"...I would still blame Microsoft for not bundling a firewall..."
What in the Microsoft advertising indicated there was a firewall or
equivalent included?
Have you also installed any applicable updates?
For computers, quite often an update will prevent issues where the
firewall is either nonexistent or disabled.
Blaster from a few years ago is a good example.
Try one of the newsgroups for portable devices such as yours:
http://aumha.org/nntp.htm
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"JJ" <JJ@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2164F40A-FC10-421A-81BD-2F62B03BE664@microsoft.com...
> OK. While I was connected to the Internet with the always-on
> connection at
> first(rather than Wi-Fi), the intrusions would start up applications
> on my
> device, start-up Wi-Fi access, which caused the battery level to
> drop, etc.
>
> Are those intrusions adequate to warrant your support?
>
> And even if the attacks did not occur, which they did, I would still
> blame
> Microsoft for not bundling a firewall with Windows Mobile 2005.
>
> "Alun Jones" wrote:
>
>> I think Paul's point was to ask you to be specific about one or
>> more such
>> "attacks".
>>
>> So far, all you've said is that something vague has happened, and
>> you blame
>> Microsoft. You're apparently looking for support in your
>> aspersions, which
>> is something that most people will only give if they have
>> information to
>> start from.
>>
>> Alun.
>> ~~~~
>>
>> "JJ" <JJ@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:FDDD2F21-7652-4781-B084-7D88C9E62C1F@microsoft.com...
>> > Well, I would call any intrusion into my Windows Mobile device an
>> > attack.
>> > Wouldn't you?
>> >
>> > "Paul Smith" wrote:
>> >
>> >> "JJ" <JJ@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:CB4EE328-CDD3-4C03-BA1E-CFB3726D8EA3@microsoft.com...
>> >>
>> >> > I recently bought a Windows Mobile 2005 device. I use it to
>> >> > connect to
>> >> > the
>> >> > Internet and check my email, check stock quotes, etc. And I
>> >> > was
>> >> > attacked
>> >> > every time I connected. So, I've now disabled the Internet
>> >> > connection
>> >> > feature
>> >> > that comes with the device and only use Wi-Fi to connect. This
>> >> > way, I
>> >> > don't
>> >> > have an always-on connection to the Internet. I can turn off
>> >> > Wi-Fi
>> >> > access
>> >> > when I don't need it.
>> >>
>> >> What do you mean you were "attacked"?
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Paul Smith,
>> >> Yeovil, UK.
>> >> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User.
>> >> http://www.dasmirnov.net/blog/
>> >> http://www.windowsresource.net/
>> >>
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