If I understand you correctly I think you mean, for example, to block Outlook/Netscape/Other_mail_client from fetching images and sending cookies often found in SPAM by blocking any outgoing access except to smtp/pop/imap on the server but letting a web browser use http?
The SW firewall can be useful for this but wouldn't it be better to use a well behaved application instead? michael On Wed, 4 Jun 2003 22:37:50 +0200 "Michael Linke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > There is one big benefit, which no hardware router can bring you. Zone alarm > and other Windows based Software Firewalls can block network access for > programs. A HW firewall can only block a whole machine but can't denied > access for one software and allow access for another software on the same > machine. > > > > > intract - any business anywhere > Michael Linke > Netzwerkadministrator > Heilbronnerstr. 50 > D-73728 Esslingen > Germany > Phone : +49 384 16297 50 > Fax : +49 711 35152 89 > mobile : +49 178 51 52 959 > e-mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ICQ : 141033973 > webside: http://www.intract.org > > > > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > > Von: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:full-disclosure- > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Im Auftrag von Jason > > Gesendet: Mittwoch, 4. Juni 2003 20:53 > > An: morning_wood > > Cc: Ben Tyson-Norrman; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Unfortunately the $40 'hardware' devices are not either. > > > > Please reference the excellent work by Core > > http://www1.corest.com/common/showdoc.php?idx=276&idxseccion=10 > > > > and the _much_ more expensive 'hardware' devices are just as prone > > > > http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/pix-multiple-vuln-pub.shtml > > http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/pixfirewall-authen-flood-pub.shtml > > http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/PIXfirewallSMTPfilter-regression- > > pub.shtml > > ... > > http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/advisory.html > > > > For a personal solution Zone Alarm is quite possibly more adequate and > > appropriate. > > > > morning_wood wrote: > > > > >Zone Alarmbuy a $40 hardware router. Software firewalls are not a > > security solution IMHO. > > > > > >morning_wood > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: Ben Tyson-Norrman > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2003 8:53 AM > > > Subject: [Full-Disclosure] Zone Alarm > > > > > > > > > I'm not sure I can ask this question without derision, but here goes... > > > > > > Zone Alarm, is it really as crap as everyone makes out.... or is the > > usual posturing by ill-informed...? > > > > > > Many thanks all > > > > > > Visit our web site @ www.twowaytv.com > > > This e-mail and its attachments are intended for the above named > > recipient(s) only and may be confidential, legally privileged and > > protected by law. If you are not a named addressee or have received this > > transmission in error, please notify us immediately at > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] and then delete this e-mail. As Internet > > communications are not secure we do not accept legal responsibility for > > the contents of this message or responsibility for any change made to this > > message after the original sender sent it. Save for this legal notice, > > the contents or opinions contained within this e-mail are solely those of > > the sender and do not necessarily represent those of Two Way TV Ltd unless > > otherwise specifically stated. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. > > Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html > > _______________________________________________ > Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. > Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html -- ---- ---- ---- Michael Reilly [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cisco Systems, Santa Cruz, CA _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
