elanplus2
join:2005-12-21
Seattle, WA
1 edit | AtGuard Support Forums back online
If anyone is still using AtGuard and needs technical support, the forums are back on line at »www.atguard.net/support/forum
We were able to keep all the oringinal posts so you should be able to find answers to most of your questions by searching the archives. Unfortunately, we didn't have access to the original user database so none of the previous registrations were retained. |
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Cudni
La Merma - Vigilado
Premium,MVM
join:2003-12-20
Someshire | What Atguard version is it? Based on original code or...?
»www.atguard.net/support/forum/vi···p?t=1793
Cudni |
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John2g
Qui Tacet Consentit
Premium
join:2001-08-10
England | reply to elanplus2
What an excellent firewall it was! WRQ should not have stopped development and sold it to Symantec.
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elanplus2
join:2005-12-21
Seattle, WA | reply to Cudni
In response to Cundi's question about the code base ...
It will be version 3.3 which is point release update (to take care of the immediate XP compatibility issues) to the original AtGuard code. |
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Just Bob
Premium
join:2000-08-13
Spring Hill, FL
1 edit | reply to elanplus2
Atguard.net is registered at GoDaddy and the contact is Prasantha Jayakody, who is the marketing manager at WRQ, but he's using a hotmail address.
I hope this is for real. I'd like very much to see a modern version of this firewall.
Edit: Let's make his job title "integration market manager". |
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John2g
Qui Tacet Consentit
Premium
join:2001-08-10
England | reply to elanplus2
I thought that all the rights to AtGuard were sold to Symantec. |
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jvmorris
I Am The Man Who Was Not There.
Premium,MVM
join:2001-04-03
Reston, VA
| reply to elanplus2
The posts look legit so far (as best my memory serves me).
I would be a lot happier, however, if this wasn't hosted on GoDaddy.
Now, if someone could just come up with the Unofficial AtGuard Users Forum that "Tom" used to host and that "AtGuard" moderated, I would be reasonably happy. At that point, I think the only things missing would be the AtGuard forum that David Stockbridge hosted for several years and possible some of the FAQs, but I think CrazyM has almost all of those now.
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jvmorris
I Am The Man Who Was Not There.
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join:2001-04-03
Reston, VA
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No, John.
WRQ licensed rights to use the AtGuard codebase to Symantec, but these were not exclusive rights. A similar license was issued to a Japanese firm as I recall and I think WRQ continued to use some of the code base in its commercial products, at least for some years. They just didn't like the load of providing end-user tech support and (to the best of my knowledge) completely got out of end-user products in favor of their commercial product lines.
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John2g
Qui Tacet Consentit
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join:2001-08-10
England
1 edit | Probably why the AtGuard Forum was successful. I always had the highest regard for Eli/debeli, the WRQ employee, who seemed to have a lot to do with the development of AtGuard. Happy Days!
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hpguru
Curb Your Dogma
Premium
join:2002-04-12 | reply to elanplus2
There are a number of vulnerabilities in the old AtGuard codebase. Have these been addressed or has the code simply been updated to support XP? |
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jvmorris
I Am The Man Who Was Not There.
Premium,MVM
join:2001-04-03
Reston, VA
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Yes, indeed, and its the presence of one memorable debeli post near the end that convinced me. What I've seen so far looks legit.
Now, if someone could find Tom (who was Austrian as I recall) or "AtGuard", maybe these guys could extend the historical archive. I think CrazyM is still a mod over at Wilder's, isn't he? He may know where to get an archived copy of David Stockbridge's NNTP newsgroup, also.
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Regards, Joseph V. Morris |
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elanplus2
join:2005-12-21
Seattle, WA
| reply to Just Bob
I used to be a marketing manager at WRQ, but I am no longer affliated with the company.
I will be posting the old FAQs and the user guides soon. I am also working on adding some of the other various newsgroups and forums that existed over the years to the site.
jvmorris is correct in that Symantec and others only licensed AtGuard - WRQ never divested its rights to the product completely.
-- Prasantha |
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elanplus2
join:2005-12-21
Seattle, WA | reply to jvmorris
David's been kind enough to send me his NNTP newsgroup posts. I am in the process of getting them converted to our forum format.
I am not familiar with Tom's AtGuard archive. If anyone has any leads, I will try to track it down. |
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John2g
Qui Tacet Consentit
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join:2001-08-10
England
1 edit | reply to jvmorris
Tom Rapid was an Austrian policeman, as I recall. |
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elanplus2
join:2005-12-21
Seattle, WA
| reply to hpguru
Step 1 was to gather up all the old AtGuard content. This has been done for the most part.
Step 2 was to update the code for XP. This is almost complete and will be version 3.3.
Step 3 will be to update the product for any known vulnerabilities and other "modern-izations". This will be where we focus our attention next. |
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jvmorris
I Am The Man Who Was Not There.
Premium,MVM
join:2001-04-03
Reston, VA
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That's great! And tell the old curmudgeon I still hate his guts! 
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Regards, Joseph V. Morris |
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Just Bob
Premium
join:2000-08-13
Spring Hill, FL | reply to elanplus2
How well does it run on w2k? 
I can test it for who on both w2k and xp pro. Email to follow. |
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SvS
join:2001-04-15
Germany
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said by elanplus2  :It will be version 3.3 which is point release update (to take care of the immediate XP compatibility issues) to the original AtGuard code. This does include the "logging issue"? A lot of people will love to hear to about this...
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jvmorris
I Am The Man Who Was Not There.
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join:2001-04-03
Reston, VA
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said by John2g :Tom Rapid was an Austrian policeman, as I recall. Tom Rapid, yes, that sounds right.
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jvmorris
I Am The Man Who Was Not There.
Premium,MVM
join:2001-04-03
Reston, VA
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said by elanplus2 :David's been kind enough to send me his NNTP newsgroup posts. I am in the process of getting them converted to our forum format. I am not familiar with Tom's AtGuard archive. If anyone has any leads, I will try to track it down. What I want to know is whether you managed to 'convert' David into posting into an HTML-based forum?  I kinda miss His Royal Grouchiness.
I don't think anyone knew (or was ever willing to divulge) just who "AtGuard" was; I always thought he might have been another WRQ employee that simply didn't want to let go of a good thing. I think someone once gave David a fairly complete list of the "Unofficial AtGuard Users Forums", which David then hosted on his List of Lists. If that got lost, then the provider should be identifiable in the NNTP newsgroup postings -- or CrazyM may have them.
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