Firewall

[dopey dan the sand man]

Dan,
If you were smart, (and I think you are) you would run,
not walk to the local computer store to buy firewall
software. Yes it's true that with some ISPs that your
computers IP address changes and most firewall software is
not cheap, but like "nutcase" says that doesn't mean
squat! Bits and pieces of your personal information is
saved on your computer, everytime you enter your social
security number, credit cards, driver license, etc, etc,
you increase the probability of making your life public to
a capable hacker, it doesn't take much bandwidth to
transfer small files, things like trojan horses, email
born viruses just increases the likelyhood of you being
the next victim. Good luck and (for your sake) I hope you
make the right decision...

[Mark Bryski]

Hello from Canada,

what kind of problems were you having with your Firewall?

You should keep it on at all times to keep your computer secure. Otherwise,
you are trusting other people/computers for you security.

Regards,

Mark Bryski
www.klinix.com
"Dave" > wrote in message
...
> Hello folks,
> I am relatively new to the computer usage. I have heard
> however that if you have a dial-up service, it is not
> necessary to have a firewall. Can any of you dispell that
> as a myth, or not? I have had some problems with my
> firewall and have disabled it because I was told since I
> have dial-up, I dont need it. Please let me know what I
> should do.
> Thanks