From: "Rich Gauszka" 


"RobertB"  wrote in message
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> In article ,
> "Rich Gauszka"  wrote:
>
>  >>
>> I have some other quibbles (  for one - the contents of a folder being
>> inaccessible on the target pc while it's being copied over a network- not
>> the case with XP ) but I'll  wait a few months to see whether 10.5
>> addresses
>> them
>
> Is that the case? I've never noticed that. Inaccessible on the target,
> huh. Maybe it's simply waiting for everything to be written so it can
> display it properly? Why is that a problem, anyway?
>

I've noticed it when I've selected a  folder to copy over the network that
the files inside folder on the target computer are inaccessible until the
completion of a copy as I can't open the copying folder on the target. Not
a major glitch but it can be a bit irritating at times although I'm not
sure if thats a feature or a bug

>>
>> I wish the antivirus/malware solutions weren't so sparse and seemingly
>> mediocre though as I would feel more comfortable with a good  one than
>> without.
>
> There are a few out there. A lot of people like Intego. I assume you use
> the built-in firewall, right? And you're behind a router I assume, right?
> And you don't open e-mail with attachments from "ADMIN"
saying, "URGENT
> MESSAGE--OPEN AT ONCE!!!" Right?

 Yep - using OS X firewall but haven't made the time yet to understand it.
The results from running an 'ipfw show'  look like the Macbook is running
pretty open with the default settings. That didn't much concern me with the
mini as it's primarily a media device for the plasma TV but I'll have to do
a little more research for the Macbook as I use it on the net. I've seen a
front end to ipfw called WaterRoof on Versiontraccker and may give that a
try

http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/31277

WaterRoof is a firewall management frontend with bandwidth tuning, NAT
setup, port redirection, dynamic rules tracking, predefined rule sets,
wizard, logs, statistics and other features. With WaterRoof you can set up
the IPFW built-in firewall easily and quickly. With the NAT Setup feature
you can fine-tune your internet sharing for the home LAN, or you can also
set up a full-featured dual-homed firewall for your network. Rules and
network option can be stored and loaded at boot time. WaterRoof is only a
frontend so it makes use of system tools: this means that when you have
finished configuring/testing your firewall, you can safely delete WaterRoof
from your system, without loosing your rules. Bandwidth settings, firewall
rules, NAT rules, forwarding, logging and other options will be preserved
and activated at boot using launchd, following Apple guidelines. This means
that WaterRoof is quite safe because it does not install any strange kernel
extension or background daemon. You can also download and check WaterRoof
source code, it's open. WaterRoof can be used to learn how ipfw works: you
can use predefined rule sets to test firewall behaviour, or you can use the
wizard to start from scratch with a step-by-step configuration. But
WaterRoof can also be used to deeply configure a ipfw firewall/router,
using every ipfw option including qos (dummynet queues). English
documentation included. Source code available at my web site.

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