Gene Heskett wrote:
That Windows XP contained a firewall but had it turned off in its default
state is incomprehensible to me. That it was off by default is certainly to
a great extent responsible for the worm infestations we have seen,
especially before SP2, but also after, for those that did not update their
systems.
It seems undescribably stupid to ship a product with a built in firewall,
but keeping the firewall turned off in its default configuration.
Oh, we could describe it allright, but then everyone would have a copy of my
personal 15 minute monolog, IF their monitor was fireproof.
On the other hand it is just bizarre to have a network full of things
that don't respond to ICMP/ping.
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Les Mikesell
lesmikesell@xxxxxxxxx
