xpyttl <xpyttl_NOSPAM@earthling.net> wrote:
> What the software firewall brings to the table is the ability to limit
> outgoing connects to specific PROGRAMS.

But this does not help at all.

> This is not something the hardware
> firewall can provide.

Yes.

> I did not mean to imply that the software firewall should be used instead of
> a hardware firewall. The hardware firewall is a LOT more important than the
> software firewall.

I cannot see that, too. Why do you think, this should be true?

Yours,
VB.
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einer Atombome. (MAC filtering is protecting against "hackers" like newsprint
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