Re: [SLUG] A security question

[Matt M]

Is this just one of the scare tactics that seem to be prevalent?

In a word: Yes.

You're right, your computer's IP address is always[1] visible to anything on the internet[2].

Cheers,

Matt

[1] Unless you're going through a gateway or proxy which may replace your IP address in the packet headers with it's own.
[2] This should be true, but occasionally isn't.

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