Thanks for this info, Steve.
Will take it into consideration here.
Best 73 de KB8TYJ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, July 04, 2004 5:09 PM
Subject: Re: speech and the internet
> I use Norton Internet Security 2004. The suite comes with Norton Personal
> Firewall, Norton Intruder Detection, Ad Blocking, Spam Filter, Parental
> Control and Privacy Manager, as well as Norton Anti-virus. I found it
on-line
> for $25 including shipping a few months ago. That is just a CD, the
manual is
> on the CD.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, July 04, 2004 3:57 PM
> Subject: Re: speech and the internet
>
>
> Steve:
>
> Thanks for this info. It is somewhat comforting, and very informative.
>
> I don't do a lot on the internet, other than e-mail and some occasional
web
> surfing and downloading, but I just want to be sure i am protected
> reasonably well here.
>
> What is the software firewall you use?
>
> Just curious.
>
> Thanks, and best 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, July 04, 2004 2:32 PM
> Subject: Re: speech and the internet
>
>
> > Tom,
> >
> > You don't necessarily need a firewall, as your Linksys router probably
has
> a
> > hardware firewall built in.
> >
> > Having said that, I do have a software firewall in addition to the
> firewall in
> > my DLink router. I do this because I don't trust the router to keep
ports
> > closed when not in use.
> >
> > AdAware is not a firewall program. AdAware is a program which scans
for,
> and
> > hopefully, removes spyware which already exists on your computer. There
> are
> > also spyguard programs which function differently than AdAware in that
> their
> > function is to prevent you from getting spyware in the first place. In
> other
> > words, they are proactive.
> >
> > HTH,
> > Steve, K8SP
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