Re: Making Outpost work

From: Mike (NoSpam_at_NoSpam.net)
Date: 03/21/05

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    Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2005 08:43:23 -0500

    On Sat, 19 Mar 2005 09:38:14 GMT, Franklin <no_thanks@mail.com> wrote:

    >I am on XP Pro + SP1 and have taken out a trial of Outpost Pro 2.5.
    >
    >I am finding it quite hard configuring this firewall. At the moment
    >my Opera browser gets blocked whenever my third-party clipboard
    >manager (Yankee Clipper) pastes a URL into the address bar.
    >
    >Outpost complains about the clipboard utility trying to change a
    >component of the brwoser. Huh? I don't understand it and what's
    >worse i don't know how to prevent Outpost blocking the browser at
    >that point.
    >
    >Can anyone advise please.

    I've been using Outpost for about three years. The most recent
    version seems to have some issues leading to notifications such as the
    one you are seeing when no components have changed. I am thinking of
    dropping Outpost because it is becoming bloated and buggy.

    >
    >---
    >
    >On a larger scale, is it worth peristing with Outpost? As it seems
    >like quite a headache to get right.
    >
    >I do NOT REALLY NEED FEATURES for mail attachments, cookies, ActiveX,
    >scripts, etc. Those things my I do well enough in the browser or in
    >my antivirus software and I don't have a MAJOR NEED for a second line
    >of defense against them.
    >
    >As beackground I have used:
    >
    >Sygate Free 5.5 and Sygate Pro 5.5 and both were ok (reporting is
    >better than others but I would have like even more reporting tools).
    >
    >free Kerio (2.1.5) but reporting and user interface were always a bit
    >too tricky to use comfortably.
    >
    >Zone Alarm Pro 4.5 but I continually get alert messages about
    >loopback 127.0.0.1 and suspected application hijacking (EG when the
    >browser calls the emailer). Reporting is not good either.
    >
    >Is it worth me trying a different firewall?

    I am leaning towards Sygate Free.

    I do have an OpenBSD firewall protecting my home network, however, I
    need a Windows-based firewall for my notebook for those times when I
    am travelling.

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