Ethereal-users: Re: [OFF-TOPIC] [ethereal-users] Anyone see the Sniffer ad in Network Magazine?
Actually, speaking of NA products, the latest NetXRay I've seen has a
serious bug that rears it's ugly head when trying to monitor QoS related
packets. I don't have the details in front of me, but I'm sure I could
find them if anyone has an interest. Just thought I'd give a "heads up".
Craig Rodrigues wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> This is not really a technical issue regarding Ethereal, but
> some minor comic relief which may be of interest to the readers
> of this list.
>
> Has anyone seen the latest ads for Sniffer from Network Associates
> in Network Magazine? I don't remember the exact wording, but
> it is something like, "There hasn't been this much snorting going on since
> the early 1980's". The ad basically says that Sniffer is so good
> at what it does (protocol analysis) that it "snorts" rather than "sniffs".
> The ad contains a picture of a party resembling something out of
> "Bright Lights, Big City" (a Michael J. Fox movie from the 1980's which
> highlights the druggie party scene in New York at the time). I thought
> this ad was really funny.
>
> Obviously, Network Associates is feeling threatened by the
> rising popularity of Ethereal in the protocol analysis market.
> Will Ethereal resort to such low-brow marketing tactics?
> Anyone have a good idea for a marketing slogan? ;)
>
> (By the way, if any Network Associates lawyers are reading this,
> I'm just joking, and am not intending to disparage Sniffer or
> your company. So don't sue me.)
> --
> Craig Rodrigues
> http://www.gis.net/~craigr
> rodrigc@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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