Hallo Charlie,
On Sat, 30 Sep 2000 21:38:39 +0100 GMT (01/10/2000, 04:38 +0800 GMT),
Charlie Turner (ceejay) wrote:
CTc> Ok, here's something else to think about. My firewall is set up to ask
CTc> for permission when any new installation attempts to communicate for
CTc> the first time. Every program I've installed since setting up the
CTc> firewall has fired this rule and asked for permission, that is all
CTc> except one....TB!
CTc> <cue X-files music>
LOL
I don't have this problem, because the app doesn't need to ask for
permission. If any tries anything, and it is not explicitely permitted
in the over 100 rules that I have set up for the firewall, I will be
asked. Otherwise, if a firewall depended on the app to actively report
there actions to the firewall, it would be conveniently easy to write
an app to bypass the firewall and cause damage or disclose
confidential information, if you are so inclined.
I guess somewhere in the myriad of rules there is one that permits
"any application" to make a POP connection and an SMTP connection. I
had to permit these for TB in the beginning.
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Cheers,
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