If your using Active Directory why not just push out IPSec policy's to your clients blocking incoming and outgoing connections that you don't want. Less expensive than personal firewalls and easy to configure large groups of computers.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Evan Mann Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2006 2:57 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Firewall on Corporate clients. I think you should use a desktop firewall, because it can help prevent the spread of common viruses that invoke their own SMTP engines to spread, or use other open ports. However, if your firewall doesn't block outbound connections (like the XP firewall) then you are only half protected, and you won't get the full benefit. Case in point, a mass mailer that installs it's own SMTP engine will not be blocked by the XP firewall since that's an outbound connection you must prevent. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Shields, Anthony Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2006 12:02 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: OT: Firewall on Corporate clients. Hey quick question. Do any of yall run a firewall program on all of your corporate PCs? Be it Windows XP SP2 Firewall or Trend Micro's Officescan Firewall, etc. I was informed that some small business guru recommended it everyone at a recent talk that my boss went to. There's been a discussion here as to the pro's and con's and so trying to get a consensus from the group. Thanks, Anthony Shields Systems Administrator The Epstein School [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Epstein School Two languages One community _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/read/?forum=exchange To subscribe: http://e-newsletters.internet.com/discussionlists.html/ To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. Attn: Discussion List Management 475 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 Please include the email address which you have been contacted with. _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/read/?forum=exchange To subscribe: http://e-newsletters.internet.com/discussionlists.html/ To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. Attn: Discussion List Management 475 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 Please include the email address which you have been contacted with. _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/read/?forum=exchange To subscribe: http://e-newsletters.internet.com/discussionlists.html/ To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. Attn: Discussion List Management 475 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 Please include the email address which you have been contacted with.
