Re: Agnitum Outpost blocking everything


"Beauregard T. Shagnasty" <a.nony.mous@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
message news:gQZQe.21943$PM3.17700@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Tom J wrote:
>> What's wrong with the built in XP firewall? I have had no breach
>> with it.
>
> Has Microsoft updated it so it is a two-way firewall?

NO.

>
> AFAIK, it only looks at Inbound traffic. If something on your
> computer wants to _send_ without your knowledge, how will you know?

Between Avast, Ad-Aware SE & Spybot-Search & destroy, I don't worry to
much about sending. I also work with a close watch on the modem's
blinking lights.

Tom J


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