hi i have noticed that if i enable peerguardian before trying to enter forums it wont let me open them, have i got something set wrongly
thanx

You'll either have to allow http, or disable PG when coming onto the forum & enalbe it again afterwards

thanks for your reponse, which would you reccomend, as i was not sure whether or not i should have http enabled

I was wrong
You can leave http blocked but add the forum to your allowed list
Have a look at the FAQ, it tells you how
http://phoenixlabs.org/pg2/faq/

I think this is the better option!

If I've understood you correctly, if I were to block HTTP then I would have to permit each individual website I wanted to visit.

I'm probably about to demonstrate the limit of my technical knowledge here, but isn't it possible to just block the unauthorised incoming requests?

It's not practical to individually permit each website, so allowing HTTP while browsing would appear to be the only option. This then leaves a hole in my security.

What is the difference between HTTP and non-HTTP requests and the threats they pose.

Regards.

...I think!

Firstrly, it just so happened that my home page (bbc.co.uk) was in a blocked range: because of this I thought that my entire web access was blocked.

I found the following quote on the Phoenix Labs FAQ page:
"Is it safe to turn off the “Block HTTP” option?

It is recommended that you add it to your pemanent allow list instead. If Block HTTP is off, it is possible for others to sneak in through port 80 or 443."

So I have blocked HTTP again and allowed the BBC website and all seems to be fine.