One time on Usenet, sfpipeline_at_gmail.com said:
> On Tue, 22 Nov 2005 18:49:20 GMT, sarah bennett wrote:
> >
> > Well, I for one, do not have my credit card information or SSN on my
> > computer. I'm really not all that worried about random people trying to
> > hack into my computer. I have no reason to be so paranoid.
>
> I don't keep important information on my computer either, but it's
> always a good idea to have a personal firewall, if for no reason other
> than to keep out computers searching for music. I don't want any
> snoopers in my computer, no matter what their reason is. I use a
> router (they have a built in firewall), XP has one you can turn on or
> you can get the personal version of ZoneAlarm at home for free.

We use ZoneAlarm -- been very happy with it...


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