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RE: Re: January 15 is Personal Firewall Day, help the cause
From: "Schmehl, Paul L" <pauls () utdallas edu>
Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2004 12:27:06 -0600
-----Original Message----- From: full-disclosure-admin () lists netsys com [mailto:full-disclosure-admin () lists netsys com] On Behalf Of David F. Skoll Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2004 11:07 AM To: tlarholm () pivx com Cc: bugtraq () securityfocus com; ntbugtraq () listserv ntbugtraq com; full-disclosure () lists netsys com Subject: [Full-disclosure] Re: January 15 is Personal Firewall Day, help the cause That Web site is utterly disingenuous. Rather than giving low-value information, how about high-value information that actually protects people: 1) Don't use Windows. 2) Don't use Outlook. Our company uses neither Windows nor Outlook, and although we do have a firewall, we do not use anti-virus software.
So why do you use a firewall? Paul Schmehl (pauls () utdallas edu) Adjunct Information Security Officer The University of Texas at Dallas AVIEN Founding Member http://www.utdallas.edu/~pauls/ _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
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- Re: January 15 is Personal Firewall Day, help the cause, (continued)
- Re: January 15 is Personal Firewall Day, help the cause Kenton Smith (Jan 15)
- Re: January 15 is Personal Firewall Day, help the cause David F. Skoll (Jan 15)
- Re: January 15 is Personal Firewall Day, help the cause cdowns (Jan 15)
- RE: Re: January 15 is Personal Firewall Day, help the cause Bill Royds (Jan 15)
- Re: Re: January 15 is Personal Firewall Day, help the cause Christopher Downs (Jan 15)
- Re: Re: January 15 is Personal Firewall Day, help the cause Christopher Downs (Jan 15)
- Re: Re: January 15 is Personal Firewall Day, help the cause Exibar (Jan 16)
- RE: Re: January 15 is Personal Firewall Day, help the cause Bill Royds (Jan 15)
- Re: January 15 is Personal Firewall Day, help the cause Joris De Donder (Jan 15)
- Re: January 15 is Personal Firewall Day, help the cause madsaxon (Jan 14)
- RE: Re: January 15 is Personal Firewall Day, help the cause Schmehl, Paul L (Jan 15)
- RE: Re: January 15 is Personal Firewall Day, help the cause Schmehl, Paul L (Jan 15)
- Re: Re: January 15 is Personal Firewall Day, help the cause hggdh (Jan 15)
- Re: January 15 is Personal Firewall Day, help the cause Mike Shaw (Jan 15)
- January 15 is Personal Firewall Day, help the cause tlarholm (Jan 15)
- RE: Re[2]: January 15 is Personal Firewall Day, help the cause Schmehl, Paul L (Jan 15)
- Re[4]: January 15 is Personal Firewall Day, help the cause Joris De Donder (Jan 16)
- RE: Re: January 15 is Personal Firewall Day, help the cause James Patterson Wicks (Jan 15)
- RE: Re: January 15 is Personal Firewall Day, help the cause Schmehl, Paul L (Jan 15)
- Re: January 15 is Personal Firewall Day, help the cause Brandon Butterworth (Jan 15)
- Re: Re: January 15 is Personal Firewall Day, help the cause Gary Flynn (Jan 15)
- RE: Re: January 15 is Personal Firewall Day, help the cause Richard M. Smith (Jan 15)