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Windows Forum / Windows XP / Basics / November 2005FYI - Sygate Personal Firewall Killed
Symantec took over Sygate. Symantec kills the free firewall. How sad, but true to form! http://news.com.com/Symantec+scraps+Sygate+consumer+firewall/2100-7350_3-5974230 .html?tag=nefd.top  SignatureRegards, Richard Urban Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User Quote from George Ankner: If you knew as much as you think you know, You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew! > Symantec took over Sygate. Symantec kills the free firewall. How sad, but > true to form! > http://news.com.com/Symantec+scraps+Sygate+consumer+firewall/2100-7350_3-5974230 .html?tag=nefd.top Yes, that is sad. I suppose if you want to boost sales of your own shoddy, overpriced product, then you have to buy up those offering better freebies and then kill 'em off. Jon > Symantec took over Sygate. Symantec kills the free firewall. How sad, but > true to form! > http://news.com.com/Symantec+scraps+Sygate+consumer+firewall/2100-7350_3-5974230 .html?tag=nefd.top I wonder what will happen to the millions of people who have the free firewall on their systems. Alias > I wonder what will happen to the millions of people who have the free > firewall on their systems. Nothing. The firewall won't stop working just because Symantec bought Sygate. Users just won't have any updates to it, but unless someone finds a vulnerability in the program that won't matter. Malke SignatureElephant Boy Computers www.elephantboycomputers.com "Don't Panic!" MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User >>I wonder what will happen to the millions of people who have the free >>firewall on their systems. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Malke Glad I saved the download ... Alias >>>I wonder what will happen to the millions of people who have the free >>>firewall on their systems. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Alias Me, too. Malke SignatureElephant Boy Computers www.elephantboycomputers.com "Don't Panic!" MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User It is still available here.. http://www.simtel.net/product.php?id=60759 SignatureMike Hall MVP - Windows Shell/User >>>>I wonder what will happen to the millions of people who have the free >>>>firewall on their systems. [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Malke Didn't you mean here: http://www.simtel.net/product.php%5Bid%5D53687%5BSiteID%5Dsimtel.net SignatureKeith Willcocks (If you can't laugh at life, it ain't worth living!) > It is still available here.. > [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] >> >> Malke Keith I did too.. have no idea where that link originated.. don't ever remember going to that page even.. SignatureMike Hall MVP - Windows Shell/User > Didn't you mean here: > [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] >>> >>> Malke >> I wonder what will happen to the millions of people who have the free >> firewall on their systems. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Malke Just to add my 2 cents worth. I suggest that anyone using this (like I am) turn off the feature to look for updates, I don't trust Symantec not to provid one more update that may include a timebomb.(Remember jv16 powertools?). SignatureMike Pawlak I'm sure Symantec will make it a top priority to find a suitable vulnerability, to encourage people to "upgrade". Jon >> I wonder what will happen to the millions of people who have the free >> firewall on their systems. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Malke > > I wonder what will happen to the millions of people who have the free > > firewall on their systems. > > > Nothing. The firewall won't stop working just because Symantec bought > Sygate. Users just won't have any updates to it, but unless someone > finds a vulnerability in the program that won't matter. True. A firewall is really a simple program. Now is a good time to re-distribute the free version. Signaturehttp://www.bootdisk.com/ Half will use Zone Alarm & half will give in to Symantec. Symantec wouldn't do it if it didn't benefit them financially. Drew >> Symantec took over Sygate. Symantec kills the free firewall. How sad, but >> true to form! [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Alias > Symantec took over Sygate. Symantec kills the free firewall. How sad, > but true to form! > http://news.com.com/Symantec+scraps+Sygate+consumer+firewall/2100-7350_3-5974230 .html?tag=nefd.top Symancrap sucks just slightly less than its Symancrapphants. SignaturePeace! Kurt Self-anointed Moderator microscum.pubic.windowsexp.gonorrhea http://microscum.com/mscommunity "Trustworthy Computing" is only another example of an Oxymoron! "Produkt-Aktivierung macht frei" |
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