OK, let me back up. For most clients, I recommend set the XP firewall to disabled by GPO. The reason is the benefit with a corporate network of the firewall is less than the issues that can be cause by it being on. However, I have 2 clients that to date have refused to use a firewall at the gateway, and so for them I recommend that the XP firewall be left on. John Tolmachoff Engineer/Consultant/Owner eServices For You -----Original Message----- From: Rick Boza [mailto:rickb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Friday, February 18, 2005 2:01 PM To: [ExchangeList] Subject: [exchangelist] RE: Outlook refresh problem - Solved http://www.MSExchange.org/ I don't think I'd agree with that statement. Or, I partially agree. The firewall can and does interfere with some applications - and you want to understand and fully test your company's business applications to determine what - if any - tweaking is required to enable those applications in your environment. But saying you should disable the firewall? I disagree. Defense in depth is a well documented approach, and one more layer is a good thing. is the firewall in WinXP perfect? Far from it (what is?). But having it enabled is a good thing. It's just important to understand what requirements you have and address them appropriately. _____ From: John Tolmachoff (Lists) [mailto:johnlist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Fri 2/18/2005 4:31 PM To: [ExchangeList] Subject: [exchangelist] RE: Outlook refresh problem - Solved http://www.MSExchange.org/ If you are using Windows XP Professional in a corporate environment, you should have the firewall disabled as that will interfere with a lot of domain things. John Tolmachoff Engineer/Consultant/Owner eServices For You > -----Original Message----- > From: Periyasamy, Raj [mailto:Raj.Periyasamy@xxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Friday, February 18, 2005 1:14 PM > To: [ExchangeList] > Subject: [exchangelist] Outlook refresh problem - Solved > > http://www.MSExchange.org/ > > Hi List, > I have seen some postings in this list with an Outlook problem, where > your folders are not updated automatically. You have to switch between > folders to update the contents or to refresh the folders. I have been > having this problem for a month now, and finally found the solution. > I fixed it by adding OUTLOOK.EXE as an exception to the Windows XP SP-2 > Firewall. After doing this, my folders refresh immediately. 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