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<articleinfo> <articleinfo>
<title>Quotes from Users</title> <title>Quotes from Users</title>
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document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version
1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with
no Invariant Sections, with no Front-Cover, and with no Back-Cover no Invariant Sections, with no Front-Cover, and with no Back-Cover
Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled &#34;<ulink Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled
url="GnuCopyright.htm">GNU Free Documentation License</ulink>&#34;.</para> <quote><ulink url="GnuCopyright.htm">GNU Free Documentation License</ulink></quote>.</para>
</legalnotice> </legalnotice>
</articleinfo> </articleinfo>
<section> <section>
<title>What Users are saying...</title> <title>What Users are saying...</title>
<itemizedlist> <blockquote>
<listitem> <attribution>ES, Phoenix AZ, USA</attribution>
<para>&#34;I have fought with IPtables for untold hours. First I tried
the SuSE firewall, which worked for 80% of what I needed. Then <para><emphasis>I have fought with IPtables for untold hours. First I
tried the SuSE firewall, which worked for 80% of what I needed. Then
gShield, which also worked for 80%. Then I set out to write my own gShield, which also worked for 80%. Then I set out to write my own
IPtables parser in shell and awk, which was a lot of fun but never got IPtables parser in shell and awk, which was a lot of fun but never got
me past the &#34;hey, cool&#34; stage. Then I discovered Shorewall. me past the <quote>hey, cool</quote> stage. Then I discovered Shorewall.
After about an hour, everything just worked. I am stunned, and very After about an hour, everything just worked. I am stunned, and very
grateful&#34; -- ES, Phoenix AZ, USA.</para> grateful</emphasis></para>
</listitem> </blockquote>
<listitem> <blockquote>
<para>&#34;The configuration is intuitive and flexible, and much <attribution>BC, USA</attribution>
easier than any of the other iptables-based firewall programs out
there. After sifting through many other scripts, it is obvious that
yours is the most well thought-out and complete one available.&#34; --
BC, USA</para>
</listitem>
<listitem> <para><emphasis>The configuration is intuitive and flexible, and much
<para>&#34;I just installed Shorewall after weeks of messing with easier than any of the other iptables-based firewall programs out there.
ipchains/iptables and I had it up and running in under 20 After sifting through many other scripts, it is obvious that yours is
minutes!&#34; -- JL, Ohio</para> the most well thought-out and complete one available.</emphasis></para>
</listitem> </blockquote>
<listitem> <blockquote>
<para>&#34;My case was almost like [the one above]. Well. instead of <attribution>JL, Ohio</attribution>
&#39;weeks&#39; it was &#39;months&#39; for me, and I think I needed
two minutes more:</para> <para><emphasis>I just installed Shorewall after weeks of messing with
ipchains/iptables and I had it up and running in under 20 minutes!</emphasis></para>
</blockquote>
<blockquote>
<attribution>JV, Spain</attribution>
<para><emphasis>My case was almost like [the one above]. Well. instead
of <quote>weeks</quote> it was <quote>months</quote> for me, and I think
I needed two minutes more:</emphasis></para>
<itemizedlist> <itemizedlist>
<listitem> <listitem>
<para>One to see that I had no Internet access from the firewall <para><emphasis>One to see that I had no Internet access from the
itself.</para> firewall itself.</emphasis></para>
</listitem> </listitem>
<listitem> <listitem>
<para>Other to see that this was the default configuration, and it <para><emphasis>Other to see that this was the default
was enough to uncomment a line in /etc/shorewall/policy.</para> configuration, and it was enough to uncomment a line in
/etc/shorewall/policy.</emphasis></para>
</listitem> </listitem>
</itemizedlist> </itemizedlist>
</listitem>
<listitem> <para><emphasis>Minutes instead of months! Congratulations and thanks
<para>Minutes instead of months! Congratulations and thanks for such a for such a simple and well documented thing for something as huge as
simple and well documented thing for something as huge as iptables</emphasis></para>
iptables.&#34; -- JV, Spain.</para> </blockquote>
</listitem>
<listitem> <blockquote>
<para>&#34;I downloaded Shorewall 1.2.0 and installed it on Mandrake <attribution>MM</attribution>
8.1 without any problems. Your documentation is great and I really
appreciate your network configuration info. That really helped me out
alot. THANKS!!!&#34; -- MM.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem> <para><emphasis>I downloaded Shorewall 1.2.0 and installed it on
<para>&#34;[Shorewall is a] great, great project. I&#39;ve used/tested Mandrake 8.1 without any problems. Your documentation is great and I
may firewall scripts but this one is till now the best.&#34; -- B.R, really appreciate your network configuration info. That really helped me
Netherlands</para> out alot. THANKS!!!</emphasis></para>
</listitem> </blockquote>
<listitem> <blockquote>
<para>&#34;Never in my +12 year career as a sys admin have I witnessed <attribution>B.R, Netherlands</attribution>
someone so relentless in developing a secure, state of the art, safe
and useful product as the Shorewall firewall package for no cost or
obligation involved.&#34; -- Mario Kerecki, Toronto</para>
</listitem>
<listitem> <para><emphasis>[Shorewall is a] great, great project. I&#39;ve
<para>&#34;one time more to report, that your great shorewall in the used/tested may firewall scripts but this one is till now the best.</emphasis></para>
latest release 1.2.9 is working fine for me with SuSE Linux 7.3! I now </blockquote>
have 7 machines up and running with shorewall on several versions -
starting with 1.2.2 up to the new 1.2.9 and I never have encountered
any problems!&#34; -- SM, Germany</para>
</listitem>
<listitem> <blockquote>
<para>&#34;You have the best support of any other package I&#39;ve <attribution>Mario Kerecki, Toronto</attribution>
ever used.&#34; -- SE, US</para>
</listitem>
<listitem> <para><emphasis>Never in my +12 year career as a sys admin have I
<para>&#34;Because our company has information which has been witnessed someone so relentless in developing a secure, state of the
art, safe and useful product as the Shorewall firewall package for no
cost or obligation involved.</emphasis></para>
</blockquote>
<blockquote>
<attribution>SM, Germany</attribution>
<para><emphasis>one time more to report, that your great shorewall in
the latest release 1.2.9 is working fine for me with SuSE Linux 7.3! I
now have 7 machines up and running with shorewall on several versions -
starting with 1.2.2 up to the new 1.2.9 and I never have encountered any
problems!</emphasis></para>
</blockquote>
<blockquote>
<attribution>SE, US</attribution>
<para><emphasis>You have the best support of any other package I&#39;ve
ever used.</emphasis></para>
</blockquote>
<blockquote>
<attribution>Name withheld by request, Europe</attribution>
<para><emphasis>Because our company has information which has been
classified by the national government as secret, our security classified by the national government as secret, our security
doesn&#39;t stop by putting a fence around our company. Information doesn&#39;t stop by putting a fence around our company. Information
security is a hot issue. We also make use of checkpoint firewalls, but security is a hot issue. We also make use of checkpoint firewalls, but
not all of the internet servers are guarded by checkpoint, some of not all of the internet servers are guarded by checkpoint, some of them
them are running....Shorewall.&#34; -- Name withheld by request, are running....Shorewall.</emphasis></para>
Europe</para> </blockquote>
</listitem>
<listitem> <blockquote>
<para>&#34;thanx for all your efforts you put into shorewall - this <attribution>RM, Austria</attribution>
<para><emphasis>thanx for all your efforts you put into shorewall - this
product stands out against a lot of commercial stuff i´ve been working product stands out against a lot of commercial stuff i´ve been working
with in terms of flexibillity, quality &#38; support&#34; -- RM, with in terms of flexibillity, quality &#38; support</emphasis></para>
Austria</para> </blockquote>
</listitem>
<listitem> <blockquote>
<para>&#34;I have never seen such a complete firewall package that is <attribution>RG, Toronto</attribution>
so easy to configure. I searched the Debian package system for
firewall scripts and Shorewall won hands down.&#34; -- RG, Toronto</para>
</listitem>
<listitem> <para><emphasis>I have never seen such a complete firewall package that
<para>&#34;My respects... I&#39;ve just found and installed Shorewall is so easy to configure. I searched the Debian package system for
1.3.3-1 and it is a wonderful piece of software. I&#39;ve just sent firewall scripts and Shorewall won hands down.</emphasis></para>
out an email to about 30 people recommending it. :-)</para> </blockquote>
<para>While I had previously taken the time (maybe 40 hours) to really <blockquote>
understand ipchains, then spent at least an hour per server <attribution>RP, Guatamala</attribution>
<para><emphasis>My respects... I&#39;ve just found and installed
Shorewall 1.3.3-1 and it is a wonderful piece of software. I&#39;ve just
sent out an email to about 30 people recommending it. :-)</emphasis></para>
<para><emphasis>While I had previously taken the time (maybe 40 hours)
to really understand ipchains, then spent at least an hour per server
customizing and carefully scrutinizing firewall rules, I&#39;ve got customizing and carefully scrutinizing firewall rules, I&#39;ve got
shorewall running on my home firewall, with rulesets and policies that shorewall running on my home firewall, with rulesets and policies that I
I know make sense, in under 20 minutes.&#34; -- RP, Guatamala</para> know make sense, in under 20 minutes.</emphasis></para>
</listitem> </blockquote>
</itemizedlist>
</section> </section>
</article> </article>