On 9 Apr 2005 at 21:30, Johannes Gebauer wrote:

> David W. Fenton schrieb:
> >>For practical and security reasons we use an OSX app called "little
> >>snitch" that intercepts outgoing internet connections from
> >>applications - they have to be granted permission to have access.
> >>Finale doesn't ever attempt to communicate over the internet except
> >>during online registration when you ask it to.
> > 
> > 
> > Er, "little snitch" is just a software firewall, a good thing to
> > have on any computer where you want to control outgoing connections.
> 
> Little snitch is not a firewall. It may do similar things. It won't
> block any incoming traffic. It's used primarily to find out why MacOSX
> is trying to establish a modem connection all the time. It is not port
> dependent like a firewall, but application dependent.
> 
> (How come you know anything about a little niche Mac shareware app?)

If it's blocking outgoing ports, it's acting as a firewall.

It's pretty simple.

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David W. Fenton                        http://www.bway.net/~dfenton
David Fenton Associates                http://www.bway.net/~dfassoc

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