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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><title>GWF</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="../../jargon.css" type="text/css"/><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.61.0"/><link rel="home" href="../index.html" title="The Jargon File"/><link rel="up" href="../G.html" title="G"/><link rel="previous" href="gweep.html" title="gweep"/><link rel="next" href="../H.html" title="H"/></head><body><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">GWF</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="gweep.html">Prev</a><EFBFBD></td><th width="60%" align="center">G</th><td width="20%" align="right"><EFBFBD><a accesskey="n" href="../H.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr/></div><dt><a id="GWF"/><dt xmlns="" id="GWF"><b>GWF</b>: <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="grammar">n.</span></dt></dt><dd><p>“<span class="quote">Common abbreviation for Goober with Firewall</span>”. A
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<a href="../L/luser.html"><i class="glossterm">luser</i></a> who has equipped his desktop computer with a
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hypersensitive “<span class="quote">software firewall</span>” or host intrusion detection
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program, and who gives its alerts absolute credence. ISP tech support and
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abuse desks dread hearing from such persons, who insist that every packet
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of abnormal traffic the software detects is “<span class="quote">a hacker</span>” (sic)
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and, occasionally, threatening lawsuits or prosecution. GWFs have been
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known to assert that they are being attacked from 127.0.0.1, and that their
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ISP is criminally negligent for failing to block these attacks.
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“<span class="quote">GWF</span>” is used similarly to <a href="../I/idiot.html"><i class="glossterm">ID10T error</i></a>
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and <a href="../P/PEBKAC.html"><i class="glossterm">PEBKAC</i></a> to flag trouble tickets opened by such
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users.</p></dd><div class="navfooter"><hr/><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="gweep.html">Prev</a><EFBFBD></td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="../G.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"><EFBFBD><a accesskey="n" href="../H.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">gweep<EFBFBD></td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="../index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"><EFBFBD>H</td></tr></table></div></body></html>
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