Re: Bypassed software firewall?
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Re: Bypassed software firewall?

From: chicagofan <me7@privacy.net>
Date: Mon Jul 11 2005 - 17:09:01 CEST

Wolfgang Kueter wrote:
> chicagofan wrote:
>
>
>>That they are not "useless" [IMO] was really my point. I think they are
>>fine for *single pc* users, who *pay attention* to security issues [on cable
>>as I am, or dialup].
>
>
> Those who pay attention to security issues do not need them, as they are
> able to use more more reliable means to secure their boxes, so they are
> useless for them.
>
> Those who do not pay attention to security issues are not protected
> anyway, so they are useless for that group too.
>
> In total: They are useless.

Obviously, to you. :)

Since I fall into one of the above 2 categories [take your pick], and I have
  years of experience which proved they were not "useless" to ME, that
relegates your emphatic statements [to the contrary] to the same category as
mine... simply an opinion.

You can have the last word, I'm bowing out of this "useless" debate.
bj
Received on Thu Sep 29 19:58:23 2005