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Re: Ok, so now we have a firewall, we're safe, right?
From: "Paul D. Robertson" <paul () compuwar net>
Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2005 21:13:53 -0400 (EDT)
On Thu, 2 Jun 2005, Marcus J. Ranum wrote:
So, if that's the advice that they got, they didn't read it or if they read it they didn't understand it or follow it. There's nothing a provider can do to help a dumb klunch who plugs something in without understanding it.
No, that's off the Web site, and I dug for 15m before I found that- now if you're advocating consumers spend lots of their time reading marketing literature to find crucial security info...
Your original account of the incident made it sound as if the poor idiots were completely blindsided by the fact that they were offering up wireless internet access to all passerby and that it was somehow the provider's fault. Sounds like they had ample opportunity for their
There really isn't anything in that paragraph that says anything all that pointed about it- especially if you don't know the buzzwords. Additionally, "protect your computer from hackers" isn't really the same as "have someone use your connection." Plus, it comes with a Premium Firewall!
neurons to fire, "WTF wireless? WTF firewall?" So, while the users in this case are pathetic, they deserve pity for being lame morons, not pity for having been duped by evil service providers. Unless I'm mistaken, this proves my point. No, Guiness' is hard to find up here; perhaps you can bring some next time you come up and we can shoot more pictures of elk and afterwards drink my winnings around a bonfire. ;)
You haven't won yet, inspection of what actually shows up at the user's house is yet to come. I'm all up for another elk shoot though! Paul ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paul D. Robertson "My statements in this message are personal opinions paul () compuwar net which may have no basis whatsoever in fact." _______________________________________________ firewall-wizards mailing list firewall-wizards () honor icsalabs com http://honor.icsalabs.com/mailman/listinfo/firewall-wizards
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- Re: Ok, so now we have a firewall, we're safe, right? R. DuFresne (Jun 15)
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