In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "McBu
rnett, Jim" writes:
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>From: Scott McGrath [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>No answer on that one, However Mac OS X also includes a built in firewall.
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>>On the configuration angle, the Microsoft ICF (Internet Connection
>>Firewall) blocks everything by default.
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> I just worked on a friends computer last night.
>The XP ICF firewall was on, and it did not stop
>the bug..
>I want to test that in a lab environment though...
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The Wall Street Journal noted that Microsoft is testing a variety of
other security products, including one from Tiny Software because
(according to Microsoft itself) "it's more advanced".
--Steve Bellovin, http://www.research.att.com/~smb
