Major Packet Filtering Problem with KPF 4.2

I had stopped using KPF 4.1.2 a bit ago because of problems with startup-sometimes it didn't. After reading that KPF 4.2 was near completion, I decided to try it again. No startup problems, everything seemed to work well. Imported my KPF 2.1.5 ruleset without incident, and used it for a few days. Decided to modify some of the rules. SURPRISE. KPF 4.2 does not process the ruleset properly-does not appear to stop scanning the rules when it finds a "deny" rule, but keeps on looking for an "allow" rule. I use avast! with proxies for virus scanning web and mail traffic, and have rules to allow browsers to access the proxy, deny access to those not named previously in an "allow" rule. Kerio ignores this and just sends out the browser connections via the later proxy rule, even it I change the Firefox "allow" to "deny". Tried with several programs, and found things only worked for deny if there was not a later rule that allowed. Unusable and dangerous. Try it yourself.

 

I recently tried the Kerio 4.2 RC2 beta and also had problems with Avast and Kerio 4. It seems that RC2 has suddently developed some kind of proxy/loopback issue similar to the one Sygate has. KPF did not ask me for permission for IE or Firefox to connect out, just Web Shield, where in previous beta releases, everything seemed to work fine, and KPF asked for permission for both Web Shield AND IE/Firefox to connect out.

I think you will also find gross disobedience to the rules where logging is concerned also. KPF 4.2 just does not log properly.

I do not trust KPF 4.2 at all, and it seems wildly crazy for it to develop ridiculous bugs at this stage of the game, near release. If you ask me, it's one piece of software that's best to stay clear of...

 

I had tried Kerio 4 since the early betas...I ve given up hope...BSODs,CPU 100%,GUI bugs...I m not surprised it still doesn't work properly.Why,oh,why did they discontinue Kerio 2 (which is what i run now).

 

I think that is the question all of us ask when we see KPF 4...