Re: XP Firewall
From: Will Denny (willdenny_at_mvps.org)
Date: 01/03/05
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Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2005 12:20:50 -0000
Hi
The XP Firewall works in the background, so you won't see anything
happening. It doesn't however monitor outgoing access to the Internet. You
will need to install a 3rd party program for that, such as ZoneAlarm:
www.zonelabs.com
-- Will Denny MS-MVP Windows Shell/User Please reply to the News Groups "William B. Lurie" <billurie@nospam.org> wrote in message news:%231fzAzY8EHA.2124@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl... >I see some flak about what the XP Firewall does and doesn't do. > How about a reference from our MVPs as to what it is supposed > to do, and what evidence it gives that it is actually doing > anything? I've had mine "on" for a couple of months, and it > gives no evidence that it is doing anything. Maybe that's > really good! A program that just does its thing and doesn't > brag about it. > -- > William B. Lurie
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