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MS firewall is very poor, not very configurable, and for most power use (ie anything outside browsing ) it does not have the granularity I would require.


In case you're remembering the original XP firewall, I'll just point out that it's much improved in SP2. If you still don't like the SP2 firewall, fair enough -- it's secure enough, and configurable enough for most people. Personally, I use the firewall in my router.
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-- roger