--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Virkkala <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> 1) Dialup- the IP address usually changes every time > you reconnect, > and it's slow. You'd have to fingerprint the > system, find a weakness > and download whatever code (including searching for > a tasty file to > get). And, there is no way to predict how long the user will be on line. With a static IP number -- those insurance companies, banks, whatever -- the network always has the same address and is always available. With dialup, users come and go and it's difficult -- if not impossible -- to reliably predict how long the dynamic IP will be connected. To give a real life example of this: The FBI wanted the passwords for a mafia don in New York City. They attempted to hack his system. Because he was on dialup they couldn't do it. They brought in security experts. They all said the same thing: Forget it. So, the FBI had to sneak into the guy's house and install a keystroke recorder on the guy's PC. (Turned out this password was either his or a relative's Department of Corrections identity number.) ===== Rondo __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
