Also Barry, software firewalls try to stop unathorised programs accessing your connection, i.e. mal-ware and nasties sending back information about your computer. From Ray I can be contacted off-list at: mailto:ray-48@xxxxxxxx -----Original Message----- barrie moxon hi Jackie. thanks. better to be safe then sorry. all the best. Barrie. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jackie Cairns" <cairnsplace@xxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2007 11:59 AM Subject: [access-uk] Re: can i turn off my firewall > Barry, I wouldn't recommend it, even though the router has one. Always > better with more than not enough I'm sorry to say. > > Jackie > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "barrie moxon" <s.moxon@xxxxxxx> > To: "access UK" <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2007 11:48 AM > Subject: [access-uk] can i turn off my firewall > > >> hi folks. >> `¬got a new router, can I now turn off my software firewall. >> all the best. >> Barrie. >> >> Barrie Moxon ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq