RE: Linux vs Windows Firewalls

> Yes it does, what you said was that having a firewall that allowed filtering
based on programs made the system (windows in this case) inherently super ubber
duper more secure than linux.

> > If you read news papers or news sites, you will find out which OS has
> the worst leaks.

You are assuming all Windows machines run Windows firewall. That is not the case.
The newspapers are NOT documenting Windows Firewalls failing, they are documenting
RPC buffer overflows. They are documenting SMB failures. They are NOT documenting 
Windows Firewall

>Now, blocking on programs I think is ubber stupid and unnecessari.

I agree. But I don't agree with the line of thinking that anything in Windows 
can be discredited because an unreleated part of the OS failed. It's like saying 
Denial of Service attacks are normally caused by guys who run Linux, therefor
all of Linux will cause Denial of Service attacks at will. It's not logical.
It does not give credability to Linux to illogically bash Microsoft. If you want
to bash Microsoft, do on stuff they deserve to be bashed on (and I agreee there is
plenty to bash them on.)


>So now, drop this subject for heavens sake!

I'm sorry, but you are not the moderiator of this list. 
You don't get the last say just because you want to.
I invite others to voice there thoughts because that is the way
we learn. I you can't handle the subject, then write a filter
for this suject line and delete it from your e-mail before you even see it.

Alan


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Subject: RE: [Annoyances] Linux vs Windows Firewalls


Quoting "Ridgeway, Alan" <[email protected]>:

> > If you read news papers or news sites, you will find out which OS has
> the worst leaks.
> 
> This does not address the question. Please support your argument.

Yes it does, what you said was that having a firewall that allowed filtering
based on programs made the system (windows in this case) inherently super ubber
duper more secure than linux.
Of course it does not. Firewalls are just to block connections, not to make
systems secure. They are just one level of protection.
Now, blocking on programs I think is ubber stupid and unnecessari.
If you think you have malicious software/spayware on your PC that you dont want
to let it go out, is your fault in the first place.

Point me to an admin/user that let that happen and Ill point you to a stupid
user/admin

So now, drop this subject for heavens sake!

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