OH, the stupidity. That is just more blatant backward thinking. It is always better to close everything and only open what is needed, not open everything and close what is bad. SSSHHHHHEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And, who is the MS Spokeshole that that answered such a dumb question? John Tolmachoff Engineer/Consultant/Owner eServices For You > -----Original Message----- > From: Jim Harrison [mailto:jim@xxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2004 5:41 PM > To: [ISAserver.org Discussion List] > Subject: [isalist] Network Magazine Reporter Publicly Embarrasses Self and Employer > > http://www.ISAserver.org > > http://www.networkmagazine.com/shared/article/showArticle.jhtml?articleId=26 1006 > 65 > > Microsoft's new Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2004 firewall includes > Application-layer protection to detect > attacks inside HTTP traffic and other popular protocols. The problem is that Microsoft > doesn't actually provide any attack > signatures-you'll have to get them through third-party providers such as isatools.org > or write them yourself. > > "third-party provider"? ..ya think a little research might have helped? > > Jim Harrison > MCP(NT4, W2K), A+, Network+, PCG > http://www.microsoft.com/isaserver > http://isaserver.org/Jim_Harrison > http://isatools.org > > Read the help, books and articles! > > > ------------------------------------------------------ > List Archives: http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=isalist > ISA Server Newsletter: http://www.isaserver.org/pages/newsletter.asp > ISA Server FAQ: http://www.isaserver.org/pages/larticle.asp?type=FAQ > ------------------------------------------------------ > Other Internet Software Marketing Sites: > World of Windows Networking: http://www.windowsnetworking.com > Leading Network Software Directory: http://www.serverfiles.com > No.1 Exchange Server Resource Site: http://www.msexchange.org > Windows Security Resource Site: http://www.windowsecurity.com/ > Network Security Library: http://www.secinf.net/ > Windows 2000/NT Fax Solutions: http://www.ntfaxfaq.com > ------------------------------------------------------ > You are currently subscribed to this ISAserver.org Discussion List as: > johnlist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe visit http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=isalist