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In article <netg70l5v0dutnovbmnvuk9evufsccr166@4ax.com>, nomail@rr.com
says...
> I just installed Windows XP Service Pack 2 (RC1). Anyone have any
> opinions on the "new" firewall that comes with it?
Sure, same opinion that's saved many IT managers in the past:
1) Never install updates unless they provide a direct fix for a problem
you currently have. Just because there are updates does not mean you
need to blindly install them.
2) Never trust a new patch (especially a new service pack) until it's
been on the street for at least a month, unless (see #1 above).
3) Never trust integrated programs to do what stand-alone programs do
better - this is only addressing the apps that come with an OS. What I
mean by this is that you should not trust the firewall feature if it's
built into the OS unless you've tested it and it's passed every instance
of attack/hack.
4) The less things your run on a computer the more stable is should be.
If you don't have a reason to run the XP firewall, don't. I would limit
it's use to laptops and installations where the user has no
alternatives.
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