Re: IPsec vs any personal software firewall

From: Patrick Morris (pmorris_at_wilshire.com)
Date: 09/29/03

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To: Kamran Muzaffer <kmahmed@cyber.net.pk>

    It all depends on the application -- they're used for different
    purposes. In general, though, if you *can* use IPSEC, it's always
    better than just pushing the traffic around unencrypted.

    Kamran Muzaffer wrote:

    >I just want to know what is preferred from the machine utilization point of view, filtering traffic through IPsec or using any software firewall like Tiny Personal, Zone Alarm etc.
    >

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