Hello Oliver,

Thursday, August 28, 2003, 3:38:54 PM, you wrote:

OM> The shortcoming I have found with ZoneAlarm comes with virtual
OM> machine or interpreted apps. e.g. you grant access rights to
OM> java.exe, perl.exe,  python.exe etc, and then *any* Java, Python
OM> or Perl program you run can  get through your firewall

Yep! Virtual is a big hazard, especially if taken to the M$ extreme. I
don't like the trend for apps to get too permissive in what they
allow. Nice features sometimes, but it increases the risk too.

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