"KpoT" <no@no.no> wrote in
news:NlFZa.20800$ij4.369990@weber.videotron.net:

> subj!
> personally I'm very satisfied with my ZoneAlarm Pro, but, just out of
> curiousity, is there any ones that are actually better (from the point
> of restricting in/outbound traffic, privacy protection, and such..)?
> i'm only talking about personal desktop firewalls, nothing industrial
> here, folks -)
>
>

See:
http://www.firewallguide.com/
http://lists.gpick.com/pages/Firewall_Info.htm
http://www.firewall-software.com/fir..._firewall.html
http://www.auditmypc.com/

ZA is an excellent firewall, and I used to use the free version. I now use
Kerio 2.1.5 in conjunction with Sponge's blocklist:
http://www.geocities.com/yosponge/