On Sat, 12 Jul 2003 15:13:04 -0500, M.L.
<mel2000remoovethis@hotmail.com> wrote:

>
>>Begin by doing things right, which means hardening XP networking:
>>
>>http://www.hsc.fr/ressources/breves/...win.en.html.en
>>
>>Then it makes not a twit of difference which Firewall you use since
>>you don't need one. I like Sygate PF for its excellent traffic log.
>>This can be of some use in tracking down unwanted apps trying to
gain
>>internet access. But you also need a good running process viewer or
>>two. You should also use Spybot and AdAware.
>>
>>Next, dump IE and OE and use only apps that have been designed with
>>security in mind. Use the latest Mozilla or Mozilla based browsers.
NS
>>7.10 is excellent. Use something like Privoxy for ad blocking, etc.
>
>Telling strangers to just dump the apps they've been using is almost
>always bad advice. Fact is, no one will know how secure Mozilla is
>until it's been tested like IE and Outlook. I use IE and used to use
>Outlook, and had no security problems with either after configuring
>them properly.

Mozilla is extremely well tested and known bugs fixed.
IE is a disaster. One that's well-documented. Just take a look at the
SecurityFocus, Bugtraq, and other archives -- new exploits discovered
just about every day. Microsott doesn'r always patch it's bugs,
including some in IE6, and some extremely critical flaws are
considered "features" by Microsoft, like ActiveX downloads.
Some wise soul once said patching holes in IE is like patching holes
in a wicker basket. Apparently, some people think a wicker basket is a
boat.

>>For email and newsgroups, you can use Netscape. I prefer using
Pegasus
>>and Free Agent.
>
>That sounds like spamming.

Recommending programs isn't spamming. Anymore than posting here
hawking how wonderful IE is could be spamming on your part.

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