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)

Broadband ISPs vs. the GreyMatter Challenged 2001-11-21
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Broadband ISPs vs. the GreyMatter Challenged 2001-11-21
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Putting Liability in the Right Place RE:Broadband ISPs vs. the GreyMatter Challenged 2001-11-21
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Broadband ISPs vs. the GreyMatter Challenged 2001-11-22
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Broadband ISPs vs. the GreyMatter Challenged 2001-11-23
Nick Palmer

I can see that the Broadband ISPs should not be expected to support the firewall software; however, I don't believe that they should make its removal a precondition of providing help to the user. If there business is to provide a functioning pipe and that's all, then they should not require interference with any part of the user's software setup. Conversely, if they DO require some say in the configuration of the user's machine, then they should perhaps recommend and support an approved firewall package. I don't think that they should necessarily have their cake and eat it.

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