ZoneAlarm's firewall also has its share of complaints
Almost all of those are for version 3. I upgraded to 3 when it was first released, didn't like it, and almost immediately went back to using 2.6. With 3, the core code of ZA has been rewritten to work best with WinXP (compatibility with Win95 has been completely dropped), and something about the new core wreaked havoc on my computer whenever I tried to play MP3s. But I've never had even the slightest problem with the way 2.6 works. And as I showed, I certainly can't complain with the results.
However, once I completely switch over to running Linux as my main operating sysytem, I won't being using ZA anymore (except in the rare occassion when I'll want to check something in Windows). ZA doesn't offer a Linux version, and I'll miss using it regularly. But Linux comes equipped with several different firewalls of its own to choose from.
Face it, MB, the board is just special in more ways than any of us realized. :-)
Actually, YaBB released a major upgrade last week. I've downloaded it, but I haven't even had a chance to check out what changes they've made or whether or not I'll even want to install them.
Stay tuned...