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Date:	Fri, 17 Jun 2005 15:54:02 -0400
From:	Christopher Faylor <cgf-no-personal-reply-please AT cygwin DOT com>
To:	cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Subject:	Re: Cygwin and firewalls
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On Fri, Jun 17, 2005 at 09:50:07PM +0200, Krzysztof Duleba wrote:
>I am wondering if there is a firewall that coexists with Cygwin well.
>IIRC, there were complaints about Norton software and about some other
>firewalls too. What would you recommend me?
>
>I ask because I've never had to use firewall before (my home box is behind
>NAT in a secure network) and I have no experience with Windows firewalls.
>I've just bought a laptop and a firewall seems to be necessary in this
>case.

This is a good question and, if anyone has a definitive answer, I think
it should go into the FAQ.

cgf

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