Re: XP Pro Firewall

From: GuitarMan (youwish@home.com)
Date: 12/20/01 

From: "GuitarMan" <youwish@home.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2001 19:17:09 -0500

"phoenix" <phoenix@FakeAddress.uk.com> wrote in message
news:1911i.gc1206@phoenix.winews.net...
> In article <5C4T7.15342$pU3.1755941@news2-win.server.ntlworld.com>,
> tim.odonnell@nospamntlworld.com says...
> > Thanks everyone, have gone over to ZA Pro and disabled the XP firewall
which
> > was causing MSN Messenger difficulties,
> >
> > cheers,
> >
> > Tim
> >
> > "Jari Lehtonen" <j.lehtonenNOSPAM@luukku.com> wrote in message
> > news:3amn1uk7ik2if30i0fn78t7bm0u1ioto53@4ax.com...
> > > On Sat, 15 Dec 2001 21:09:13 GMT, phoenix <phoenix@FakeAddress.uk.com>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > >That's a different point. I don't think there is much reason to run
two
> > > >firewalls on the same computer. They may interfere with each other.
What
> > > >does it achieve? If you're worried about a firewall being breached
there
> > > >doesn't seem any reason to have it. Just my opinion though.
> > > >
> > > I do agree with you that 2 firewalls are an overkill, but when I am
> > > using Norton I must like to time disable it to avoid the extra goodies
> > > in it (cookie blocking, pop-up blocker, java blocker). Then it is nice
> > > to know that my connection is protected from port probes etc. And when
> > > my wife uses this XP machine, she always disables Norton, because the
> > > various "blockers" cause pain in the *** for her. Thats the main
> > > reason for me to use both.
> > >
> > > And I have not noticed a single occasion when my problems could have
> > > been caused by this firewall combination. I have also noticed, that
> > > Norton gives me much less security alerts from post probes etc. now
> > > when I have the XP-wall on too. They seem to stop there before Norton
> > > gets them.
> > >
> > > Jari
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> If you're having any problems with Messenger, or just don't like too
> much MS Software :), have a look at Trillian here
> http://www.trillian.cc/ It's a Messenger/ICQ/IRC replacement and I think
> it's quite good.

It (trillian) seems nice but it doesn't have video conferencing... :-( 

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>
> Regards
>
> Bill