Re: ICF or 3rd party?

From: SlowJet (SlowJet_at_noTY2this.com)
Date: 11/09/04 

Date: Tue, 09 Nov 2004 07:32:23 GMT

I believe I was talking to you, not the OP.

Rude? It's all between your ears, Dear.

SJ
"Malke" <malke@nospoonnotreally.com> wrote in message
news:e4S0$7gxEHA.2036@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> SlowJet wrote:
>
>> A firewall needs to block output ports as well as input ports to be
>> safe from the spyware and adware on your computer.
>> While Windows Xp SP2 FW has added benefits during start up and a
>> second firewall added two the exception tab may indeed be compatible
>> and cause no conflicts it is difficult to determine due to a lack of
>> documentation of booth firewalls.
>>
>> But a blanket statement of Never run two fw's or that they WILL cause
>> conflicts or that they do NOT provide added benefits is NOT true, and
>> can NOT be proved by anyone other than a handful of experts whom could
>> care less about Windows SOHO users and aren't about to express it for
>> less than a years salary.
>>
>> Everything about multiple fw's is parrot talk and wife's tales from
>> the crypt.
>
> That's nice, dear. Feel better now that you've been rude to a complete
> stranger? Good. Thanks for making "blanket statements" about other
> people's motivations. Bottom line, the OP doesn't need to use two
> firewalls, and a third-party firewall is better than XP's built-in one.
> End of story.
>
> Malke
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