Re: Paradox over internet

Thanks for the feedback Michael. Good information and I'll have to look 
closer.

Rick

"Méta-MCI (MVP)" <enleverlesX.XmcX@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Hi!
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> I have a different opinion.
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>> By enabling your operating system services to be accessed over the 
>> internet, you also enable them to be used by hackers to access
>
> For Netbios, hackers can use it like normal users. If they have login 
> (yser name) and passwords. If not, they will not be able to enter.
>
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>> and take control of your computer.
>
> Even by having a login/password, nobody will be able to exceed
permissions 
> NTFS ; with NetBios, it's impossible to take control of a computer.
> It is exactly similar which in a local area network, safety in force on 
> the server is dominating.
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>> That is the reason most users that want to have access via the internet

>> use VPN
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> No. The true reason is that editors of VPN have have excellents sales 
> engineers and marketters
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>> The real questions you need to ask is what risk am I prepared to take
to 
>> expose my operating system to the network and hackers?
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> IMHO, not to know to distinguish the true risks from the supposed risks
is 
> a true risk.
>
> For 3 years, I have two computers, connected permanently to Internet,
with 
> NETBIOS activated. There never was no successful intrusion. And yet,
there 
> are 100 attempts per hour!
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> @[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Michel Claveau
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