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Skriven 2007-01-28 15:49:26 av mike (1:379/45)
  Kommentar till text 15720 av Geo. (1:379/45)
Ärende: Re: Software firewalls
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From: mike <mike@barkto.com>


Oh, that's comforting...

 /m


On Sun, 28 Jan 2007 13:00:08 -0500, "Geo." <georger@nls.net> wrote:

>Yeah, it was æTorrent
>
>Geo.
>
>"mike" <mike@barkto.com> wrote in message
>news:jjnpr2tgm1d5778qnb9q7nanbc9ppukrvg@4ax.com...
>>
>> Do you remember which app it was?
>>
>> I've since put a password on my Sygate config, though I suspect that
>> stops changes made through the UI only.
>>
>> /m
>>
>> On Sun, 28 Jan 2007 12:02:16 -0500, "Geo." <georger@nls.net> wrote:
>>
>>>I don't know "OneCare" what was it's previous name?
>>>
>>>Anyway, I got an error message the other day from one of my apps, it said
>>>it
>>>couldn't modify the windows firewall (because I've disabled it) which I
>>>thought was pretty funny. IMO apps are not supposed to change my firewall
>>>settings, I mean what other reason is there to run a firewall when I'm
>>>sitting behind a NAT device..
>>>
>>>Geo.
>>>
>>>"Rich" <@> wrote in message news:45bc1d82$1@w3.nls.net...
>>>   No.  Microsoft has provided an outbound firewall in various forms for
>>>years.  Windows Live OneCare and Windows Vista both provide a consumer
>>>level
>>>one.  Windows Vista provides enterprise level features as well in the same
>>>firewall.  Still, except for anal folks like some of those here, most
>>>people
>>>don't really use these at least not how described here.
>>>
>>>   We discussed the OneCare outbound filtering in detail earlier.  You can
>>>go back and look it up.  I'm sure you put it out of your mind because you
>>>prefer to believe what you want to.
>>>
>>>   I wouldn't trust any outbound filtering for malware on an infected
>>>machine.  The infected machine enforces what to allow or not and since the
>>>machine is infected you can't trust it.  I could trust one to implement
>>>policy for non-malicious applications.
>>>
>>>   Your repeated phone home noise is as boring as it is bogus.  Find
>>>something interesting and relevant to say instead.
>>>
>>>Rich
>>>
>>>
>>>  "Geo." <georger@nls.net> wrote in message news:45bc195e@w3.nls.net...
>>>  Exactly, why do we need an outbound firewall when we have the built in
>>> 10
>>>  baby per second law MS has forced on vista users.. Lets software phone
>>>home
>>>  and keeps the baby count down, the perfect solution to a nonexistent
>>>  requirement.
>>>
>>>  Geo.
>>>
>>>  "Rich" <@> wrote in message news:45bc1a20@w3.nls.net...
>>>     It isn't birth control methods being rated as it ignores how the
>>>firewall
>>>  protects against incoming traffic, the primary purpose for which most
>>>people
>>>  want and use a firewall.  The ratings here are those for once pregnant,
>>>how
>>>  well do you keep the baby from escaping.
>>>
>>>  Rich
>>>
>>>    "Geo." <georger@nls.net> wrote in message
>>> news:45bc18fa$1@w3.nls.net...
>>>    I have to enable cookies to view their firewall ratings? This is sort
>>> of
>>>    like a site saying you have to have unprotected sex with us before you
>>>can
>>>    see how we rate birth control methods..
>>>
>>>    Geo.

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