k, thanks Shane

Rick

Shane wrote:
Hi Rick,

I think every version of ZA I've tried for the last couple of years has
resulted in issues, right from the original build that stopped ME creating
restore points. Up to then I'd been a dyed-in-the-wool ZA user. I put it on
my sister's machine and there were regular freeze ups that stopped the
moment I removed ZA and replaced it with Sygate (then Kerio). I know there
was at least one other problem with a later ZA build (in ME), the nature of
which my brain appears to have fifo'd!

But last year I came across three examples of ZoneAlarm stopping the ability
to send e-mail via OE (it could be received OK). That was on two XP machines
and one ME machine, one ZAP and two ZAF. The cure was to delete all
Allow/Block/Ask rules (none of which had any obvious bearing on the issue)
and start again.

Every time I've decided to give Zonelabs another chance there have been
problems (besides which I got used to fine tuning rules with Kerio 2.x.x. I
think for making one's own rules both Kerio and Sygate are more
comprehensive! Or anyway more intuitive).

Anyway, I won't deny it's my personal opinion - I didn't like their ditching
the deskband - and I know you're not alone in *not* having problems with ZA.