"What in the Microsoft advertising indicated there was a firewall or
equivalent included?"
Please read my first post under this topic.
JJ
"Jupiter Jones [MVP]" wrote:
> "...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
>
> --
> Jupiter Jones [MVP]
> http://www3.telus.net/dandemar
> http://www.dts-l.org
>
>
> "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/
> >> >>
> >> >> *Remove nospam. to reply by e-mail*
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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