Re: Firewall question.

From: Bob (ace-62_at_earthlinkNOSPAM.net)
Date: 04/26/04

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    "calyth" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
    news:Sj3jc.263002$oR5.105074@pd7tw3no...
    > Bob,
    > I found Norton Internet Security is a bit better integrated with
    > Windows. Zone Alarm (the free version) will require you to figure out
    > which programs are OK (and a lot of them are from Windows itself), while
    > Norton would have the Windows' programs that need internet access
    > already known.
    > If you end up spending money on the firewall, Norton may be something
    > you want a look into.
    > If you're up to learning a new OS, you can always take a junker 486 or
    > Pentium and turn it into a firewall yourself.

    Hey, thank you. I tried Zone Alarm a year or so back on another computer,
    but I was always not to sure if what I was doing was right or not.
    I am looking to get a new antivirus too, so I will be getting them at the
    same time.
    Any advise there?

    Thanks,
    Bob 

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