Quote Originally Posted by wumply
So that makes XP's firewall similar to the free ZoneAlarm and the free Sygate-they don't check outgoing stuff either.
Yes they do, in fact they won't let anything have access unless you approve it.

I'm sure that the XP firewall is tons better than no firewall at all but for best protection use one of the free ones that give you better control over what leaves your PC. JMO