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From: JYoungman@vggas.com (James Youngman)
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.networking,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Free firewall?
Date: 17 Feb 1997 11:33:09 GMT
Organization: VG Gas Analysis Systems
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In article <330493E2.794BDF32@rpa.ueci.com>, kevin@rpa.ueci.com says...

>It's not completely unix-specific, but _Firewalls and Internet Security:
>Repelling the Wily Hacker_ by Cheswick and Bellovin is pretty much The
>Bible on firewalling technology (IMO). It's published by Addison-Wesley
>and its ISBN # is 0-201-63357-4.

It's also a very entertaining read.

-- 
James Youngman       VG Gas Analysis Systems  The trouble with the rat-race 
Before sending advertising material, read     is, even if you win, you're 
http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/47/227.html         still a rat.