Re: Windows XP Firewall

From: David Beder [MSFT] (dbeder_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 02/13/04 

Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2004 22:41:19 -0800

XPSP2 is actively considering adding the ability to firewall the AOL
connection.
On the other hand, feel free to consider MSN:) 

-- 
David
Microsoft Windows Networking
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"Bruce Chambers" <bchambers@nospamcableone.net> wrote in message 
news:102lt4094ddqldb@corp.supernews.com...
> Greetings --
>
>    If you're using AOL, you'll either need to find a 3rd party
> firewall that is compatible with AOL, or switch to a real ISP that is
> compatible with the real Internet.  This is because AOL is an on-line
> content provider that ignores international Internetworking standards
> in favor of its own proprietary products, and has deliberately made
> its connection software incompatible with both WinXP's built-in
> firewall and WinXP's Internet Connection Sharing feature.  AOL's
> proprietary connection applet is deliberately designed to preclude
> your setting/adjusting any of its properties, to include
> enabling/disabling WinXP's ICF and ICS.
>
>
> Bruce Chambers
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> "hatchep" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
> news:e6fb01c3f096$507f8180$a401280a@phx.gbl...
>> Have recently purchased Windows XP and discovered there is
>> a firewall included. However, it seems that the firewall
>> is only for networking? Can anyone tell me if a single
>> computer using a dial-up connection to the Net (in this
>> case AOL) is protected by the firewall?  Can not find the
>> answer anywhere in the"help". References are only to
>> networking and cable connections.
>> thanks for any and all help.
>
>

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