In news:vaLuf.9535$ka.917@tornado.socal.rr.com,
Walter R. <wer25@example.com> had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:

> I am using Win XP SP2 and continually have trouble with Zone Alarm
> Pro. The folks at Zone Alarm are not very helpful, either. I would
> like to replace Zone Alarm.
>
> For a new Firewall, I would like to use the Windows XP firewall.
> However, I will miss the anti-ad features of Zone Alarm. Are there
> any other programs, preferably free, that prevent banner ads and
> other flashy ads?
> Thank you

You might like to take a look here:

Firewalls - Basics:
http://kgiii.info/windows/all/securi...ls-basics.html

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which is always an advantage. We had formed no theories. We were simply
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