Bill Frantz writes:

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At least maybe I can avoid Perry's wrath for an off topic post :-).

Just for reference, the topic of firewalls and whether cryptographic tools render them obsolete is not off topic for cypherpunks. In fact, its one of the rare topics that is actually totally proper here...

Expressed that way, I must agree. However, I think we also agree that firewalls in general should be elsewhere. Bill