Which Avast 5.0 Shields are recommended

[Jack]

Avast v. 5.0.462, WinXP SP3

I currently only run the File System Shield which would seem to lay over and
duplicate the Mail, Web, P2P and IM Shields but I am unsure if the Network
and Behaviour Shields are similarly covered. Any good reason to start more
Shields?

As an unrelated but welcome footnote v. 5.0 has a smaller commit footprint
than v. 4.8 on this system, which is a refreshing trend. Developers very
often seem unable to understand that a clean, light and simple tool that
provides a specific and narrowly defined application well is still far more
useful in program maturation than a coat hanger / toaster combo that tweets.

Thanks


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[VanguardLH]

Avast v. 5.0.462, WinXP SP3

I currently only run the File System Shield which would seem to lay over and
duplicate the Mail, Web, P2P and IM Shields but I am unsure if the Network
and Behaviour Shields are similarly covered. Any good reason to start more
Shields?

As an unrelated but welcome footnote v. 5.0 has a smaller commit footprint
than v. 4.8 on this system, which is a refreshing trend. Developers very
often seem unable to understand that a clean, light and simple tool that
provides a specific and narrowly defined application well is still far more
useful in program maturation than a coat hanger / toaster combo that tweets.

Thanks

Learn to cross-post:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossposting
http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
http://www.cs.tut.fi/~jkorpela/usenet/xpost.html

A point not made is that N multi-posted copies will consume N times the disk
space for each of the separate copies of the same post. Cross-posted
messages have just *one* copy on the server with links in the newsgroups
back to the same single copy. Multi-posting wastes disk space on the
server. Yes, your post may be small but remember that you consume N times
the space on one server and then do so again on all the newsgroups servers
worldwide. You waste more bandwidth getting N copies of your multi-posted
message distributed to all the newsgroups servers worldwide. Cross-posting
has just one copy of the message on an NNTP server, and only one copy gets
propagated to other NNTP servers.

To those visiting the newsgroups, cross-posting helps them see ALL the
replies from those in the other RELATED newsgroup to which you linked your
post. That way, they don't waste their time duplicating similar replies.

Don't cross-post to more groups than needed if at all. Many consider
cross-posting to more than 4 groups as rude and may filter out your post.
The more groups you add, the less likely that they are related, the less
accurate or focused are the targeted groups, or some of the included groups
may already be encompassed by an included parent group. If they are
subgroups under a topic, choose whether you will be specific or general in
the targeted groups to which you post. Usenet-ignorants that shotgun their
posts across multiple groups trying to capture as large an audience as
possible will offend netizens with the poor aim. Multi-posting instead of
cross-posting when shotgunning across multiple groups evidences you as a
newbie, troll, or spammer.

 

[Rich Webb]

Avast v. 5.0.462, WinXP SP3

I currently only run the File System Shield which would seem to lay over and
duplicate the Mail, Web, P2P and IM Shields but I am unsure if the Network
and Behaviour Shields are similarly covered. Any good reason to start more
Shields?

I run them all and, as of .462, using the default settings. Works fine,
no noticeable performance hits and, at least potentially, some gain in
protection, so why not run 'm all?

The web shield did seem to slow down normal browsing in the earlier V5
releases. I tried turning off the "intelligent stream scanning" (with it
off, it works in download everything and then check mode, vice checking
on the fly) and disabling the web shield altogether (which helped). But,
as of the current point release, using the default settings is okay on
my boxes.

 

[Max Wachtel]

Avast v. 5.0.462, WinXP SP3 running W2K here.

I currently only run the File System Shield which would seem to lay over
and
duplicate the Mail, Web, P2P and IM Shields but I am unsure if the
Network
and Behaviour Shields are similarly covered. Any good reason to start
more
Shields?

not that I am aware of but I have the behavior shield activated anyway.
Also using Privatefirewall 7.0 along with a hosts file so I did not
install the web or network shields.

As an unrelated but welcome footnote v. 5.0 has a smaller commit
footprint
than v. 4.8 on this system, which is a refreshing trend. Developers very
often seem unable to understand that a clean, light and simple tool that
provides a specific and narrowly defined application well is still far
more
useful in program maturation than a coat hanger / toaster combo that
tweets.

I agree with you
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[Beauregard T. Shagnasty]

Well then why have you taken this timeless , pointless and
never-ending Usenet crusade for truth about cross-posting upon
yourself ?

You've missed the point. Cross-posting (to relevant groups) is *far*
better than *multi*-posting to them.

"Learn to cross-post" is the expected response to one who multi-posts.

 

[Char Jackson]

Well then why have you taken this timeless , pointless and never-ending
Usenet crusade for truth about cross-posting upon yourself ?

What's next..the inevitable top posting vs. bottom posting debate?
I should have top posted this just to watch you take the bait.

Ponder this my friend....if cross-posting was so wrong, evil and
ineffective..why oh why has it been in the NNTP protocol since day #1 ?

And supposing if it is now discovered to be a wrong thing..why do news
servers still happily cross post according to the users discretion ?

Just to clarify, crossposting is good. Multiposting is bad.

Crossposting is posting a single message to multiple groups at once.
Multiposting is posting that same message multiple (separate) times.