Allegedly, on or about 4 November 2017, Patrick O'Callaghan sent:
> *All* public WiFi is insecure by definition since in general you
> don't know anything about who's running it. Whether or not that
> matters depends on your requirements. At a minimum, use application-
> layer security (HTTPS, SSH,
On Fri, 2017-11-03 at 20:33 -0300, George N. White III wrote:
> On 3 November 2017 at 15:59, Patrick O'Callaghan
> wrote:
>
> > On Fri, 2017-11-03 at 10:10 -0700, Rick Stevens wrote:
>
>
> > Using a VPN all depends on how paranoid you are (or rather the OP's
> > > father-in-law is). They certai
On 3 November 2017 at 15:59, Patrick O'Callaghan
wrote:
> On Fri, 2017-11-03 at 10:10 -0700, Rick Stevens wrote:
> Using a VPN all depends on how paranoid you are (or rather the OP's
> > father-in-law is). They certainly have their uses.
>
> They can also be simpler to set up than proxies, for
On Fri, 2017-11-03 at 10:10 -0700, Rick Stevens wrote:
> > > That explains it. I've implemented openvpn in a subnet-to-subnet
> > > config before from the command-line. Much of this is research for my
> > > father-in-law and his fedora box.
>
> If the OP's father-in-law is simply trying to stay an
On 11/03/2017 09:31 AM, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
> On Thu, 2017-11-02 at 20:33 -0400, Alex wrote:
>>> There are several comparison sites you can consult, e.g.
>>> http://www.vpncomparison.org/
>>
>> Thanks. It's been hard to find a trustworthy review site.
>
> I'm not specifically recommending t
On Thu, 2017-11-02 at 20:33 -0400, Alex wrote:
> > There are several comparison sites you can consult, e.g.
> > http://www.vpncomparison.org/
>
> Thanks. It's been hard to find a trustworthy review site.
I'm not specifically recommending that site, it just popped up when I
did a search.
> > > Th
Hi,
On Thu, Nov 2, 2017 at 7:15 AM, Patrick O'Callaghan
wrote:
> On Wed, 2017-11-01 at 12:59 -0400, Alex wrote:
>> Hi, I have a fedora26 desktop and would like to use a VPN to browse
>> the Internet. What are my options? Do I need to connect to a VPN
>> server service which then proxies my reques
On Wed, 2017-11-01 at 12:59 -0400, Alex wrote:
> Hi, I have a fedora26 desktop and would like to use a VPN to browse
> the Internet. What are my options? Do I need to connect to a VPN
> server service which then proxies my request to the remote site?
>
> Are any of the "free" VPN services legit, o
Hi, I have a fedora26 desktop and would like to use a VPN to browse
the Internet. What are my options? Do I need to connect to a VPN
server service which then proxies my request to the remote site?
Are any of the "free" VPN services legit, or do they all do it in
exchange for something like either
