Re: Recurrent question

Kerodo wrote:
> In article <40g0bdF196jroU2@individual.net>, usenet-2005@planetcobalt.net says...
>> Kerodo wrote:
>>> He can be somewhat interesting, however, his stance and arguments
>>> are way too black and white. He leaves no room for anything else..
>>> which is not good.
>>
>> Security is binary. Either you are secure in a given scenario, or you
>> are not. There's no middle ground.
>
> Ok, let me also ask you this.. VB is constantly recommending the
> Windows Firewall over any personal firewall. Now let's take the
> average teenage home user. He installs Kazaa cause he wants to do p2p
> and grab mp3's and maybe apps or porn, all kinds of stuff. There's no
> talking him out of it either, he's going to use Kazaa no matter how
> much you tell him not to. And God knows what comes bundled with Kazaa
> nowadays, right? Could be spyware, malware, who knows?
>
> So what do you recommend to someone like this for "security"

Uninstall Kazaa.

If he insists on using Kazaa, there's nothing you can do to help him.
You can't secure an apartment if the owner insists on keeping the door
wide open. Simply give up and enjoy yourself. It's not worth the effort
trying.

cu
59-that was easy-cobalt

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