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Re: New Computer? Six Steps to Safer Surfing
From: "Matthew S. Hallacy" <poptix () poptix net>
Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2004 06:36:48 -0600
On Sat, Dec 18, 2004 at 09:14:30PM -0500, Sean Donelan wrote:
I wouldn't rely on software firewalls. At the same store you buy your computer, also buy a hardware firewall. Hopefully soon the motherboard and NIC manufacturers will start including built-in hardware firewalls. But sometimes, such as dialup modems, software firewalls are the only alternative.
Hopefully soon people will start running operating systems, web browsers, and email clients where they have no need for a "personal firewall". (Or, with luck, certain vendors will fix their buggy software) -- Matthew S. Hallacy FUBAR, LART, BOFH Certified http://www.poptix.net GPG public key 0x01938203
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