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From: Bear Bottoms on 2 Sep 2006 13:07 On Sat, 02 Sep 2006 11:38:45 -0500, kapok <a(a)b.co.uk.invalid> wrote: Positive is good when it is deserved. Until the new version, it wasn't deserved and Melih wasn't helping at all. Actually, there is a compromise in that Launch Pad is still there, constantly talks, and I disabled it. It would be best to eliminate the bundle. The firewall is good, and I can live with the compromise, but as soon as another firewall catches up...I'm gone. -- I research freeware http://bearbottoms1.com
From: Bear Bottoms on 2 Sep 2006 13:13 On Sat, 02 Sep 2006 09:59:42 -0500, badgolferman <REMOVETHISbadgolferman(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Bear Bottoms, 9/2/2006,9:15:14 AM, wrote: > >> You did a very bad job, and were extremely evasive about the issue. > > It seems to me you are really antagonizing this fellow. If you don't > like his product don't use it, but at least quit poking at him. His > responses to you have been very courteous and he has been trying to > direct you to his forum for the technical discussion you insist on > having here. It's because of the people in his forum that he made a > change to his product, not because of your incessant badgering and > belittling of him. "Don't quit your day job" is rather rude > considering his product has received excellent reviews from people more > knowledgeable of network security than yourself. > > I am considering trying out the Comodo Firewall but haven't yet found > any objective test that sets it above Sygate Personal Firewall 5.6 or > the Netveda SafetyNet offering. If anyone has a link that may dare to > make a rating I would appreciate it. > The link from PC magazine has been posted. I am giving my opinion directly, not evaluating others opinions. Melih did a bad PR job, was evasive, and the questions were simple and direct which he/she evaded elusively, not direct clear consice response. I've already install the firewall after the compromise. -- I research freeware http://bearbottoms1.com
From: M.L. on 2 Sep 2006 15:42 > "Comodo" <melih(a)COMODOGROUP.COM> wrote: > >> Your arrogance about Comodo users is saddening! Comodo user's range >> from most tech savvy guys to novices! They all appreciate what Comodo >> is doing for them by spending huge amount of investement to protect >> their PC! >> >> Do you have a question about Launchpad? > > Why do you bother with idiots who are looking gift horses in the mouth > and have never done anything constructive in their miserable little > lives? I totally agree. All this only confirms the saying that "No good deed goes unpunished." I found a strong sense of sadism in their replies. No wonder some developers don't want anything to do with this newsgroup. BTW, after googling some of the outstanding reviews of Comodo I decided to download it (strangely enough, from critic Bear Bottoms' website) as a replacement for free Outpost Firewall. So far I am extremely impressed with Comodo; it was easy to configure and understand how it works. The only thing I miss is the highly detailed Allow/Block logging from Outpost. But overall I highly recommend Comodo.
From: badgolferman on 2 Sep 2006 15:59 M.L., 9/2/2006,3:42:17 PM, wrote: > >"Comodo" <melih(a)COMODOGROUP.COM> wrote: > > > > > Your arrogance about Comodo users is saddening! Comodo user's > > > range from most tech savvy guys to novices! They all appreciate > > > what Comodo is doing for them by spending huge amount of > > > investement to protect their PC! > > > > > > Do you have a question about Launchpad? > > > > Why do you bother with idiots who are looking gift horses in the > > mouth and have never done anything constructive in their miserable > > little lives? > > I totally agree. All this only confirms the saying that "No good deed > goes unpunished." I found a strong sense of sadism in their replies. > No wonder some developers don't want anything to do with this > newsgroup. > > BTW, after googling some of the outstanding reviews of Comodo I > decided to download it (strangely enough, from critic Bear Bottoms' > website) as a replacement for free Outpost Firewall. So far I am > extremely impressed with Comodo; it was easy to configure and > understand how it works. The only thing I miss is the highly detailed > Allow/Block logging from Outpost. But overall I highly recommend > Comodo. Well, I just installed it and uninstalled it after 15 minutes. I had all sorts of trouble with it where it wouldn't let IE get out, it would take minutes for the firewall to initialize, any program I launched it never asked me if I wanted to allow it, even the tool to find acceptable applications on my computer didn't give me a list or allow any of them to run. Comodo might be very nice for others but it didn't do anything for me. I don't have the patience to mess around with it when my trusty Sygate 5.6 is working nicely and the newly released Netveda SafetyNet acts like you would expect.
From: Bear Bottoms on 2 Sep 2006 17:00
On Sat, 02 Sep 2006 14:42:17 -0500, M.L. <me(a)privacy.net> wrote: >> "Comodo" <melih(a)COMODOGROUP.COM> wrote: >> >>> Your arrogance about Comodo users is saddening! Comodo user's range >>> from most tech savvy guys to novices! They all appreciate what Comodo >>> is doing for them by spending huge amount of investement to protect >>> their PC! >>> >>> Do you have a question about Launchpad? >> >> Why do you bother with idiots who are looking gift horses in the mouth >> and have never done anything constructive in their miserable little >> lives? > > I totally agree. All this only confirms the saying that "No good deed > goes unpunished." I found a strong sense of sadism in their replies. No > wonder some developers don't want anything to do with this newsgroup. > > BTW, after googling some of the outstanding reviews of Comodo I decided > to download it (strangely enough, from critic Bear Bottoms' website) as > a replacement for free Outpost Firewall. So far I am extremely impressed > with Comodo; it was easy to configure and understand how it works. The > only thing I miss is the highly detailed Allow/Block logging from > Outpost. But overall I highly recommend Comodo. > I never criticized the firewall...it's great. I didn't like the bundle, and the terrible pr work done by milah. He made me even more suspicious. I guess it was difficult to admit it was a mistake to bundle company adware with the product and try to hide the fact. Once they compromised and enabled a way to turn Launch Pad off, I listed the great firewall on my site. Also gave them a fair shake in the Tech Corner. Bundled software is a serious threat to Open Source or Freeware programs. One should fight against it. Give an inch...and it's ruined forever. -- I research freeware http://bearbottoms1.com |