The path less traveled
We also tried the "port" path from the Rule Type dialog. Nope. No user friendliness here. In fact, not even for experienced people. For example, look at the drop down list of protocols. Some of the key ones you'd hope to find there like HTTP and FTP aren't on list. Anyway, we can't imagine mortals looking at this user interface. Next, we tried going down the "Custom" path.
For David Berlind's write-up on Vista's inadequate personal firewall, see his blog post in ZDNet's TestBed blog.
For David Berlind's write-up on Vista's inadequate personal firewall, see his blog post in ZDNet's TestBed blog.
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- If Microsoft set the 'deny by default, allow by exception' rule, idiot users would scream bloody murder when they installed the firewall and nothing worked by default.
That task would be... (Read the rest) - Posted by: Absolutely Posted on: 07/10/07 You are currently: Logged In | Log out
 Users would gripe... Marty R. Milette | 02/06/07 |
 I guess the thing to do is M.Fridholm | 02/10/07 |
 Which users? Absolutely | 07/10/07 |
| So, essentially, "Deny All Except" is impossible? TripleII | 02/06/07 |
| THIS IS REALLY A COMPUTER! BALTHOR | 02/06/07 |
| Hmmmm... Buy Vista because...? davidt@... | 02/06/07 |
| Hmmmm lets see . . . wgraue | 02/06/07 |
| Keystone cops anyone? edinnc@... | 02/06/07 |
| Sanskrit and bad similes takas20 | 02/07/07 |
 Relax... tubr0 | 02/07/07 |
| But you CAN block all outgoing.... Crash2975 | 02/07/07 |
| Other Firewalls. jeroldo@... | 02/08/07 |
| Thanks Crash2975 reefgroup@... | 02/08/07 |
| Web Page Errors winvista vistahater63 | 02/10/07 |
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