Re: guidance sought

ArtDent <par@noyd.invalidname> wrote:
> On 31-Mar-2006, Volker Birk <bumens@dingens.org> wrote:
> > ArtDent <par@noyd.invalidname> wrote:
> > > > Seems technical enough for me - a Windows Firewall does not protect
> > > > the
> > > > users from much of anything, most of the PFW applications (like ZAP)
> > > > protect users from more than Windows Firewall ever thought of
...
> What part do you think is untrue?

The above part.

> If you are dissing ZAP - with no proof - they may be calling their lawyers
> regarding _your_ libel.

I'm not afraid of it. And "no proofs" is not true. Please read a usenet
archive of your choice of this group, so you will find my proof-of-concept
code.

> If you mean that the Windows fw _does_ protect from some things, well,
> yes, but the point here is that others do that and more.

I cannot see one single thing Zone Alarm really helps for being secure
against an attack vector. But I see some attack vectors which are added
by driving Zone Alarm.

For more information, please read the discussion here.

Yours,
VB.

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