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Date:	Sun, 18 Aug 2002 21:45:31 PST7
From:	"Steven Levine" <steve53@earthlink.net >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: Firewalls

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In
<20020815204243.FRII7441.mtiwmhc23.worldnet.att.net@mailhost.worldnet.att.net>,
on 08/15/02
at 12:43 PM, jack.huffman@worldnet.att.net said:

>First question, is Southern California a hotbed of hackers?

No more so than anywhere else.

>Second question, how good is the firewall of Injoy 2.3? It is not ICSA

It has a good reputation. The ICSA questions would best be asked at
www.fx.dk.

>More questions. Worldnet.att.net assigns a different address to my box
>every time I log on. Is that any protection? Or does a good hacker

Not really.

>leave a routine that calls him and gives him/her my new address? Even

If you have one of the WinXX worms or an IRC bot, yes that exactly what
they do.

>so, why would anyone even think of doing that when I am a low power user,

They are not that discriminating. Any site they can take over is fine
with them.

>Better yet, do I even need a firewall?

With a dial-up connection, probably not. With a broadband connection,
definitely, if only for peace of mind.

Steven

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