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  • Subject: Re: DSL Firewall Question (was List turnaround speed)
  • From: "John Taylor" <john.taylor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 15:26:05 -0700

Rob,

Here are the answers to your question about why you should run a personal
firewall:

https://grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2

And here is the one to use:

http://www.zonealarm.com/

You can't beat the price - $0 for personal use.


Regards,

John Taylor
Canada

----- Original Message -----
From: <rob@dekko.com>
To: <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2001 14:44
Subject: Re: DSL Firewall Question (was List turnaround speed)


>
> I have a question.  Why would he now need a firewall at his home versus
> when he had a modem connection?  Or should he have had one then?  If that
> is the case should anyone who hooks up to the internet; personal or
> business, modem or otherwise, have a firewall?
>
> Rob Berendt
>
> ==================
> Remember the Cole!
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>                     MacWheel99@aol.com
>                     Sent by:                   To:
MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
>                     owner-midrange-l@mi        cc:
>                     drange.com                 Subject:     DSL Firewall
Question (was List turnaround speed)
>
>
>                     01/11/01 02:51 PM
>                     Please respond to
>                     MIDRANGE-L

>
>
>
>
>
>
> DSL is coming to my community real soon & I have been looking at personal
> firewall alternatives - currently leaning towards Norton because I have
> their
> protection for Virus & use for other stuff & I not see anything comparably
> priced that seems better & I have seen enough horror stories about the
free
> stuff to steer away from it.
>
> Is your DSL to work or home?
>
> Did you get a personal fire wall to use with always connected to the
> internet
> DSL,  what did you get, were you happy with it?
>
>
>
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