Safari and Firewall in Security panel in System Preferences

I'm on Mac OS 10.5.8 on 2 GHz Intel Core Duo with 1.5 GB of memory
When I access www.myspanishlab.com with Safari 4.0.3 and run the last item on the browser tuneup, I'm always asked to allow or deny incoming network connections.
In the Security Preference panel under Firewall, I have selected "Set access for specific services and applications". Safari is included in the list and it is set to "Allow incoming connections", but i'm still asked to allow them.
The only time this request doesn't come up is when I select "Allow all incoming connections". Will that setting expose my Mac to hackers, etc.? Why doen't it work as expected in the third option which allows incoming connections only for certain applications?
Hans

What type of backup are you running... Time Machine... clone?
EDIT: Please go to "My Settings"and give us more information about your Mac. ➦
On your  menu choose "About this Mac" and fill in : Version, Model, Processor and Memory. Also, your "available" hard drive space which will will be at the bottom of your Finder window (xx GB available).
-mj
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