A firewall is one more line of defense against Virii but you will block out many things you would like to receive.....my ISP said as much as 30 to 40 percent of your mail. Dr. Bill (Bill@Dr-Fox.Com) . ----- Original Message ----- From: "bunny" <bunny@lightstream.net> To: <NEWGEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, November 12, 2000 4:59 PM Subject: [NEWGEN] What is a firewall? : I called and asked my server what a firewall is. They said I don't need one and no other explanation. : : Can someone tell me what a firewall does. : : I have Norton antivirus and use Windows 98. : : Bunny : : : ==== NEWGEN Mailing List ==== : HTTP://WWW.DR-FOX.COM HAS A LINKS PAGE WITH : MANY, MANY HOOK-UPS TO VALUABLE INFORMATION SITES.