Re: Blocking internal ports

[Katipo <katipo@weavers-web.org>]

Ranata Kabia wrote:

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>  Hi,
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>  I am struggling with the the issue of blocking ports so particular
>  users have no access to MS-Messenger from my network, any help with
>  this? Please advise
As long as you are running Microsoft, you will continue to have this 
problem.
Not just with messenger, but also explorer and outlook/express, amongst 
other microsoft applications.
If you are getting the new SP2, forget it, it's a waste of time, it has 
more holes than an old pair of fishnet stockings.

I would advise you, if you must stick to Windows, to do a google search 
for zonealarm.
Otherwise if you are serious about security, you will never get it with 
Microsoft, and I would advise you to look at some of the Linux 
distributions, and make a decision in that direction.
Whatever, this is not the right place to ask this sort of question, as 
we do not associate with Microsoft on any level here, as we are all of 
the collective opinion that Microsoft products are nothing but a load of 
compromised rubbish. Sorry.
Regards,

David.