Re: how to contact most firewall vendors?

[Paul Robertson <proberts () patriot net>]

On Thu, 6 Feb 2003, Steve Bellovin wrote:

> The IETF is contemplating approving a document (draft-ietf-tsvwg-tcp-nonce-04.txt)
> that will use another bit in the TCP header.  Last time this happened 
> -- also for ECN, it turns out -- some firewalls blocked the packets 
> because they used bits in the TCP header that were formerly unused.
>
> We'd like to avoid that problem this time.  What's the best channel for 
> me to use to communicate the likely change?  (Answers like "your note 
> has just done so" are quite acceptable, of course.)

ICSA Labs[1] runs the Firewall Product Developer's Consortium, which has 
most firewall vendors participating.

Paul
[1] ICSA Labs hosts this list, and is an independent division of 
TruSecure, who employs me.
[2] Full list of members at:
http://www.icsalabs.com/html/communities/firewalls/membership/members/index.shtml
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