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Re: Zone Alarm - Why I don't trust it

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From: John Corliss
Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2000 00:00
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Alan Browne wrote:

> I use Zone Alarm, and it has no way slowed down anything.
>
> DL rates are still very high (per my tracking database)
>
> What EXACTLY has slowed down on your system?

I'm running a Pentium 90 still. And what slowed down was ALL of my surfing. It seems
like I went to having a 14,400 bps modem from a 56 k.
It was probably due to my old computer. Zone Alarm probably has little or no effect on
newer and faster computers.
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John Corliss
'69 FLH
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From: John Corliss <jcorliss@ccountry.net>
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