This free firewall any good?
 

Please check this out and let me know if you think this would be a
good firewall and it is free:

http://www.techspot.com/downloads/23...-firewall.html

Rusty

Re: This free firewall any good?
 

"Rusty James" <ferrante276-rustyjames@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:hkait2tq5ri565tmb4jnmo5qml4qcbfjfj@4ax.com...
> Please check this out and let me know if you think this would be a
> good firewall and it is free:
>
> http://www.techspot.com/downloads/23...-firewall.html
>
> Rusty

Comodo is a good firewall. Also check out Kerio.

Senior's Guide to Computers
http://www.seniorsguidetocomputers.com

Re: This free firewall any good?
 

Rusty James wrote:

> Please check this out and let me know if you think this would be a
> good firewall and it is free:
>
> http://www.techspot.com/downloads/23...-firewall.html

This is no firewall, means: this host-based packet filter is not suitable
for even building a bridging or routing firewall, neither a proxy firewall.

It can't be good either, since for no good reason it tries to hook
functions on file system, the registry and some memory and process
management stuff. Such a thing doesn't belong to a firewall and only
increases complexity. I wonder what they're trying to achieve.

Re: This free firewall any good?
 

"Rusty James" <ferrante276-rustyjames@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:hkait2tq5ri565tmb4jnmo5qml4qcbfjfj@4ax.com...
> Please check this out and let me know if you think this would be a
> good firewall and it is free:

<snip - duplicate post but *multiposted* instead of crossposted>

When submitting the SAME post to MULTIPLE newsgroups, cross-post! Do
not multipost multiple but *separate* copies of the same message.
General rule of courtesy is that the newsgroups must be RELATED and do
not include more than 4 newsgroups (if you can actually find that many
that are related and NOT a parent of another group).

http://www.cs.tut.fi/~jkorpela/usenet/xpost.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossposting

A point not made is that N multiposted copies will consume N times the
space for separate copies of the same post. Crossposted messages have
just *one* copy on the server and the groups simply have pointers back
to that same single copy. Multiposting wastes disk space on the server.
Yes, your post is small but remember that you consume N times the space
on one server and then do so on all the newsgroups servers worldwide.

Crossposting helps readers in one group see the replies from those in
another RELATED newsgroup to which you copied your post. That way, they
don't waste their time duplicating similar replies that already exist.

Re: This free firewall any good?
 

"Vanguard" <no@mail.invalid> wrote in message news:erghls$e3o$1@aioe.org...
> "Rusty James" <ferrante276-rustyjames@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:hkait2tq5ri565tmb4jnmo5qml4qcbfjfj@4ax.com...
>> Please check this out and let me know if you think this would be a
>> good firewall and it is free:
>
> <snip - duplicate post but *multiposted* instead of crossposted>
>
> When submitting the SAME post to MULTIPLE newsgroups, cross-post! Do not
> multipost multiple but *separate* copies of the same message. General rule
> of courtesy is that the newsgroups must be RELATED and do not include more
> than 4 newsgroups (if you can actually find that many that are related and
> NOT a parent of another group).
>
> http://www.cs.tut.fi/~jkorpela/usenet/xpost.html
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossposting
>
> A point not made is that N multiposted copies will consume N times the
> space for separate copies of the same post. Crossposted messages have
> just *one* copy on the server and the groups simply have pointers back to
> that same single copy. Multiposting wastes disk space on the server. Yes,
> your post is small but remember that you consume N times the space on one
> server and then do so on all the newsgroups servers worldwide.
>
> Crossposting helps readers in one group see the replies from those in
> another RELATED newsgroup to which you copied your post. That way, they
> don't waste their time duplicating similar replies that already exist.
Uh-oh! More newsgroup police!

Senior's Guide to Computers
http://www.seniorsguidetocomputers.com

Re: This free firewall any good?
 

"Sebastian Gottschalk" <seppi@seppig.de> wrote in message
news:53sqcrF1tm6nfU1@mid.dfncis.de...
> Rusty James wrote:
>
>> Please check this out and let me know if you think this would be a
>> good firewall and it is free:
>>
>> http://www.techspot.com/downloads/23...-firewall.html
>
> This is no firewall, means: this host-based packet filter is not suitable
> for even building a bridging or routing firewall, neither a proxy
> firewall.
>
> It can't be good either, since for no good reason it tries to hook
> functions on file system, the registry and some memory and process
> management stuff. Such a thing doesn't belong to a firewall and only
> increases complexity. I wonder what they're trying to achieve.

Comodo is PC Magazine's Editor's Choice:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1969207,00.asp


Senior's Guide to Computers
http://www.seniorsguidetocomputers.com

Re: This free firewall any good?
 

On Wed, 21 Feb 2007 07:24:35 -0500, "Seniors Guide to Computers"
<jeff@seniorsguidetocomputers.com> wrote:

>Comodo is PC Magazine's Editor's Choice
>http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1969207,00.asp

Yes. And your point is?

The reviewer quotes some usual marketing nonsense like:
"Comodo successfully put my test-bed system's ports into stealth mode.
They weren't just closed to hackers' manipulation; they were
completely invisible from outside."

And more nonsense:
"If you don't have firewall protection, your system is a train wreck
waiting to happen"

Re: This free firewall any good?
 

On Wed, 21 Feb 2007 07:24:35 -0500, Seniors Guide to Computers wrote:

> "Sebastian Gottschalk" <seppi@seppig.de> wrote in message
> news:53sqcrF1tm6nfU1@mid.dfncis.de...
>> Rusty James wrote:
>>
>>> Please check this out and let me know if you think this would be a
>>> good firewall and it is free:
>>>
>>> http://www.techspot.com/downloads/23...-firewall.html
>>
>> This is no firewall, means: this host-based packet filter is not suitable
>> for even building a bridging or routing firewall, neither a proxy
>> firewall.
>>
>> It can't be good either, since for no good reason it tries to hook
>> functions on file system, the registry and some memory and process
>> management stuff. Such a thing doesn't belong to a firewall and only
>> increases complexity. I wonder what they're trying to achieve.
>
> Comodo is PC Magazine's Editor's Choice:
> http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1969207,00.asp
>
> Senior's Guide to Computers
> http://www.seniorsguidetocomputers.com

You'll learn to ignore him in time, his nickname is Mikey, he doesn't like
anything.

Re: This free firewall any good?
 

"Seniors Guide to Computers" wrote in message
news:ibudncaRZKA0pEHYnZ2dnUVZ_hqdnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
> "Vanguard" wrote ...
>> "Rusty James" wrote ...
>>
>> <snip - duplicate post but *multiposted* instead of crossposted>
>>
<snip - my post about why the OP should crosspost instead of multipost>
>
> Uh-oh! More newsgroup police!

Uh-oh! More boobs using Usenet and prosyltizing anarchy rather than
promoting politeness to other users and to the service providers.
Apparently "Seniors (blah blah)" thinks seniors are too stupid to learn
manners.

Re: This free firewall any good?
 

"Vanguard" <no@mail.invalid> writes:

> "Seniors Guide to Computers" wrote in message
> news:ibudncaRZKA0pEHYnZ2dnUVZ_hqdnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
> > "Vanguard" wrote ...
> >> "Rusty James" wrote ...
> >>
> >> <snip - duplicate post but *multiposted* instead of crossposted>
> >>
> <snip - my post about why the OP should crosspost instead of multipost>
> >
> > Uh-oh! More newsgroup police!
>
> Uh-oh! More boobs using Usenet and prosyltizing anarchy rather than
> promoting politeness to other users and to the service
> providers. Apparently "Seniors (blah blah)" thinks seniors are too
> stupid to learn manners.

LOL...damn...

Vanguard, that was a brilliant comeback.

Seniors Guide, if you want to swing your dick around as though you're
some kind of authority, it'd behoove you to learn some netquette and
not be such a twerp when someone points it out. You'll be easier to
take seriously at a future time.

Best Regards,
--
Todd H.
http://www.toddh.net/