In some mail from David Talkington, sie said:
> 
> b) To a boss concerned about the bottom line, a purchase equals
> accountability (e.g., someone to sue when it breaks).  This is (in my
> humble opinion) typical of management that doesn't really care about
> security of the company's data per se, but just wants their personal
> asses covered.

For the record, you can't sue anyone who's got the "standard" software
license/disclaimer over the failure of it to perform or be bug free.
Read it one day and actually see what it's all about.

What is really the difference is being able to dial 1-800-FIREWALL and
have someone help you out, etc.
Darren


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