Re: Firewalls, annual licence fee ?

"Notan" wrote...

> Ozzie wrote:
>>
>> Why are most firewall programs sold with annual licence fees ?
>>
>> Surely they are not upgraded every day like Anti virus progs.
>> Is it really necessary to keep a firewall up to date all the time ?
>>
>> I'm still running Sygate, should I be concerned it hasn't been upgraded
>> since its' demise last year?
>>
>> Do firewalls shut down if the annual fee is not paid.?
>>
>> Apologies for the questions but I do sense a rip off.
>
> Most software firewalls will continue to fully function, without any
> updates.
>
> The updates, presumably, have improvements to the software's basic
> function(s).
>
> Notan

  ZoneAlarm Pro does two things when its annual subscription expires
although the firewall continues to function, as you say:

-it no longer allows automatic "SmartDefense Advisor", and

-it no longer updates its Anti-spyware definitions.

Craig
Received on Mon May 1 01:03:22 2006