> -----Message d'origine----- > De : G-List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]De la part de Brian L. > Matthews > Envoy� : lundi 15 juillet 2002 18:02 > � : G-List > Objet : Re: hacker paranoia > > > >I leave my win98 machine connected with no firewall and I have had no > >problems at all.
A win98 machine unplugged, locked up in a vault and thrown in to the middle of the Pacific is still a potential public danger, let alone connected to internet without a firewall... Frankly I do not see the point of your mail. It is full of wrong ideas. What is most disturbing is your lack of common sense. That is how Internet gets on its knees with viruses flying all over the place. Furthermore, without a firewall you ** cannot ** know what is happening with your machine: Stating under such condition you do not have a problem is probably the joke of the year. Computer pirates (and not hackers!!!!) do not need access to your computer out of a challange, they need it as a gateway to attack another one and dissimulate their traces in the same process. You shure make their lifes easier... ;-( Like Brian stated rightly, not having had problems does not mean you will not have them. And when you do it will be to late. For you and for all the others who will be affected by the next wave of viruses or attacks of any sort. Zoran. > I view that statement the same as "I don't have > car/medical/home/renters insurance and I've had no problems at all". > You could go your whole life without being in a car accident or > having your home burglarized or your computer broken into, but how > much are you willing to bet that those things will never happen? > Firewalls for the bandwidth ordinary people have are a cheap, one > time cost insurance policy, that may save you from having to cancel > all your credit cards, or explain to your ISP how it wasn't really > you participating in the DDoS attack, just your computer. > > Brian > -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
