Re: YABBT [1] - Re: Zone Alarm

[Ron DuFresne <dufresne () winternet com>]

        [SNIP]

> 'A HW firewall can only block at the protocol level for an entire
> machine but can not reliably deny access for one program and allow
> access for another program when they are using like protocols from the
> same machine.'

Still incorrect, as it seems folks are talking about packet filters only
of one type or another.  No one seems to be considering the high end in
the firewall realm, and this might be due to the 'homeuser' tone of the
thread, but, what about firewalls with application proxies?  Of course
these are not very common on a desktop or home machine...

Thanks,

Ron DuFresne
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