Broadband ISPs Shouldn't Knock Down Firewalls

Broadband ISPs Shouldn't Knock Down Firewalls
Alex Salkever, Business Week 2001-11-20

Citing finicky configuration problems, the major high-speed providers discourage their use -- a backward and dangerous policy

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Broadband ISPs Shouldn't Knock Down Firewalls 2001-11-20
Anonymous

Broadband ISPs vs. the GreyMatter Challenged 2001-11-21
Mnemonic Method (6 replies)

Saying that a Broadband provider should provide firewall support its customers is like saying they should also provide help in configuring sendmail and maybe installation help for users of Windows (oh, why not...Linux too, all 1000 distros), and while they're at it they should support RAM installation, hard drvie maintenance, the problem with my dishwasher, and the declining education standards of America's youth....see my point? It's not their job to teach people to be firewall admins. It's their job to provide a pipe. That's all.

-MM

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Broadband ISPs vs. the GreyMatter Challenged 2001-11-21
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