From: shane@cais.com (Taliesin_2) Newsgroups: alt.folklore.computers Subject: Firewalls Date: Mon, 03 Aug 1998 01:04:38 GMT Organization: Lost In The Evergreens With The Animals Lines: 2 Message-ID: <35c50c47.25108303@newsreader.cais.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: shane.cais.com X-Trace: newsie.cais.net 902106451 28550 205.252.8.150 (3 Aug 1998 01:07:31 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@cais.net NNTP-Posting-Date: 3 Aug 1998 01:07:31 GMT X-Newsreader: Forte Free Agent 1.11/32.235 Path: ccw.ch!pfaff.ethz.ch!news-zh.switch.ch!news-ge.switch.ch!newscore.univie.ac.at!news-raspail.gip.net!news-peer.gip.net!news.gsl.net!gip.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!206.229.87.25!news-peer.sprintlink.net!news-backup-west.sprintlink.net!news.sprintlink.net!205.177.10.1!in1.nntp.cais.net!newsie.cais.net!newsie.cais.net!not-for-mail Is it worthwile for a home computer to have a FIREWALL??? If so where can I find a freeware firewall for Win 95 & a Pentium 200 processor??? Thanx!!! ###### From: ab528@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Heinz W. Wiggeshoff) Newsgroups: alt.folklore.computers Subject: Re: Firewalls Date: 3 Aug 1998 02:24:10 GMT Organization: The National Capital FreeNet Lines: 10 Message-ID: <6q370a$o78@freenet-news.carleton.ca> References: <35c50c47.25108303@newsreader.cais.net> Reply-To: ab528@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Heinz W. Wiggeshoff) NNTP-Posting-Host: freenet3.carleton.ca X-Given-Sender: ab528@freenet3.carleton.ca (Heinz W. Wiggeshoff) Path: ccw.ch!pfaff.ethz.ch!news-zh.switch.ch!news.belnet.be!news-raspail.gip.net!news-peer.gip.net!news.gsl.net!gip.net!sunqbc.risq.qc.ca!torn!nott!cunews!freenet-news.carleton.ca!FreeNet.Carleton.CA!ab528 Taliesin_2 (shane@cais.com) writes: > Is it worthwile for a home computer to have a FIREWALL??? If so where can I find a freeware firewall for Win 95 & a Pentium > 200 processor??? Thanx!!! Had you posted this earlier, (say, May 1993), I could have salvaged the Halon fire extinguishing system which protected the IBM 370 4381 system at my former POE. This system not only could put out fires, but any operators who were not fleet of foot would be removed from the gene pool. ###### Path: ccw.ch!usenet From: Neil Franklin Newsgroups: alt.folklore.computers Subject: Re: Firewalls Date: 03 Aug 1998 21:16:43 +0200 Organization: My own Private Self Lines: 24 Message-ID: References: <35c50c47.25108303@newsreader.cais.net> X-Newsreader: Gnus v5.3/Emacs 19.34 shane@cais.com (Taliesin_2) writes: > > Is it worthwile for a home computer to have a FIREWALL??? Absolutely. After all with all those criminals on the net they will earlier or later break into your computer. Destroying it is the least problem, they may use it to store porn. Also absolutely needed to protect decent a.f.c citizens from stupids like you. > If so where can I find a freeware firewall for Win 95 & a Pentium > 200 processor??? Thanx!!! Linux+IPFW seen to do a good job for free. Neil "BOFH Laboratories" Franklin -- home: Neil.Franklin@ccw.ch.remove http://www.ccw.ch/Neil.Franklin/ work: franklin@arch.ethz.ch.remove http://caad.arch.ethz.ch/~franklin/ *** It's true ! I read it on Usenet and the Web ! ***