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Most home users do *not* have a router...
and they are the largest number of systems exposed to the network. Corporate systems are already protected, and are likely not running Zone Alarm anyway.

For the home user Windows XP's firewall is less than secure -- it only protects against incoming traffic (does nothing to secure outgoing traffic) and doesn't allow anywhere near the granularity of control for which Zone Alarm is known.

In consideration of the fact that one vendor's (in this case MS) patch broke compatibility with another's (in this case, Checkpoint) application, the offending patch *should* be uninstalled until the fix is itself fixed.

Just my $0.02 USD.

Regards,
Jon
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Most home users do *not* have a router...  JonathonDoe | 07/09/08
Really?  Bozzer | 07/09/08
Everybody I know does.  CobraA1 | 07/09/08
Most home users DO have a router  mombo | 07/10/08
The router does not protect you by itself  dziedzicmj | 07/10/08
But if the router default NATs and doesn't port forward...  nmcfeters | 07/10/08
What about all the poor people stuck on Dialup !  mik3 | 07/12/08
That's not what I've seen  nmcfeters | 07/10/08
Or they don't bother to patch.  TripleII | 07/09/08
Brick Wall.  Bozzer | 07/09/08
I agree unfortunately  mswift@... | 07/10/08
RE: Is it just me?  People | 07/09/08
I don't think we have a lot of time.  TripleII | 07/09/08
Verizon DSL got their act together quick.  Intellihence | 07/09/08
Either way  nmcfeters | 07/10/08
RE: What happens when you patch the Internet?  fortierj | 07/09/08
Workaround for Zone Alarm users - found on Zone Labs forum  MGP2 | 07/09/08
RE: What happens when you patch the Internet?  Rafal.Los (RX8volution) | 07/09/08
Haha  nmcfeters | 07/10/08
RE: What happens when you patch the Internet?  cyberdron | 07/09/08
Why not...  nmcfeters | 07/10/08
For Some Of Us It Is Very Grievous!  preachjohn | 07/10/08
Sorry for your loss...  SnappleRock | 07/10/08
I have to agree  MGP2 | 07/10/08
Re: For Some Of Us It Is Very Grievous!  Kerry from BC | 07/10/08
Agreed, Many other FW's worked fine after  dunn@... | 07/11/08
RE: What happens when you patch the Internet?  vince@... | 07/10/08
Great points  nmcfeters | 07/10/08
Possibly...  mejohnsn | 07/10/08
Regardless  nmcfeters | 07/10/08
RE: What happens when you patch the Internet?  Ginevra | 07/10/08
Or you could just get a real firewall or a router  nmcfeters | 07/10/08
Not all of us own money trees  Anotherfriggensignup | 07/11/08
Fixes Available!  preachjohn | 07/10/08

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