NOT running slow anymore
Well, folks, the problem seems to be resolved. First off, thanks to you all for the constructive comments about the problem. I've traced it down to the settings in the virus scanner, not Zone Alarm. It seems the settings for Real Time Scanning were set to scan everything. This worked until an update occurred last week. That's when it seems things got slow, since Trend Micro tells me they got REAL agressive looking for a particular virus (SOBIG?). Since the file got scanned coming in, when it created the TMP file, and again when it got put in the message store, things got really slow. Especially since TM now scanned a several MB large file for each message it added. YIKES No wonder the thing was slow. Taking the suggestion, I have excluded the directory (BatMail) where my mail folders reside. Things are running quite well, thank you very much! :) With that said, I still require a personal firewall. My travels into the public internet have shown enough scans and attempted attacks to make it necessary when I'm not home. Please contact me off line with your recommendations. Also, would someone point me to the OT list? I can post the question there, as well. Once again, thanks to all for your input. Regards, Mike Current version is 1.62 | Using TBUDL information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: NOT running slow anymore
Hey Michael, My MUA believes 'The Bat! (v1.62 Christmas Edition) Personal' was used to write [EMAIL PROTECTED]">mid:[EMAIL PROTECTED] on Sunday, January 19, 2003 at 7:44:18 AM. MD Also, would someone point me to the OT list? I can post the MD question there, as well. All that info is found by following the link the list adds after the message. See below. g HAND -- Tim Musson Flying with The Bat! eMail v1.62 Christmas Edition Windows 2000 5.0.2195 (Service Pack 2) Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea. Current version is 1.62 | Using TBUDL information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: NOT running slow anymore
* Michael Disabato [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Well, folks, the problem seems to be resolved. Well done :-) With that said, I still require a personal firewall. No. My travels into the public internet have shown enough scans and attempted attacks to make it necessary when I'm not home. Who attacks your PC and how? What do you expect from your personal firewall? How could a personal firewall help? -- Best regards, Carsten Current version is 1.62 | Using TBUDL information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re[2]: NOT running slow anymore
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hello Carsten, Well, folks, the problem seems to be resolved. CT Well done :-) With that said, I still require a personal firewall. CT No. My travels into the public internet have shown enough scans and attempted attacks to make it necessary when I'm not home. Absolutely true... You can try Kerio Personal and get it http://www.kerio.com CT Who attacks your PC and how? I can easily attack your pc starting at this very moment... CT What do you expect from your personal firewall? Protection from stupidity, trojans, viruses, scans, enhanced privacy, etc... CT How could a personal firewall help? Remove the door to your house tonight and never put it back, then lie a fully loaded shotgun and all of your valuables at the entrance with a note attached To whom this may concern, please shoot me, or just take the money and the shotgun and go, I DON'T CARE!. You know you're personal preference about your own security is entirely an opinion and nothing more... You shouldn't influence any body's decision on security with ignorance... I know you knew that was coming too... - -- Best regards, Victor B. Gonzalez [EMAIL PROTECTED] Using The Bat! v1.62 Christmas Edition Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600 Service Pack 1 -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Comment: Request My PGP Public Keys - [EMAIL PROTECTED] iQA/AwUBPirFWF3LB35+TCg0EQK/rQCfQD5PYXRFfh5HxuVac2D7q5m5AuYAnRrS zqPdbyeZcYOVBR0GVQNvBuNi =goDP -END PGP SIGNATURE- Current version is 1.62 | Using TBUDL information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: NOT running slow anymore
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VBG You know you're personal preference about your own security
VBG is entirely an opinion and nothing more... You shouldn't
VBG influence any body's decision on security with ignorance...
VBG I know you knew that was coming too...
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Desktop firewalls (was: NOT running slow anymore)
* Victor B. Gonzalez [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hello Carsten, [ personal firewalls ] Who attacks your PC and how? I can easily attack your pc starting at this very moment... Please attack me, Victor. Try it as hard as you can. And please explain us how a personal firewall could prevent me from being attacked by you. And, how are you going to attack me? Did it work? What do you expect from your personal firewall? Protection from stupidity, What do you mean with stupidity? An example? trojans, A trojan horse is a program that *you* install on your computer. If such a trojan horse runs on your system you have lost. Period. A trojan horse could deactivate a personal firewall (especially under Win9x operation systems, or under a WinNT when you are logged in as admin), manipulate files, ... A personal firewall can *not* protect you from installing a trojan horse. I would recommend to be more careful with installing strange tools. viruses, a virus is a program that *you* install on your computer. A personal firewall can not stop you from executing strange attachments. Just one example: trojan horses could easily communicate through the firewall by starting IE with an Url like http://www.someserver.tld/bla?a=secret_information_from_victors_pc... This is the way Realplayer tunnels through firewalls. scans, do you mean portscans. I don't see any problem in being portscanned. That's the internet :-) enhanced privacy, I don't see how. An example? etc... Sorry, Victor, could you explain that in a more, erm, technical way? How could a personal firewall help? Remove the door to your house tonight and never put it back, then lie a fully loaded shotgun and all of your valuables at the entrance with a note attached To whom this may concern, please shoot me, or just take the money and the shotgun and go, I DON'T CARE!. Funny, but FUD. You know you're personal preference about your own security is entirely an opinion and nothing more... You shouldn't influence any body's decision on security with ignorance... Victor, no, no and no. I am not influencing anyone. I am asking you again: please describe a case in which a personal firewall protects you from being hacked. a) Don't offer any services if you don't really need them. So there will be no open ports. b) Always install the latest security patches for your software. c) Don't install software that you don't trust a 100 per cent. d) Don't use IE, OE. e) ... -- Best regards, Carsten Current version is 1.62 | Using TBUDL information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Desktop firewalls (was: NOT running slow anymore)
Hallo Carsten, On Sun, 19 Jan 2003 17:47:24 +0100GMT (19-1-03, 17:47 +0100GMT, where I live), you wrote: CT Victor, no, no and no. I am not influencing anyone. I am asking CT you again: please describe a case in which a personal firewall CT protects you from being hacked. It might be more a legal issue than something else. In the Netherlands it's not illegal to hack somebody's computer when he hasn't taken any precautions. That's about the same as: There's no gate, how is he to know he's not allowed to enter. However, when there's a firewall to be worked around the issue is the other way around. -- Groetjes, Roelof Current version is 1.62 | Using TBUDL information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Desktop firewalls (was: NOT running slow anymore)
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RO It might be more a legal issue than something else. In the Netherlands
RO it's not illegal to hack somebody's computer when he hasn't taken any
RO precautions. That's about the same as: There's no gate, how is he to
RO know he's not allowed to enter. However, when there's a firewall to
RO be worked around the issue is the other way around.
This is my second request
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