And it came to pass that Randall Parker wrote:

> On NT4 SP6a. Running Moz build 2001031904.
> 
> I run ZoneAlarm as a firewall (and quite like it btw). Well,
> Zone Alarm can warn the first time (or never or always
> depending on how configured) each app tries to access the
> internet. I've been having it warn me so that I can find out
> which apps are trying to do so. Anyway, Mozilla elicits an
> additional warning about its attempt to register as a
> server. 
> 
> So why does Moz register as a server? Is it capable of
> accepting connections from remote hosts that it does not
> initiate on its side? If so, for what service(s)?
> 

That's the Personal Security Manager module.  This is mentioned 
in the release notes, IIRC.  It does not require access to the 
internet.


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