Re: Am I the only one?

From: Kylee (imkylee_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 08/31/03


Date: Sun, 31 Aug 2003 03:35:30 -0700


Johnno,

I know that the XP Firewall is not the cure for
everything, but it did protect my computer from the
Blaster virus. When everyone eles had it, I was
downloading patches and removal tools for them. It made a
difference, not only to me, but to my friends also.

Thanks,
Kylee

>-----Original Message-----

>Hi Kylee,
>
>Are you talking about the Firewall contained within XP?
>
>If so, it's not worth a hill of beans. Stop using it,
and get Zone Alarms
>freebie.
>www.zonealarm.com
>
>
>Johnno
>
>
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8/19/2003
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>



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