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

From: Shenan Stanley (news_helper_at_hushmail.com)
Date: 06/27/04 

Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2004 13:59:48 -0500

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???

Shenan Stanley wrote:
> 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?

Tom wrote:
> Read it again, I won't oblige!

I figured you would be stubborn, that's why I included it in the reply.
This way everyone else could read it. =)

And no, this has nothing to do with the OP's original question any longer,
as that has been answered in the same manner at least three times. 

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