Re: Recurrent question


"Volker Birk" <bumens@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> GRL <giorel@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Is it possible to have at the same time two personal firewalls? I think
>> that
>> it depends on the specific firewalls: for example, is it possible to use
>> Norton firewall and Kerio?
>
> It is possible. And completely useless.
>
> Just use the Windows-Firewall, and that's it.
>

Windows Firewall only blocks incoming, it does not block outgoing.

Slatts


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