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by dikei 2334 days ago
> allowing an application like firefox to connect to a particular site on a particular port only.

Eh, this is such a basic task that even Window's built-in firewall can do it. They just do not make it very obvious in the UI.
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pdonis 2334 days ago
> even Window's built-in firewall can do it

If it can now, that's progress. Windows didn't even have a built-in firewall back when third-party firewalls like ZoneAlarm were popular.

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joshuaissac 2333 days ago
Zone Labs released ZoneAlarm in 2000. Microsoft shipped Windows XP with the built-in Internet Connection Firewall (later rebranded to Windows Firewall) in 2001. ZoneAlarm was far more intuitive to use, but there was only one year when Windows did not have a built-in firewall while ZoneAlarm already out.
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dikei 2333 days ago
To be fair, Window XP's firewall cannot block Outgoing connection, only Incoming. Vista SP1 and later versions of Windows include a firewall with Outbound blocking.
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