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Broadband ISPs Shouldn't Knock Down Firewalls
Alex Salkever, Business Week 2001-11-20

Citing finicky configuration problems, the major high-speed providers discourage their use -- a backward and dangerous policy

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Re: Broadband ISPs Shouldn't Knock Down Firewalls 2001-11-22
anakata <anakata (at) anakata.hack (dot) se [email concealed]>
Who needs a firewall for a desktop system? Why not simply ensure that one does not run any unneccessary/insecure services? Firewalls for home/desktop systems are just hype and hysteria, and f.ex. ZoneAlarm is mostly snake oil, as it does NOT, despite claims, offer any real protection against malware...

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