On Wed, 19 Jul 2000, Pj wrote:
> Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2000 16:37:04 -0500
> From: Pj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [expert] OT: Security & Netscape Question
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> I recently received notice that Netscape leased the Real Audio Download
> daemon to track its site downloads. Counting downloads from your own web
> site is one thing but, once loaded, this insideous program tags your
> computer with a unique ID and does some other very sneaky things. EVERY
> THING you download from the Internet is reported back to Netscape along
> with your machine ID and Internet address.
>
> I personally find Netscape and Real Audio are guilty of offensive acts
> against all netizens who use the products. That said, My question is
> simple: Can Linux -if secured properly- stop or otherwise abort such attemps?
>
Yes, if you use an ipmasq/ipchain server, you can change the firewalling
rules with ipfwadm/ipchains. I don't know the details, but start with a
network sniffer to figure out where the data is being sent, then add a
deny line to drop all traffic from your machine to that machine. Read the
man page for ipfwadm/ipchains.
> Pj
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Regards,
Ellick Chan
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Jul 19
