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Posted by Volker Birk on November 19, 2006, 12:10 pm
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[Zone Alarm]
> > ... and it's phoning home.
> These few morons who answered me are the epitome of what I have said
> about this group being inhabited by know-nothings who kept spouting
> urban myths about any software mentioned.
Just measure. It's phoning home. May I ask you to measure first and then
to post here?
Yours,
VB.
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"Life was simple before World War II. After that, we had systems."
Grace Hopper
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Posted by RAID!!! on November 19, 2006, 2:08 pm
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On Sun, 19 Nov 2006 18:54:24 +0100 (CET), George Orwell wrote:
> If you take seriously the nonsense spouted by all factions in this
> group, you'll end up with no firewall. :)
Yea, well, if you have a router with firewall you don't need one.
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Posted by B. Nice on November 19, 2006, 2:41 pm
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>On Sun, 19 Nov 2006 18:54:24 +0100 (CET), George Orwell wrote:
>
>
>> If you take seriously the nonsense spouted by all factions in this
>> group, you'll end up with no firewall. :)
>
>Yea, well, if you have a router with firewall you don't need one.
Or if you are not offering any network services. Then you can also get
by without one.
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Posted by Ansgar -59cobalt- Wiechers on November 19, 2006, 2:20 pm
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>> [...]
>>> It's free. It's easy as hell to set up
>>
>> ... and it's phoning home.
>
> These few morons who answered me are the epitome of what I have said
> about this group being inhabited by know-nothings who kept spouting
> urban myths about any software mentioned.
Well, it's easy enough for anyone to install the free version of ZA on
their computer, run a sniffer (e.g. Wireshark) to inspect the network
traffic, and see for themselvers who is or isn't the "know-nothing".
cu
59cobalt
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"If a software developer ever believes a rootkit is a necessary part of
their architecture they should go back and re-architect their solution."
--Mark Russinovich
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Posted by RAID!!! on November 19, 2006, 2:06 pm
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> Get off the pot and install the freebie ZA, and keep it updated. You
> can then listen to all these fools at your leisure as ZA protects you
> until you find that "perfect" firewall.
Yea, and then when you decide you want to try another firewall and need to
remove ZA be prepared for the nightmare that will ensue.
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