X-Recipient: archive-cygwin AT delorie DOT com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-7.7 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_40,DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID,FREEMAIL_FROM,KHOP_PGP_SIGNED,KHOP_RCVD_TRUST,KHOP_THREADED,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW,RCVD_IN_HOSTKARMA_YE X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Message-ID: <504D17B4.2010707@users.sourceforge.net> Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2012 06:27:00 +0800 From: JonY User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.1.12) Gecko/20080213 Thunderbird/2.0.0.12 Mnenhy/0.7.5.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Subject: Re: Problem during C source code compilation References: <20120905202710 DOT GA10452 AT ednor DOT casa DOT cgf DOT cx> <50489C52 DOT 3030608 AT hones DOT org DOT uk> <50489E19 DOT 5010208 AT cs DOT utoronto DOT ca> <1346983618 DOT 8580 DOT 28 DOT camel AT YAAKOV04> <504C2D61 DOT 6080407 AT dancol DOT org> In-Reply-To: Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="------------enig73DFE2B39DFDF9600B99AEE5" X-IsSubscribed: yes Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT cygwin DOT com --------------enig73DFE2B39DFDF9600B99AEE5 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On 9/10/2012 01:22, Earnie Boyd wrote: > On Sun, Sep 9, 2012 at 1:47 AM, Daniel Colascione wrote: >> On 9/7/12 1:17 PM, Fausto Arinos Barbuto wrote: >>>> You need *a* firewall and *an* antivirus, but not necessarily *those* >>>> specific products. If you're serious about using Cygwin, you'll >>> want to >>>> find alternatives that aren't BLODA. >>> >>> You are right on spot as for that, but unfortunately Zone Alarm (my >>> 2nd firewall option) is also BLODA. I can easily live without McAfee >>> (and I'm seriously decided to replace it by another non-BLODA product), >>> but really good, *non-leaky* firewalls aren't that easy to find. I >>> will see what I can do. >> >> You realize that Windows comes with a perfectly good firewall, right? >=20 > I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one with that thought. >=20 No, I'm thinking of the possible incompetence involved, the Cisco clean access or whatever Trojan that the IT department installs probably does not recognize the Windows default firewall, so you have to pay $$$ instead. Then again, it might even be insidious even if those AV or firewall programs are sold at a "special discount" price for university students. It's just racketeering, think of the student turn over rate, and the kickbacks. >> I really don't think people need the security bolt-ons they think they >> need. All they do is slow things down and cause problems. >> >=20 > Fear of the unknown is a great sale pitch. What I really dislike are > those who distribute things like virus protection embedded in their > own product installation. I upgraded Java and ended up requesting an > install of McAfee. >=20 How does Java relate to McAfee? --------------enig73DFE2B39DFDF9600B99AEE5 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.17 (MingW32) iEYEARECAAYFAlBNF7kACgkQp56AKe10wHePzwCgi0tpmp+VK5LG7wrQRqFXHh5T b3kAnioJoLsfWVjHglxqBo8YEapHI4Zi =qma9 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------enig73DFE2B39DFDF9600B99AEE5--