Re: Sleep API function

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On 16 Aug 2005 12:01:37 -0700, "Csaba Gabor" <Csaba@xxxxxx> wrote:
in <1124218897.348157.128660@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

>Is there a way that I can programatically monitor outgoing requests to
>the internet. This seems like the kind of thing that an informed
>consumer should do to ensure that their computer isn't communicating in
>untoward ways (e.g. being used as a zombie emailer), but I have no idea
>how to go about this. It'd be great if someone could point me in the
>right direction (PHP, VB, WinAPI preferred) or tell me the right
>buzzwords.
>
>Thanks,
>Csaba Gabor from Vienna

Get yourself a copy of a real software firewall like KERIO. I use KERIO
Personal Firewall 2.1.5. It shows everything going in or out and requires you
to make rules regarding all traffic.

Not for the faint of heart but great if you want to know what's really going on.


---
Stefan Berglund
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