Re: A couple of Kerio Firewall Questions.

From: \ (dvader_at_deathstar.mil)
Date: 05/31/03 

Date: Sat, 31 May 2003 07:45:09 -0400

>While visiting web sites your browser reveals private information about you
>and your computer. It sends information about previous sites you have
>visited. It may also save special cookies on your hard drive that have the
>purpose of directing advertising or finding out your habits while web
>surfing."

>Is this minor "scaremongering" by PCFlank or is it something I really need
>to be concerned about? No other test site seems to be worried about it. They
>then went on to say.

It is scaremongering by PCFlank. I thought Symantec was the only one that did
that. The "previous sites" is one site, the one that had the hyperlink that got
you there, if you used one. Most firewalls don't have a "referer" blocking
feature. A few do, and they make a big deal out of it. It is not really a
firewall function. Cookie control is also not a firewall function, and cookies
can easily be blocked with browser settings.

I am not familiar with the Sponge ruleset, so someone else will have to tackle
that question. 

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