>Hi Fred,
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>>Since XPSP2's firewall only handles incoming access attempts, I'd say yes, ZoneAlaram still has its place as it will stop the ones that try to "phone home".
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>Which always sounded goofy to me. If it's in here, my firewall didn't work in the first place (barring the fool with floppy/CD in hand).

You'd be amazed how many things that you don't even think about when you install them have "spyware". Some useful tools still have an "outbound only" aspect that you may not want to happen.