Hello Marco,

Your message came from the www.bonzi.com site. They sell a program called 
Internet Alert which is a great firewall program, however i don't know if 
it would work with Linux. I have the Bonzi program myself, but i use it on 
XP. if you want a free firewall program, you can go to www.zonealarm.com 
they have both a free one and a paid version. another good firewall program 
that i use is the black ice program and of course norton sells a good one 
as well. i wouldn't worry about broadcasting your I P address, but if you 
do a lot of surfing, you should consider a firewall. i think Linux has a 
built in firwall, doesn't it.

Eric S. Dye, [EMAIL PROTECTED]




At 10:46 PM 10/14/2002 +0200, you wrote:
>Hello,
>
>I was just surfing the internet when I got a security alert, stating
>that I am broadcasting an IP address and that my PC could be getting
>unwanted visitors. I was directed to the following link:
>
>http://images.bonzi.com/fastclick/ia9b2.asp
>
>Is this a clever way to sell some product or is this for real. And if it
>is, should I worry being on Linux. I use Mozilla 0.9.8 on Madrake 8.1.
>
>For those who are going to recommend me to upgrade, don't worry. I'm
>going to get back to you soon for a full upgrade, questions about
>re-partitioning etc...
>
>Regards, Marco
>
>
>
>Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft?
>Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com



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