At 11:52 AM 10/6/00 -0500, Daniel Sniderman wrote:

>So I would IMMEDIATELY get a firewall program. By the way - if you're
>really paranoid - never publicly post what firewall you are using. There
>are potential holes in any firewall - and if someone knows what product you
>are using they can exploit that knowledge...
>
>Slyde

Excellent point Slyde. I noticed that even this mail list isn't very secure
in that it does not mask your IP address that you sent your email from. If
you send email from the same computer you play Everquest on, and use a
client like Microsoft Outlook (or Eudora), then it's quite likely you are
broadcasting your IP address (kinda like I am, but this isn't my home
computer).

Once someone has your IP address, they can try all sorts of attacks and try
to sniff out your password, unless you have a firewall. Are we paranoid yet?