Time for another firewall.
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From: Nicodemus on 30 Jul 2010 15:37 John Corliss <q34wsk20(a)yahoo.com> wrote in news:NZKdnV9vxdXfXM_RnZ2dnUVZ_sCdnZ2d(a)posted.ccountrynet: You might consider http://www.digital-defender.com/ coupled with http://www.threatfire.com/ It has served me well
From: Shadow on 30 Jul 2010 15:58 On Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:10:39 -0700, John Corliss <q34wsk20(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >Kerio 2.1.5 is far too long in the tooth. Besides, I'm no longer able to >remove .md5 entries from its list and don't feel like reinstalling the >program. Thus, I'm in the market for another firewall. Just "select all". Removal is one by one, but takes but 10 minutes, once a month. > >A couple of things to note before replying: > >1. I don't care a bit whether or not you think software firewalls are >worth installing and using. *I* use and like two-way software firewalls. >You're not going to engage me in a debate about the merits or lack >thereof of using a two-way software firewall, so don't waste your time >trying. There is no other effective way of blocking malware. A firewall that does not do this is not a firewall. > >2. If you want to enter into a debate (either starting a debate *or* >replying to one) about the merits or lack thereof of two-way software >firewalls, I'm going to ignore your replies to this thread. I might >label your reply as "Debate" though, so that others can ignore you too. > DEBATE. >Now on to my post: If you really want to leave Kerio, try Agnitum free http://free.agnitum.com/ Version one was very good, comparable to Kerio. Have not used later versions, but the ideas behind the first version were very solid. []'s
From: Shadow on 30 Jul 2010 16:05 On Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:32:35 +0000 (UTC), Bear Bottoms <bearbottoms1(a)gmai.com> wrote: >John Corliss <q34wsk20(a)yahoo.com> wrote in news:i2ugtk$ie5$1 >@news.eternal-september.org: > >> Thanks for your reply. I used it for a short while once on this >> computer. Can't remember why I took it off. It seemed to work well >> though. There has been some controversy regarding the company itself >> which has been talked about in this newsgroup. A lot of the controversy >> was regarding bundling IIRC. It was spyware. Softpedia refused to host it. Apart from that impeccable defect, it's impeccable. []'s > >That was resolved/ended and is history. Comodo's reputation is >immpeccable.
From: Bob Adkins on 30 Jul 2010 16:33 On Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:05:23 -0300, Shadow <Sh(a)dow.br> wrote: > It was spyware. Softpedia refused to host it. Apart from that >impeccable defect, it's impeccable. > Never was spyware, was bundle ware, and optional bundle at that. It's probably the best freeware firewall out there.
From: Bob Adkins on 30 Jul 2010 16:37
On Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:10:39 -0700, John Corliss <q34wsk20(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >Ashampoo's free firewall isn't listed there at all, unfortunately. Used Ashampoo's for 2 years, loved it. It's very straightforward and light. I went to Comodo only because I like the AV/FW bundle, but may still have a copy of Ashampoo if you need it. |