Actualy winMe is quite safe out of the box ( its win9x ) and does not have the remote compromises that affect winXP / win2k
Donnie Werner E2 Labs ----- Original Message ----- From: "j" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, November 10, 2003 6:33 AM Subject: [Full-Disclosure] WinME firewalling > I'm interested in opinions from list participants - all my work is with > linux, like a firewalling linux bridge on a win/lin mixed network. > > Given: A technologically-impaired grandmother with winME. Any change > of OS would be psychologically damaging... (WinXP 'kindergarten crayon' > default theme would probably induce seizures... ;^) Grandma now gets a > DSL connection, and as per the ISP has this shiny new DSL modem plugged > into said WinME machine, both now powered up ~24 hours per day, an open > orifice with a target painted on it. > > What software firewall solution is truly suitable for Grandma? As > invisible to the user as possible, of course, since this Grandma doesn't > understand most of the 'little window thingies' that spontaneously > appear already. (you know at least one - the manic 'ok' clicker...) > Additional hardware of any kind is not permitted, this has to be a > software solution under WinME. > > Clearly there are 'social' factors in training such a user - I'm looking > for opinions regarding the software end of things, not 'whack her in the > head every time she clicks OK without reading' suggestions. :^) > > Thanks. > > j > > --- > > MCP - Defenestrator - Cynic > > > _______________________________________________ > Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. > Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html > _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
