sounds like maybe you had an ex who loved za... kidding. listen i agree completely when it comes to p2ps. using za or tpf while acting as a host/server/client is like taking a shower - with your clothes on. it can done, but not well and why bother?
for other internet applications a firewall can be a good idea. maybe a great idea. that it never has for me probably means nothing more than i’m not using the net the way most people do, i don't know. i'm always connected to too many things at once, in both directions, to be able to successfully employ a firewall. by the time i configure one to allow all the needed inbound and outbound connections i have to have running, i've got a sieve on my hands not an impermeable barrier, and really it’s just in the way.
- js.
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