Quoting "Robertson-Ravo, Neil (RX)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > but I still fail to see how a machine with a Sofware Firewall which > blocks all inbound traffic unless user allowed is insecure...
Simple. I sent you a virus with some malware, you double click and the malware connects to me and I start giving commands. Firewalls only look at who is initiating the connection, once it is established anything goes. > As for email : I never open email up unless it is from a user or list I > recognise - and my AV progs simply delete or detect malicious ones > anyway.... We have received malware through this list as well (granted, incapacitated by the mailserver). Jochem ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
