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<blockquote data-quote="chas_m" data-source="post: 987775"><p>Okay, so we have ... one. One worm, that's long since gone (no cases reported in your link since 2006).</p><p></p><p>Given that there haven't been any new reports of worms since then, I think I will stand by my contention that this really isn't an issue on Macs, that the chance of future problems is low, and that a software firewall is an unnecessary duplication of services already provided by the hardware firewall.</p><p></p><p>I do appreciate you reminding me about Leap-A, but I'm afraid it's not a very strong case (particularly when compared to Windows, but even just relative to the Mac).</p><p></p><p>I also think you're mischaracterising Apple's response time. There have been occasions where they've taken their time to patch an issue, and there have been occasions where they've been pretty speedy. Microsoft is likewise quite lackadaisical on patching some issues far more serious than the sort that produced Leap-A.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chas_m, post: 987775"] Okay, so we have ... one. One worm, that's long since gone (no cases reported in your link since 2006). Given that there haven't been any new reports of worms since then, I think I will stand by my contention that this really isn't an issue on Macs, that the chance of future problems is low, and that a software firewall is an unnecessary duplication of services already provided by the hardware firewall. I do appreciate you reminding me about Leap-A, but I'm afraid it's not a very strong case (particularly when compared to Windows, but even just relative to the Mac). I also think you're mischaracterising Apple's response time. There have been occasions where they've taken their time to patch an issue, and there have been occasions where they've been pretty speedy. Microsoft is likewise quite lackadaisical on patching some issues far more serious than the sort that produced Leap-A. [/QUOTE]
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