Hi Mary Ann
I haven't been banned or been warned.
I have a Norton Fire wall from NIS 2000 that has a tool bar showing the number of netwoork connections.
Internet Explorer has a similar tweak that I've used for about 3 years. I have never had a problem with being banned during that period
My Norton tool bar actually shows more network connections with IE than FireFox.
I just tested it by opening both browsers on the Business form, here. I saw 20 total connections with IE and 10 with FF, that included four connections for connectivity to the internet.
Jack