Re: Recurrent question

Kerodo wrote:
> In article <43a164e9@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, bumens@xxxxxxxxxxx says...
>> Kerodo <loopback@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> Yep, just because something isn't perfect 100% of the time doesn't
>>> mean it's useless.
>>
>> "Personal Firewalls" aren't "not 100% perfect". They're completely
>> useless because of being superseeded by the Windows-Firewall,
>
> That's completely ridiculous. They do entirely different things.

No. Both filter inbound connections. That can be done reliably. The
Windows Firewall prevents applications from listening on ports. That can
be done reliably as well. Personal Firewalls try to prevent applications
from communicating outbound. That cannot be done reliably. Which is why
the Windows Firewall is sufficient.

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