But, when ZA asks for permission to allow a program access to the net, it does have to be granted in order for the program to work.

You are one of the lucky ones bob, as i said ZA does the oddest of things at times, i for one have never understood how it can sometimes completely blocked access to the internet when it has been uninstalled :o ::slight_smile:

Tell her lads how good the Outpost firewall is.

outpost is indeed good, but it comes down to personal opinion, i personally am going to swap to it soon since my Sygate firewall doesn’t go to well with avasts new webshield.

–lee