Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] eGroups/ worms/ virus

Thanks Bill. I also used Spinwrite back in the 80's. If ZoneAlarm is by the
same author then it's probably good stuff.
Doug

----- Original Message -----
From: William Scalione <scalione@...>
To: <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@egroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2000 8:29 PM
Subject: Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] eGroups/ worms/ virus


> Doug, If you are running Win9x, go to http://www.zonelabs.com/ and
download
> ZoneAlarm firewall, It's free, and written by Steve Gibsont
> I used to use a program called Spinwrite that he wrote about 15 years ago.
>
> The new version also blocks "email-borne Visual
> Basic Script worms, like the "I Love You" virus, "dead-in-its-tracks","
> (That was a quote from his website)
>
> I have been using it for a while and it works good.
>
>
> Bill
>
>
> Doug Harrison wrote:
> >
> > > >
> > > > Would a server running Linux act as a sufficient firewall for this
kind
> > of
> > > > intrusion? I'm assuming that computers tied to the server would be
> > > > transparent to the outside world.
> > > >
> > > > Doug
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > Hi Doug
> > <big snip>
> > > I think it is a little risky to expose your server to the internet.
> > > Good luck.
> > >
> > > dave
> > >
> > At this point I don't have a server or Linux. We have cable internet
> > service coming into one computer. I want to link four computers
together
> > and port them through the cable modem, which is supposed to be capable
of
> > handling 8 computers.
> >
> > I saw an etherfast DSL cable router that looks like it will do the
trick.
> > It is supposed to appear to the outside as one URL (or whatever it's
> > called). My concern is that one of the four computers has all my
financial
> > and personal stuff on it - I don't wish to share that with nosy data
miners.
> > Any suggestions?
> >
> > Doug
> >
> >
> >
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