Re: Two new security flaws found in WinXP SP2

From: Bob (nottooslow_at_forevermail.com)
Date: 08/21/04 

Date: Sat, 21 Aug 2004 01:45:40 GMT

In article <XJoVc.1821$v86.456@fe2.texas.rr.com>, me@earthlink.not says...
> Mike, isn't this new SP2 just trying to do what applications like Zone Alarm
> already do? I wish MS would just leave well enough alone. :(
>
>
Rennie,

No. The XP firewall has been greatly improved and is turned on by default,
but there are several hundred other bugs that have been fixed that have
nothing to do with the firewall.

Bob/Texas

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