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Mac OS X ? Unix? Secure?
Daniel Hanson, 2004-07-21

Apple's OS X is not safer or less susceptible to vulnerabilities and viruses than other OSes, and Apple's secretive culture is bad for the security world.

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With no open ports, who needs a firewall? 2004-07-23
Anonymous
> What's the point in filtering packets headed for ports that are closed anyway?

Yes, but programs open ports all the time expecting to recieve data. A web browser receives data on a port every time it makes a connection, and programs like FTP (in "active" mode) and file sharing programs basical...

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