Re: Win xp sp2 firewall

Mr. Arnold <"Mr. Arnold"@arnold.com> wrote:
At most, the application would say that an unauthorized program was
trying to access the Internet, that you the user didn't approve. I am
not a proponent of Application Control in PFW(s) but at least ask me.

This is ridiculous.

I personally know which programs I have on my computer. So I don't need
to be asked by one of those programs about others. I'm just configuring
them all.

With a typical home user, this may be different. But she/he will not be
able to answer such questions correctly.

So already the basic idea of "application control" is completely
nonsense.

If I don't want to be asked, then I'll disable it. But don't *you* the
PFW start making rules, because I installed an application on the computer.

If you don't know what you're doing, try to see yourself as home user.
Maybe it's better for you to buy a Macintosh and let Apple do the job,
if Windows is too complicated for you.

And MS and its PFW somehow knows the intent and knows the correct
decision to make?

No. And because of this, Windows-Firewall is behaving like designed and
documented.

PFW, will you please prompt someone about
what you're about to do?

Why?

You just don't understand, that when you're configuring a program as
network listener, it's a good idea not to filter that away again. Or
just don't configure this.

Yours,
VB.
--
"Terror eignet sich mehr als irgendeine andere militärische Strategie dazu,
die Bevölkerung zu manipulieren."
(Dr. Daniele Ganser, 2005)
<http://www.auchdieserschwachsinnmussinsinternet.de/>
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