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