Jaca wrote: 
> 
> I don't forward any ports from NAS (except for VPN server) but (please
> don't laugh at me ;P) LMS has internet access for Radio and Spotty... 
> hmm :confused:  There is smth here I clearly don't get here :rolleyes:..
> please please explain 
> 

In general, making an outbound connection is safe, especially if the
target is reached via SSL (caveats ... e.g. faked DNS, not checking
certificates, rogue system at the end of the link).
The biggest problem comes if you enable initiation of inbound
connections (rather than a remote system responding to an outbound
connection).
For example - some people use port forwarding on their broadband router
so that they can easily access their media when they are away from
home.
Unfortunately making things easy for themselves also makes it very easy
for people with bad intent.
Those people have the benefit of cleverer people who have writeen and
share tools to automate the searching out and exploiting such links.



Paul Webster
http://dabdig.blogspot.com
author of \"now playing\" plugins covering radio france (fip etc), kcrw,
supla finland, abc australia, cbc/radio-canada and rte ireland
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