[c-nsp] Telnet FROM a PIX Appliance?

[Tony Varriale]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ted Mittelstaedt" <tedm at toybox.placo.com>
To: "Tony Varriale" <tvarriale at comcast.net>
Cc: <cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net>
Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 3:09 AM
Subject: RE: [c-nsp] Telnet FROM a PIX Appliance?


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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Tony Varriale [mailto:tvarriale at comcast.net]
>> Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2008 7:50 PM
>> To: Ted Mittelstaedt
>> Cc: cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
>> Subject: Re: [c-nsp] Telnet FROM a PIX Appliance?
>>
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>> It's fairly well known by people that have been fortunate to been around
>> Cisco that long and/or that know a little PIXen history that the OS was
>> called Finesse.
>>
>> It was a custom built OS and AFAIK has had no stage performances in any
>> other devices.
>>
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> Well, actually
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> Cisco's LocalDirector, the "industries first load balancer"

In the context of our discussion, the stage perf was meant as outside of 
NTI/Cisco.  So, I should have clarified (since I've had the pleasure of 
working on those devices).

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>> But, don't take my word for it.  I'm sure the NTI guys are still
>> around out
>> west somewhere.
>>
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> Once the atual OS name was supplied, digging up information
> about it proved simple:
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> http://www.linkedin.com/in/brantleycoile

Well, the OS name wasn't Windows.

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>> I think your Windows similiarity stretch is incredible creepy.  I
>> feel like
>> I'm getting hoaxed into a pyramid scheme for some reason.
>>
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> :-)  Cisco Corp. is a pyramid scheme. ;-)

I was suggesting that when I've been approached by people with schemes to 
sell, your Windows pitch sounded very familiar.  Just because the sun shines 
in the USA and Antartica, doesn't mean the continents are connected.

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