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Re: Microsoft to ship new versions with firewall enabled
From: up () 3 am
Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2003 13:06:27 -0400 (EDT)
On Thu, 14 Aug 2003, Jack Bates wrote:
John Neiberger wrote:Hmm...I didn't even know XP had a built-in firewall. Any bets on how long it is before other companies with software firewall products bring suit against Microsoft for bundling a firewall in the OS? --No clue, but I can tell you how long it will last before ISP helpdesks disable the firewall.
About 30 seconds, for my customers. In fact, when you configure a dialup connection, the firewall *is* enabled by default, until walk them through turning it off? Why? Because after anywhere from 2 days to 2 months, suddenly things just stop working...usually POP3, but often SMTP, HTTP or HTTPS. Like many things MS, it's broken. James Smallacombe PlantageNet, Inc. CEO and Janitor up () 3 am http://3.am =========================================================================
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