Why does the compiler generate a MOV EDI, EDI instruction at the beginning of functions? I’ve recently noticed that on the XPSP2 Beta that I am running the function prologs look like this: MOV EDI, EDI PUSH EBP MOV EBP, ESP ...

Well, probably not by nutritionists, but the USDA, backed by a court decision says they are. (Above link will probably expire in few days). [typo corrected 15:00]

Developing firewall and NAT friendly network applications When I worked on ISA Server I've seen network applications that were incompatible with firewalls and NAT and were difficult or impossible to configure the firewall for, even when the firewall...