A Martinez wrote:

> Hello, this is a question that I've been wondering about almost since I 
> start testing and using Mozilla:
> 
> I'm using a firewall (ZoneAlarm) and whenever I install a new version of 
> Mozilla it detects that the exe has changed and says that Mozilla is 
> asking for server rights.
> 
> So, if Mozilla is a client application, why does it need to open a 
> server on some port of my computer?
> 
> Sometimes I just denied the server rights and it seems to keep on 
> working fine, but I would like to know the reason of this open port.
> 
> Please, only serious answers, nothing from JTK.
> 

PSM acts as a "server" to "LocalHost" and that's what ZA is picking up 
on I believe.


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