> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mitch (WebCob) [mailto:mitch at webcob dot com]
> 
> Other firewalls support passing requests made by certain 
> applications...
> zone alarm or black ice for example

These are soft-firewalls that have more then network-access to the client
machine, so they can determine by some api what executable can be linked to
what connection(-attempt)
Not shure what you mean by Linksys implementation here...?

> can detect a bogus HTTP request generated by a
> program OTHER THAN Internet Explorer (like by a virus or a 
> messenger program
> trying to circumvent the firewall) and shut them down...

Or the executable is detected (local machine) OR the HTTP-request is somehow
different then one coming from iexplore/browser. If there is a protocol that
shows the app, it can be faked!

I think it can't be done in a firewall appliance...

Regards
Joachim


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