Re: How does outpost compair to ZAP?

From: anyone@istop.com
Date: 12/16/01

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    From: anyone@istop.com
Date: Sun, 16 Dec 2001 16:30:47 -0500

    Ice Cap wrote:
    >
    > A very expensive firewall hard ware router does only what bid does. It
    > detects and blocks. It does not do outgoing so are you intending that cisco
    > routers suck because they cant scan outgoing packets and manage program
    > internet access? Because when you imply that blackice sucks because of this
    > you are in a way also implying that hardware routers are just as bad.
    >
    > "S-o-Z" <yaggy4u@BEERhotmail.com> wrote in message
    > news:3b6ed78c.2131303@news.S-o-Z.com...
    > > Why use two firewalls in the first place? all you need is one properly
    > > configured firewall. (BID is not a firewall per say, it is only an
    > > intrusion derection service and does not detect outgoing packets) and
    > > good firewall will do what BID does and more!
    > >
    > > On Sun, 5 Aug 2001 14:34:49 -0400 (EDT), copet@webtv.net (Cody Petry)
    > > Cracked a cold one and typed:
    > >
    > > >Is outpost better than zap? Should I wait until outpost comes out of
    > > >beta to try it. Right now I am using BID 2.5co and ZAP 2.6.228 together.
    > > >No problems right now. I am also aware than I must remove these to use
    > > >outpost.
    > > >
    > > >Thanks for any info,
    > > >Cody
    > >

    I did check it and uninstall.
    Outpost can not block ICMP packets 10/0 (router solicitation). i.e.:
    224.0.0.2
    I remember that I did wrote to them about that months ago, but they have
    own philosophy of doing things.

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