Re: [FW-1] [Re: [FW-1] HTTP security server woes on NG... frustration levelrising...]

[Don <don@FW1-NOSPAMBLACKSUN.ORG>]

> I do agree with all of your points, but what if you are short on ip
> space? Wouldn't using a security server allow you to use your FW's ip
> instead of allocating one for SMTP or HTTP? I have a small fledgling
> network consulting business and right now we have 2 ip's available to
> us. (Now we could probably get more, but let's say we couldn't at the
> moment) We use the smtp security server to redirect our mail traffic in
> to our mail server. Of course, the security server isn't doing anything
> in the way of header filtering, that's done via sendmail but it allows
> us to use the other ip for a web server or some other DMZ host. I guess
> my point is that everything has its place. Just my 2 cents.
Michael,

You make an excellent point, but the situation you are describing is a
temporary situation, and one that affects a small company. These are
exactly the two cases in which I said the servers made sense :)

-Don

> > So what would you say are the ways in which the Security Servers should
> > be used? Just curious, not a loaded question or anything.
> I don't think they should be used all although they can make sense in
> small environments and as a temporary solution to (for example) a virus
> threat or something similar.

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