Re: Firewall problems

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From: Ken Blake (kblake_at_this.is.an.invalid.domain)
Date: 01/24/05 

Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2005 15:41:48 -0700

In news:eF1QKCkAFHA.2584@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl,
Bob Lockie <bob.lockie@NOSPAMmail.com> typed:

> On 1/5/2005 12:34 PM Ted Zieglar spoke:
>> A firewall is vital.
>
> I normally agree but the Microsoft one would not let me use a
> web
> browser so I disabled the firewall and it works. :-)

If you haven't gotten infected already, you will very soon.
Running without a firewall is foolhardy.

If the Windows firewall doesn't work, you're doing something
wrong, but if you don't ike that one, use a different one. 

-- 
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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