definitely, definitely get yourself a good hardware firewall. this avoids flaws in the os being a problem, though if you are running os x i'd still use it's software firewall as well.
things have really, really gotten nasty out there in the last year in terms of incursion attempts, i log an obscene number of them on my software firewall using dialup, enough that i'm thinking of a hardware firewall even at 28K because they do cause problems even when they don't get in, like interrupting page loading even with the software firewall in place. that and i'll hopefully be doing dsl soon, that or running into the night screaming as things are just getting too slow, though largely due to the huge traffic volume from incursion attempts which use bandwidth even when they don't get in! a couple of years ago i would have said the software firewall was enough, but not now and not with os x being based on bsd and having many of the same holes and unix type systems becoming more popular targets. that is if you do anything more than play online games and email that you don't need to be private, and certainly if you shop online or have "sensitive" information on your' machine. Kathi Anderson wrote: > > I Hope this isn't too off-topic, but I am investigating broadband telephone > service and thought I might get some advice from the list. > I have done some investigating and the cost factor is a sure winner, > especially for someone like me who plans on logging up to 2,000 minutes a > month of long distance calls. > Anyone using it, and how do you rate it? And to keep it somewhat on topic, > are there any problems using with a Mac? > Some plans ask for OSX, some for OS9x as long as you use I.E. 5x. I am using > 9.2.2 on a G3 with I.E. 5.1.7 right now, and will upgrade my hardware if I > have to. ------ -- "The liberty of a democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of private power to the point where it becomes stronger than the democratic state itself. That in its essence is fascism � ownership of government by an individual, by a group or any controlling private power.": President Franklin D. Roosevelt <http://www.commondreams.org/views04/1106-30.htm> -- 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> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; 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 Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
