From jfrench2@bellatlantic.net Tue Dec 12 16:01:42 2000 Received: from mxu1.u.washington.edu (mxu1.u.washington.edu [140.142.32.8]) by lists.u.washington.edu (8.9.3+UW00.05/8.9.3+UW99.09) with ESMTP id QAA386054 for ; Tue, 12 Dec 2000 16:01:41 -0800 Received: from smtppop3pub.verizon.net (smtppop3pub.gte.net [206.46.170.22]) by mxu1.u.washington.edu (8.9.3+UW00.02/8.9.3+UW99.09) with ESMTP id QAA16748 for ; Tue, 12 Dec 2000 16:01:41 -0800 Received: from smtp-out2.bellatlantic.net (smtp-out2.bellatlantic.net [199.45.39.157]) by smtppop3pub.verizon.net with ESMTP for ; id RAA78603989 Tue, 12 Dec 2000 17:57:17 -0600 (CST) Received: from homer (adsl-138-88-40-12.bellatlantic.net [138.88.40.12]) by smtp-out2.bellatlantic.net (8.9.1/8.9.1) with SMTP id TAA29970 for ; Tue, 12 Dec 2000 19:01:33 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <001101c06497$dcb28460$b502fea9@homer> From: "John French" To: References: Subject: Re: WAPHGIS: firewall review article Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 19:01:34 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000E_01C0646D.F25BF6E0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000E_01C0646D.F25BF6E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Steve Gibson, the expert quoted in the zdnet story below, has been = recommending ZoneAlarm for at least a year. I started using it early = this year, and bought the Pro model a couple of months ago. If one wants = the extra protection to prevent the unlikely occurence of a downloaded = file masquerading as one with server status, such as iexplore.exe, then = turn on the switch that requires confirmation for internet access.=20 I assume that within a few weeks, the firewall mfrs can set up checks to = prevent access. Meanwhile, i like zonealarm for my setup. John French From: Health Maps=20 To: WAPHGIS=20 Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2000 6:18 PM Subject: WAPHGIS: firewall review article A list member found the article on firewalls, =20 http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2663028,00.html =20 : Personal firewalls: Not so safe?=20 =20 The rush to get personal firewall applications to market has = resulted in products that are easily compromised and often chock-full of = security holes. =20 =20 =20 Richard Hoskins healthmaps@home.com GMT -8=20 ------=_NextPart_000_000E_01C0646D.F25BF6E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Steve Gibson, the expert quoted in the = zdnet story=20 below, has been recommending ZoneAlarm for at least a year. I started = using it=20 early this year, and bought the Pro model a couple of months ago. If one = wants=20 the extra protection to prevent the unlikely occurence of a downloaded = file=20 masquerading as one with server status, such as iexplore.exe, then turn = on the=20 switch that requires confirmation for internet access.
 
I assume that within a few weeks, the = firewall=20 mfrs can set up checks to prevent access. Meanwhile, i like zonealarm = for my=20 setup.
 
John French
 
 
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Sent: Tuesday, December 12, = 2000 6:18=20 PM
Subject: WAPHGIS: firewall = review=20 article

A = list member=20 found the article on firewalls,
 
ht= tp://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2663028,00.html
 
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Personal firewalls: Not so safe?=20
The rush to get = personal firewall=20 applications to market has resulted in products that are easily=20 compromised and often chock-full of security holes.=20
 
 
Richard Hoskins
healthmaps@home.com
GMT -8
 
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