On Jan 16, 2017, at 11:45 AM, Jane Blake <[email protected]> wrote:

> When I get the message:
> 
> Do you want Microsoft Word (or any other application) to accept incoming 
> network connections?
> allow        don't allow
> 
> What is the correct answer?

This is a message from macOS firewall. It’s wanting to verify the checksum of 
the program’s binary code. Almost all Mac programs have such a checksum. The 
default is to do it automatically. Check System Preferences>Security & 
Privacy>Firewall Options has the thing flagged correctly.

If this message shows up after launching a program from a well-known developer, 
it probably means you either have the setting wrong in the preferences, or the 
binary has been damaged.

L^2


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