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Article #318Re: Zone Alarm - Why I don't trust it
From: TomsQ
Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2000 00:00
Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2000 00:00
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Well, I guess it comes down to what you use your computer for... I'm not knocking it, in fact, I never knock freeware, out of principle, just I have chosen to use another method, i have a 486 runing linux acting as a firewall.. Suits my needs better is all, I need all the rescoursces i can get my hands on Old Salt <old.salt@att.net > wrote in message news:djiodsgla60dcnjgjrlgmv85n3pt5j1apm@4ax.com... | On Fri, 24 Mar 2000 22:57:05 -0500 Plato was dumbfounded by what, | "TomsQ" <mandrake@videotron.ca> said about, "Re: Zone Alarm - Why I | don't trust it", | | >Personaly, I found it to slow my connection down by almost ten percent, | >especially usenet downloads. | > | >Also, it is a wee bit bulky coding wise, I have a PIII, | | Well I am running a ADM-K6-2 300MHz system, and have seen no | slowdown on my system at all. | | | -- | Notice: Spelling mistakes left in for people who need to correct others to make their life fulfilled. | Politically Incorrect and proud of it. | If you POST don't E-MAIL me also. Plus if you do e-mail use your real address in the reply field.. | My Mail Server is Protected by SPAMKILLER
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f922c,7f48db9e711ba7be X-Google-Attributes: gidf922c,public X-Google-Thread: 10c8f2,7f48db9e711ba7be X-Google-Attributes: gid10c8f2,public X-Google-Thread: 112049,7f48db9e711ba7be X-Google-Attributes: gid112049,public From: "TomsQ" <mandrake@videotron.ca> Subject: Re: Zone Alarm - Why I don't trust it Date: 2000/03/25 Message-ID: <vfYC4.3979$Sv1.101364@weber.videotron.net> X-Deja-AN: 602059181 References: <Frrozx.rF.0.queen@torfree.net> <38D77511.84BB2774@ccountry.net> <38D8FC6E.EE45F74A@ccountry.net> <38DC3303.16D50668@videotron.ca> <NTWC4.3744$Sv1.94179@weber.videotron.net> <djiodsgla60dcnjgjrlgmv85n3pt5j1apm@4ax.com> X-Priority: 3 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 X-Complaints-To: abuse@videotron.net X-Trace: weber.videotron.net 953962587 24.200.56.166 (Sat, 25 Mar 2000 00:36:27 EST) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2000 00:36:27 EST Newsgroups: comp.security.firewalls,can.internet.highspeed,alt.comp.freeware