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From: gufus on 9 Apr 2010 15:45 Hello, Buffalo! You wrote on Thu, 8 Apr 2010 19:14:49 -0600: | | FromTheRafters wrote: >>>> >>> Good question, one that works, and... and.... >> >> Can you tell me, in your own words, what a firewall does when it >> "works, and... and...."? | | If you keep your computer working too hard for too long and it gets way | too hot, the firewall will prevent the fire from spreading. :) Right on bro... the /best/ reading I've seen in days. -- With best regards, gufus. E-mail: stop.nospam.gbbsg(a)shaw.ca
From: James Egan on 9 Apr 2010 22:09 On Thu, 8 Apr 2010 14:17:05 -0600, "gufus" <stop.nospam.gbbsg(a)shaw.ca> wrote: >I use xpsp3, is there a prob with xpsp3's firewall? There has never been an issue with any version of xp firewall. It performs its function well and undeservedly gets bad press for not doing things which are beyond its remit. Jim
From: David H. Lipman on 9 Apr 2010 22:11 From: "James Egan" <jegan(a)jegan.com> | On Thu, 8 Apr 2010 14:17:05 -0600, "gufus" <stop.nospam.gbbsg(a)shaw.ca> | wrote: >>I use xpsp3, is there a prob with xpsp3's firewall? | There has never been an issue with any version of xp firewall. It | performs its function well and undeservedly gets bad press for not | doing things which are beyond its remit. | Jim XP Gold and XPSP1 was premature. It was improved in SP2 and SP3. -- Dave http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp
From: FromTheRafters on 10 Apr 2010 06:55 "James Egan" <jegan(a)jegan.com> wrote in message news:82a4v7FufeU1(a)mid.individual.net... > > On Thu, 8 Apr 2010 14:17:05 -0600, "gufus" <stop.nospam.gbbsg(a)shaw.ca> > wrote: > >>I use xpsp3, is there a prob with xpsp3's firewall? > > There has never been an issue with any version of xp firewall. It > performs its function well and undeservedly gets bad press for not > doing things which are beyond its remit. Yes. This is why I was trying to get Gufus to state what functions he expects from a firewall application.
From: gufus on 10 Apr 2010 14:31
Hello, David! You wrote on Fri, 9 Apr 2010 22:11:39 -0400: | FL>> There has never been an issue with any version of xp firewall. It FL>> performs its function well and undeservedly gets bad press for not FL>> doing things which are beyond its remit. | | | XP Gold and XPSP1 was premature. It was improved in SP2 and SP3. | Seam's fine for inbound, my server is a little more complex, especially with MS-DOS workstation(s). I'm dealing with /many/ protocols port-forward settings etc... I use this link lots: https://www.grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2 -- With best regards, gufus. E-mail: stop.nospam.gbbsg(a)shaw.ca |