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Dumb question # 2,976,876,888....The entire content of this reference
http://www.zonelabs.com/zonealarm/za_faq_details.htm#5

is:

"5. What is "IAMDB.RDB" ?
The IAMDB.RDB file contains all the Internet access restrictions for your
computer. This includes: rules, their settings, and objects that the rules
apply to: programs, users, computers, subnets, zones, etc.

For example, ZoneAlarm installations will have a rule like this:
RULE: Locks the Internet,
- applies to all programs
- applies to Everyone, on all computers, anytime
- turn on the lock when the screen saver is activated
- do not block "Pass lock" programs

The TrueVector engine is capable of enforcing many rules, but ZoneAlarm
hides these implementation details in order to make it easier to use. The
TrueVector service maintains these settings and uses them to enforce the
rules they specify. IAMDB.RDB is opened by the TrueVector service at
startup, so it cannot be deleted while the TrueVector service is running.
IAMDB.RDB is encoded in binary format, but it is not currently encrypted. "

Anyone explain that in English?  And how it is relevant to this thread?  And
why does this "satisfy" you Alan?


"Alan Browne" <alan.browne@videotron.ca> wrote in message
news:38D0F2D8.D6BCDFD8@videotron.ca...
See: http://www.zonelabs.com/zonealarm/za_faq_details.htm#5

That is enough to satisfy me that they are not secretly gathering
information.

Cheers,
Alan

Jack Alexander wrote:

> Read it again! It says that Zone Alarm doesn't......,and any information
> it does collect is not shared with others, but it does not say that that
> the program does not have added 'features' that may be providing data
> directly to third parties without your knowledge. Call me paranoid if
> you will, but I to would like Zone Alarm to issue a statement regarding
> exactly what their program does and does not do and explicitly stating
> that their software does not contain any extras for providing
> information to other organizations.
>
> There is a cost associated with developing programs and I'm wondering
> how Zone Alarm can afford to give away this popular program and still
> continue to improve and upgrade it. If they can convince me that their
> program is 'clean' then I to would be willing to pay for its use.
>
> Jack
>
> Kai Nikulainen wrote:
> >
> > "Alan Browne" <alan.browne@videotron.ca> kirjoitti viestiss�
> > news:38CBD819.34959570@videotron.ca...
> > > Would Zone Labs please publicly certify in a letter on the Zone Labs
> > > website, and
> > > also in the various apropriate newsgroups that Zone Alarm does not
> > > report anything
> > > back to Zone Labs or any other company, agency, person, etc. on the
> > > contents of the
> > > users system that could in anyway be construed as private information,
> > > INCLUDING
> > > information related to the users "internet habits", contents of files
> > > unrelated to
> > > Zone Alarm, etc
> >
> > Isn't this quote from the FAQ on the Zone Labs site enough?
> >
> > "1. What information does Zone Labs collect from users?
> > We never collect any data without the consent of the user. In the case
of
> > ZoneAlarm, the only information we receive from your computer is:
> > - the registration information that you volunteered during installation,
> > - the current version information, when checking for a more recent
update,
> > and
> > - alert information from the firewall, when you click the More Info
button
> > in the ZoneAlarm Alert pop up window.
> > None of this information is shared with any third party. "
> >
> > If you choose not to believe them, further announcements are unlikely to
> > convince you.
> >
> > Kaitsu