Starbuxman (11:45:02 PM): Trying to defend firewalls should be a crimeELITE BOO (11:46:17 PM): I'm not defending them, it's just the facts. also, if you try to make it a crime, the computer world will laugh in your faceELITE BOO (11:48:02 PM): btw, trying to download from nbci was bullshit, I had to create my own html file to link them , twice! Starbuxman (11:48:40 PM): Facts are a simpler system and cleaner is the way to go. Antivirus protection, firewalls and other nonsense only inhibit progress. and the firewall would actually inhibit an installation if it were one of the many free programs/crap/variables on the internet. Every time I send a file to someone on AIM, they have to disable the firewall. This is a waste of time.Starbuxman (11:48:58 PM): And NBCI ain't a bitch (or if they are, don't say it) they use PHP, atfer allStarbuxman (11:49:08 PM): and sexy apacheELITE BOO (11:50 PM) :24): I always had a firewall active while you sent me something via Aim and I never had to turn it off, it shows how much you know about ELITE BOO (11.50.25pm): mStarbuxman ( 11.50.52pm): hey senor, ne I know a lot. Kevin has a firewall. must turn it off.ELITE BOO (11.51.01pm): without having a firewall installed on the PC it is a performance of idiocyELITE BOO (11.51.27pm): Kevin's firewall therefore sucks or has not been configured, it works correctly Starbuxman ( 11.51.49pm): and you are the one who uses it -- you are the one who lacks the knowledge. performance - another reason why firewalls can suck: they are another thing that inhibits the performance of my computerELITE BOO (23:51:58): firewalls don't just come in the form of software, they are more common as hardwareELITE BOO (11:52:41 PM): If your computer is so lacking in firewall performance that you notice it, then it's obvious that your computer sucks. Starbuxman (11.52.59pm): My old computer sucked. Starbuxman (11.53pm: 1pm): And in those cases not only are they all of these things, they're expensive. basically there isn't a single reason to use firewalls other than to protect yourself from yourself. Starbuxman (11.53.14pm): hardware. oy.Starbuxman (11.53.29pm): Now you're shopping too. no thanks.ELITE BOO (11.55.33pm): Obviously it's expensive, but it's a one-time payment for 24/7 protection... and how the hell can you say the only use of a firewall is to protect