Re: A86: Re: AOL Users or non.
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Re: A86: Re: AOL Users or non.
>On IRC, about the only thing that anyone can get from you is your IP
>address. That's all they can get unless you give them more info
yourself.
>And it's VERY easy to get an IP address, not just with IRC. Everytime
you
>connect to another computer, the host will know your IP address. You'd
have
>to live in a box for your IP address to not be exposed. IRC is really
not
>the culprit here. You can get someone's IP quite easily through ICQ,
IM, or
>a browser (and even this mailing list). And don't even say "Just click
>'hide-IP' in ICQ". That may prevent the *program* from showing you the
IP,
>but if someone connects to you or you connect to them, your computer
has
>their IP. You just have to know where to look =).
That's not quit True, if people get your ip (and know what to do with
it, and most people dont) they could reek havek on you.
>As for nuking, etc... people should not be worried about others
having
>their IP address. AOL cycling IPs for safety? GAY! That's even
worse
>than the typical ISP dynamic IP address everytime you log on. What
rocks
>more than anything is having a static IP. To host a site of any kind,
a
>static IP is the way to go if you want to avoid redirection and other
crap.
>Do you know you can get sony's IP address by pinging www.sony.com? Do
you
>you know that you can't do squat to them? If you are worried about
someone
>getting your IP, then get a real OS or patch your already crappy one.
If
>you're going to use the internet, then get used to letting people have
your
>IP. It's a fact of life. It's not meant to be hidden anyway.
>
>If this came out bad, it's because it's too early to be reading a TI
list
>today.
You're DEAD right about that, the best thing about the net in some
respects is you static ip, THATS HOW YOU PLAY GAMES PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!!!!
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