Date: Tue, 28 Sep 1999 09:42:01 +0930 (CST) From: Mark Newton <newton@atdot.dotat.org> To: scott@computeralt.com (Scott I. Remick) Cc: freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Help me win the MS-Proxy/ipfw war Message-ID: <199909280012.JAA13329@atdot.dotat.org> In-Reply-To: <4.2.1.4.19990927195047.00d813e0@mail.computeralt.com> from "Scott I. Remick" at Sep 27, 99 08:05:24 pm
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Scott I. Remick wrote:
> Any advice to a small-time network admin for a small (32 employees) company
> that is stuck in the MS_WAY = ONLY_WAY mindset? We are overdue for a
> firewall but the PHB wants NT/MS-Proxy installed, while I'm arguing for
> FreeBSD/ipfw instead.
Go in after work one night and install FreeBSD. Once your firewall
is a fait accomplis, inertia will help you get your way.
[ on the other hand, if management is that dense you might want to
"solve" the problem by changing employers - I doubt the boss'
belligerence is confined to FreeBSD, if you see what I mean... ]
- mark :-)
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