Re: think windows firewall is enough?

From: Mike Kolitz (mikekol_at_idontlikespam.mvps.org)
Date: 08/18/04 

Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2004 20:02:48 -0500

I don't believe Microsoft ever claimed that their firewall was the "cure
all" that you claim they did. The Windows Firewall serves the purpose it
was designed for. If you need/want more, there are plenty of third-party
products to choose from. 

-- 
Mike Kolitz MCSE 2000
MS-MVP - Windows Setup / Deployment
"mark" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:7d8e01c4848d$d39e5240$a401280a@phx.gbl...
http://www.symantec.com/techsupp/sp2/faq.html
don't be fooled by microsoft into thinking that the service
pack2 xp firewall is the one cure for all your internet
problems.
free test your firewall from symantec
http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/default.asp?productid=symhome&langid=ie&venid=sym

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