Boss
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"Legless? - We need to talk. I want you to build a backward-facing firewall for the new Net connection" says Boss

"A what?"

"A backward facing-firewall"

"There's no such thing. Or, if there is, I've never heard of it"

"Oh - it's the latest thing in security circles. A new paradigm - it's the wave of the future and we've got to catch it." says Boss

"What's it do?"

"It allows our traffic out onto the Internet but doesn't allow the Internet to reach our systems unless we allow them to."

"That’s a firewall. A bog-standard firewall. What makes it backward facing?"

"I don't know! That’s what we pay you for. You're supposed to be the expert" grumbles boss.

"But it's just a normal firewall! There's nothing even remotely "backward-facing" about it" I protested.

"Well I want one! It's part of my vision for this department. We have to be seen to be innovative. To set new standards, to lead the way"

"To boldly go where no man has gone before" I muttered "And you want to be careful who you tell about your visions. My Nan had visions and they locked her up"

"Less of your bloody sarcasm! Now go and read up on backward facing firewalls and build me one!!

"Yes boss"

So I ordered a bog-standard Nokia firewall, configured it, and installed it in a rack. Backwards.

You can't make this shit up......

Cheers
( Legless Mister Stabby - shanks for the memory, Wed 25 Apr 2007, 11:45, Reply)