Re: Stealth vs. Blocked

From: Art Kopp (artnpeg@claymania.com)
Date: 04/10/03 

From: Art Kopp <artnpeg@claymania.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2003 21:19:12 GMT

On Thu, 10 Apr 2003 13:40:48 -0400, "Bargepole" <jbhur@hotmail.com>
wrote:

>
>"Art Kopp" <artnpeg@claymania.com> wrote in message
>news:ln4b9v8ihhef7l6hu2t8o3se966fje6cst@4ax.com...
>
>> If stealth is of no value (or even detrimental) then what's the point
>> of using a software firewall for single PC users who have file sharing
>> disabled (and who aren't running a server of any kind)?
>
>A software firewall can be used to log incoming or outgoing connections, if
>that's of interest.
>It can also be used to prevent outgoing connections to specific services or
>hosts. This could be of use in a multi-user, single PC environment.

I use Sygate from time to time for both purposes.
 
Art
http://www.epix.net/~artnpeg
artnpeg@claymania.com

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