Re: MSN 6+ messenger ports
From: James Grant (nospam_at_nospam.com)
Date: 07/31/03
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Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 16:58:50 GMT
"281 cu. in." wrote:
>
> > We will update the Setup Wizard so it makes rules for these newer
> > features of MSN Messenger, although my paranoid side shivers to
> > hear words from Microsoft like "to detect certain things" :)
> >
>
> It is great to hear from the developer of this firewall. You should give me
> an e-mail to report bugs,
james @
8signs DOT com
> I have a few bugs (unwanted behaviours) for the
> GUI, otherwise firewall is stable and runs fast. Very nice product.
Glad to hear it!
We are beta testing v2.0.7 now (addresses mostly remote administration)
and v2.1 is in the works with several improvements and additions.
> BUG #1
>
> In version 2.0.2 when you run Configuration Wizard, after you done it asks
> whether you want to import the rules (etc), after you say yes the wizard
> does not end, it will ask you things such as whether or not to start
> firewall when windows starts, etc. After you make these changes it will ask
> you again to import rules or not. Now, if you answer yes to these requests,
> the rules that were previously imported into firewall disappear. Bug!
I'll try to reproduce this.
> BUG #2/Unwanted behaviour
>
> When you have rules in your firewall and you run Configuration Wizard and
> then accept to import rules when prompted, the rules that you had before are
> gone. That is not desirable behaviour. Sometimes I wish to add rules for a
> particular program and I have to use Configuration Wizard, but I also want
> to keep my old rules. I think configuration Wizard should have a checked by
> default check box, saying "&Keep existing rules for all protocols"
There is another way to do exactly what you want.
When you are looking at the rules, use the menu item "Rules/Import
Rules...".
This will merge the rules from a file with your existing rules.
> I have more bugs for that GUI. This could easily take 10 pages.
Yikes!
Well, the sooner I hear about them the better!
> Let me
> know your e-mail or other way of notifying you of bugs. My e-mail is
> kd107@msn.com, send with subject THIS_IS_NO_SPAM_, as mailbox is set to
> exclusive and most mail arrives to Junk Mail folder.
>
> Alex
Thanks,
James Grant (james@)
8Signs Ltd. (8signs.com)
http://www.8signs.com
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