Re: Re: Re: Strange Problem With Networking XP

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Date: 01/24/05 

Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2005 15:53:41 GMT

On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 15:59:39 +0100, "Alias"
<aka@maskedandanonymous.com> wrote:

>
>Disable the Windows XP firewall (it only protects you one way, incoming
>traffic) forever and get a decent firewall. I recommend Sygate personal
>which you can download at www.sygate.com and it protects you from incoming
>and outgoing traffic. Then, go into the firewall's configuration and
>configure it to allow the network.
>
>Course, had you used my advice and used AIM, your stuff would already be on
>the other computer :-)

Thanks for the recommendation. My data is already transferred without
it having to be routed through outer space and thereby be potentially
accessible by aliens. I can tell you have used and like AIM though.
Go for it.

Nice of Gil Bates to not allow internal networking without external
access. One of his 'holes'?

Thanks again.

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