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[James Knott <james.knott@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Larry Stotler wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 12:38 PM, James Knott <james.knott@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>   
> > I have a separate firewall, so I don't enable it on my other computers.  The
> > main purpose for AV on Linux is when it's used a server for Windows boxes.
> >  Viruses are not an issue for Linux.
> >     
>
> Agreed.  Almost all routers have a firewall built-in so it's kinda
> pointless to have a firewall running on a desktop behind one.  On a
> laptop, that's a different story.  I always disable the firewall on my
> desktops.
>   
My firewall is an old computer, running OpenSUSE 11.0.


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