On Sat, 12 Jul 2003 00:42:34 GMT, "YK" <YKnot@home.invalid>
prounounced a fatwah thus:

>Dave G wrote:
>> Okay... so I had some annoying pop up ads through the messenger
>> service (see my previous post)...
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>> Digging a little deeper (following a post by YK) I find I am in need
>> of a personal Firewall.... yes I know... What am I doing in the
>> spyware NG if I don't already have one of these!!!
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>> Any recommendations out there... My machine spec is Win XP, IE6,
>> Outlook Express, McAfee v6.02, Modem Dial Up (although soon to move
>> to broadband) and I use Kazaa Lite occasionally.
>>
>> What's best for my needs...
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>> Regards
>>
>> Dave G
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>Kerio is what I use and am very happy with it.
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>A bit of general background.
>http://www.firewallguide.com/
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>People that recommend dumping IE and OE do not have the smarts to clamp down
>on security.
>They can only offer negative comments that are fueled by their incompetence.

Dump IE and OE.

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>See Eric's vast information about security and privacy. I use IE-SPYAD.
>http://www.staff.uiuc.edu/~ehowes/main-nf.htm <== main site
>http://www.staff.uiuc.edu/~ehowes/btw/ie/ie-opts.htm <== IE security
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