[Blindtlk] Windows Firewall

[jaber37837 at cox.net]

How do you use Mail Washer? I downloaded it, but Jaws won't read anything 
unless I turn on the Jaws key, and then it doesn't allow me to do anything 
anyway. I'm a pretty advanced user of Jaws, so I'm just wondering how I'm 
suppose to use it?

Jen
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com>
To: "NFBnet Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2007 11:27 PM
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Windows Firewall


> Right. I prefer MailWasher, though.
>
> Mike
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Gloria Whipple" <fairyfoot at icehouse.net>
> To: "'NFBnet Blind Talk Mailing List'" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2007 7:58 PM
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Windows Firewall
>
>
> Mike,
>
> Could that anti spam be Qurb?
>
>
> Gloria Whipple
> First Board Position
> Inland Empire Chapter
> Nfb of WA
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Mike Freeman
> Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2007 6:19 PM
> To: NFBnet Blind Talk Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Windows Firewall
>
> I think Ray is panicking -- a bit. I see no reason to cancel your Internet
> accounts as long as you have good antivirus software and an antispam 
> program
> such as MailWasher or another one that starts with Q -- forget its name.
>
> Mike
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ray Foret Jr." <rforetjr at bellsouth.net>
> To: "NFBnet Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2007 8:30 PM
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Windows Firewall
>
>
> Jen, quite frankly, if your internet accounts have been compromised to the
> extent you say, (because you went without a firewall) I'd do the following
> things at once.
>
> 1.  Immediately cancel every internet account you have; including e-mail.
>
> 2.  Hard format your drive and reinstall your OS.
>
> 3.  Turn on your firewall and for goodness sake, get some good anti 
> spyware
> and anti virus protection.
>
> 4.  Reestablish new internet accounts now that you're secure.
>
>    Honestly, if things have gotten to the point you say, that's what I'd
> do.  Another thing.  Install and learn how to set up hot keys for the
> utility called Quick Mix.  It's a way to instantly recall your audio
> settings if you should lose them.
>
> Best of luck with all that.
>
> Sincerely yours,
> The Constantly Barefooted,
> Ray
> Home phone and fax:
> (985)853-0139
> E-mail:
> rforetjr at bellsouth.net
> Skype Name:
> barefootedray
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>
> God bless President George W. Bush!
> God bless our troops!
> and God bless America
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <jaber37837 at cox.net>
> To: "NFBnet Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2007 2:58 PM
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Windows Firewall
>
>
> Unfortunately, I did go all this time without a firewall. I don't really
> know why, but while I was installing Jaws professional, a box came up 
> saying
> that it would not work if the firewall was on and recommended turning it
> off. I was taking an awfully big risk because apparently someone hacked 
> into
> my computer, stole my passwords for my Ebay and Paypal accounts and bought
> and sold things under my name. I had a negative $460 balance and now I owe
> at least ten people a lot of money and I didn't sell them anything. 
> Anyway,
> this is why I decided to find out if the firewall would work and it does, 
> so
> Windows lied to me, lol.
>
> Jen
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Ray Foret Jr." <rforetjr at bellsouth.net>
> To: "NFBnet Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2007 3:44 PM
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Windows Firewall
>
>
>> So far, I have had not a single problem using JAWS with the Windows
>> firewall.  I don't know how you got the dialog saying that JAWS would not
>> work if the Windows firewall was on.  Please tell me that you didn't go
>> unprotected without any firewall all this time because of that.  IF so,
>> you
>> were taking a very big and extremely dangerous risk!!!!!  IF Windows
>> firewall blocks a program's access to the internet, you get a dialog 
>> which
>> allows you to keep blocking or else to permit the program to have 
>> internet
>> access.  Once you allow, you can always change this in the firewall
>> settings
>> off the control panel.  HTH.
>>
>> Sincerely yours,
>> The Constantly Barefooted,
>> Ray
>> Home phone and fax:
>> (985)853-0139
>> E-mail:
>> rforetjr at bellsouth.net
>> Skype Name:
>> barefootedray
>> Blog:
>> www.raysworld.blogs.com
>> Podcast .rss Feed:
>> http://feeds.feedburner.com/worldofray
>>
>> God bless President George W. Bush!
>> God bless our troops!
>> and God bless America
>>
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