In response to the owner's request, here is a brief biography and synopsis of my reasons for joining the list: Name: Jesse Whyte Job: Cadet, United States Military Academy Interests: My primary interest is currently in firewalls, and most of my research and reading has been in this area - with my main focus on developing TIS's FWTK around my server trying to emphasize the transparent nature of the firewall without compromising security(isn't everybody). In terms of IDESs, I think that they provide a very powerful secondary defense, just as important as the primary defense and perhaps more important in terms of ultimate protection because a firewall offers very little protection against abuse by the internal users. Thanks for listening if you have read this far! Jesse Whyte