Re: Is Windows firewall a supplement to third party FW?

From: Tom (no-way_at_not-here.com)
Date: 06/27/04 

Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2004 13:57:04 -0400

"Shenan Stanley" <news_helper@hushmail.com> wrote in message
news:O8eP7sGXEHA.1652@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Hem wrote:
>> XP Home, SP1. Is the ICF intended as a supplement to third party
>> firewalls? What I mean by this is if I use a third party fw should I
>> deactivate the Windows one or leave it on. Thanks.
>
> Carey Frisch wrote:
>> If you wish to use a third-party firewall, you should disable
>> Windows XP's firewall to avoid potential conflicts and error
>> messages.
>
> Tom wrote:
>> You are really this daft aren't you? WTF does your reply have to do
>> with the OPs question???
>
>
> Tom,
>
> Please see the complete thread above. Notice the OP asks, "if I use a
> third
> party fw should I deactivate the Windows one or leave it on?" Carey then
> answers that that if they decide to use a third party firewall, they
> should
> disable Windows XP's built in one.
>
> Strangely, however, you see that direct answer to the OP's question as
> somehow, non-related?
>
> Which part of the OP's question do you see that the rest of us may have
> missed?
>
 Read it again, I won't oblige!

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