Re: xp firewall how good is it?

From: Mark Strelecki, ACP (be6-507@nospam.strelecki.com)
Date: 12/16/02 

From: " Mark Strelecki, ACP" <be6-507@nospam.strelecki.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2002 12:30:17 -0500

> If you've got some kind of problem with me in general

No problem at all, Robert.

> perhaps we could discuss it in email instead of cluttering up the forums?

Not required, but thank you for the offer.

Any "digging" you refer to was likely in the form of the dismissal and
insult you used when referring to Steve Gibson as a charlatan.

I remain convinced his work at www.grc.com is top class and worthy of any
and all respect and support, hence the reference in my previous post.

There remains too much work to be done in educating the public and
developing small, useful utilities that can mitigate the weak design
evidenced in MS' approach, for any of us to be complacent or dismissive of
significant efforts.

And YOU certainly have MY respect in all other ways, please rest assured.

Life is too short for fanning flames of anger in these newsgroups.

Best wishes to you, always, from Atlanta, GA. 

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Mark Strelecki,  ACP          BE6.XP1097.020817
Atlanta, GA. - Computing and Programming Since 1975
I MAKE IT GO!  ©
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"Robert Moir" <bofh@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:uise1zRpCHA.2796@TK2MSFTNGP10...
> Mark Strelecki, ACP wrote:
> > Hi, Timbo -
> >
> > While some with MS "certifications" would choose to diminish the fine
> > work done by folks like Steve Gibson (for perhaps obvious reasons?),
> > the fact is that the included "firewall" in XP is a bare bones design
> > that offers incomplete protection.
>
> Mark,
> I mentioned in my reply that the XP firewall only stops incoming traffic,
> and I didn't connect that to the problems I have with shields up's
> usefulness. It isn't totally useless, it's just far less useful than Mr
> Gibson would like us to believe. As such I think your snide references
above
> are a little unfair.
>
> Several times you've jumped into threads I've posted on to try and mix up
> and muddy what I say to make some sly digs. We've even discussed firewalls
> before and said much the same things each time and while I am prepared to
> respect your opinion on the subject it seems you can't resist digs at me
> over my opinion. If you've got some kind of problem with me in general
> perhaps we could discuss it in email instead of cluttering up the forums?
>
>

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