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Old 01-03-2008   #6 (permalink)
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Re: Vista Firewall Issue

In message <fbuon3lj2fif4aero3rr6ip355ce5sh2ub@xxxxxx> Straight Talk
<b__nice@xxxxxx> wrote:
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>On Wed, 2 Jan 2008 16:27:32 -0600, "Hatter"
><hatter@xxxxxx> wrote:
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>>Then what you might want is 3rd party firewall that does alert you when a
>>program makes an attempt.
>
>Host based outbound control is an illusion.
Not necessarily. If you're a limited user, and don't elevate or
otherwise give admin access, you can trust host-based solutions.

Otherwise, they're just snakeoil.
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