Oh nice. I will have to take advantage of that.
Yes I agree. It's a great tool and has made my life considerably easier. I am interested to see how it continues to evolve in the IDS/IPS realm. We are still utilizing a dedicated box simply because we can change/tweak it how we see fit. You can't do that with a hardened appliance. (Well technically you could with chroot) but then that opens up a whole can of worms regarding terms of use..etc. The future is definitely bright though.