Re: which firewall for XP home
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Re: which firewall for XP home

From: Volker Birk <bumens@dingens.org>
Date: Fri Dec 30 2005 - 11:40:45 CET

"<----- Which Way ----->" <traxless@msn.com> wrote:
> On Thu, 29 Dec 2005 22:50:06 +0000, nospam <nospam@nospam.demon.co.uk>
> wrote:
> >I am about to get a new PC with windows XP home on it.
> >Should I use the MS firewall or disable it and use the zonealarm
> >firewall that I am familiar with?
> If the computer's OS is fully updated and patched, and if you practice
> safe hex, then either will serve you well. But if you download
> "free" stuff, install "free" software, wonder around the Internet into
> unsafe sites, you might be happier with ZA since it will track and log
> outbound traffic. MS does not block outbound or log traffic.

Seems like you're a Troll.

VB.

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Received on Tue Jan 3 03:40:10 2006