Re: XP Service Pack 2 Firewall Question

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From: niknik1971 (niknik1971_at_btopenworld.com)
Date: 10/06/04 

Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2004 07:45:59 +0100

JAX should YOU not do some reading YOURSELF as the firewall in SP2 XP covers
outgoing AS WELL as incoming. OK.

NIK

"JAX" <slipslide@pop.not> wrote in message
news:OzVZZE2qEHA.192@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> NO, XP's firewall is for incoming intrusions only. It will not detect nor
> warn you of any outgoing traffic. You are best off with ZoneAlarm.
>
> JAX
>
> "Atreju" <me@somewhere.org> wrote in message
> news:47k6m01vq31iefu5dilletj9rr531u909j@4ax.com...
>>I was wondering if the new firewall included in SP2 has the
>> functionality like Zonealarm which will warn you when a program is
>> trying to make an outgoing connection, and let you allow or block it?
>>
>> This is an essential function I need, and I want to determine whether
>> I still need to keep zonealarm.
>>
>> If the XP SP2 does not do it, can anyone recommend a free, good
>> product that does this? I have had issues with ZoneAlarm recently that
>> have made me want to find an alternative.
>>
>> TIA
>
>

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