RE: windows firewall
- From: "Chip Orange" <Corange@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 27 May 2005 09:47:26 -0400
Anyone have any idea why this message took so long to show up on the
list? Is the list, or are my posts, being moderated?
Thanks.
Chip
Chip Orange
Database Administrator
Florida Public Service Commission
Chip.Orange@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
(850) 413-6314
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx=20
> [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Chip Orange
> Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 4:59 PM
> To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: windows firewall
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> Yes, it works with jaws, but it in no way is an adequate=20
> replacement for
> Sygate. They're not the same type of product at all, even though both
> call themselves a "firewall".
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> The Windows firewall only prevents connections which originate from
> outside your pc from reaching it. In my opinion, these are=20
> hardly worth
> bothering about.
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> Sygate prevented those which originated from within your pc=20
> (those that
> can include spyware, trosian horses, and the like) from getting out
> unless you ok it. I never have any trouble reading the dialog, so I'm
> not sure why you did.
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> The trouble with Sygate however is that most folks don't know=20
> whether to
> answer it's constants questions with a yes or a no answer.
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> Chip
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx=3D20
> > [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Lenny McHugh
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 4:43 PM
> > To: jaws list
> > Subject: windows firewall
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> > I just removed sygate, I am not sure if it was a jaws 6.0=3D20
> > problem or in the=3D20
> > application. Whenever I was on-line about every 2 minutes=3D20
> > jaws would stop=3D20
> > talking. There would then be a beep and jaws would start=3D20
> > again. My wife=3D20
> > could see a message stating that a windows kernel application=3D20
> > was blocked.
> > We could not find any way to unblock it was not in the list.=3D20
> > Also jaws would=3D20
> > not read the popup screen.
> > To have something running I just activated windows firewall.=3D20
> > Does it work=3D20
> > with jaws?
> > I am using jfw 6.0 and sometimes 6.1 windows xp sp2
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> > Lenny http://www.geocities.com/lenny_mchugh/=3D20
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