Thanks maclover, maybe I have to download that older version too (for just in case..) while I'm waiting doggeral's argumentation of its superiority...
Wow never had anyone wait on me before
But I need to preface this first. I need to mention that I'm not yet on the bandwagon of "smart" firewalls yet, because I simply don't trust them to do anything but hide configuration from me. I'm not saying this is right for everyone, but this one guy isn't ready to commit the resources to have firewall smartly manage my traffic.
As far as smart firewalls go Kerio 4 can be pretty dumb in some ways. It introduced some issues that were not in 2.1.5, which I find disturbing. It also at 1 point had some default rules that took priorty over everything thus further taking control away.
Not to mention the bugs. Though it is out it just seems way way wayyyy to buggy right now.
So my Kerio 2.15 plug is just because it generally takes longer for firewalls to go out of style than other things. Kerio 2 with all issues is still more than adequate if configured right.
Plus it will smarten you up on firewalls, which in itself is the ultimate protection against problems not mass worthless protection.
On a side note I wish applications would stick to what they do. An antivirus should not have an integrated firewall and a firewall shouldn't start trying to deal with spam and spyware. I say do 1 thing, but do it well and right.
I guess i'm done.
