incoming traffic on all ports. As soon as you open port 80 (http) on
a machine, it creates a point of entry for a hacker.
The problem is compounded by opening ports on a personal machine,
which most likely contains sensative data.
On a side note... If you are a Windows user, I highly recommend these
two free applications to improve your security...
AdAware (removes spyware)
http://www.lavasoft.de/software/adaware/
AVG (anti-virus... DONT PAY FOR NORTON)
http://free.grisoft.com/
And of course, use Firefox and consider switching to a Mac. :)
-Matt
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--- In [email protected], "cooper3acd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>
> Hey Matt,
>
> Thanks I will let you know.
>
> Also, I think you'd be surprised at the depth and security within
> the technology. We had 2+ years in the p2p photo sharing space
> before making the move to video and with over 100,000 downloads have
> never had a reported security issue.
>
> Cheers,
> Rob
>
> --- In [email protected], "LeanBackVids.com"
> <leanbackvids@> wrote:
> >
> > From my experience, running a web server on Windows is a huge
> security
> > risk... Especially if it is the same machine you use for personal
> > computing. The average user has no idea about Internet security
> and
> > anytime you open a network port open the risk of being hacked.
> >
> > Windows is not like UNIX (Mac/Linux). A security flaw in an
> Windows
> > app can easily allow root access to the whole operating system.
> UNIX
> > on the other hand has a very robust permissions system that
> provides a
> > much higher level of security. That being said, I would never
> > recommend a user run a web server off their personal machine.
> >
> > Please let me know when you have a version that can be run on
> remote
> > server. Not to diss your product, but in my opinion the
> > risk is far greater than the benefit.
> >
> > -Matt
> >
> >
> > --- In [email protected], "cooper3acd" <robertecooper@>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > Hey all, the company I work at has just released a new version
> of
> > > our software for creating/broadcasting video web sites right
> from
> > > your desktop. Just for PCs at the moment but we have a working
> Mac
> > > prototype and will hopefully have something for external
> > > distribution soon.
> > >
> > > Anyhow, it's not exactly vlogging software but it makes it very,
> > > very easy for users to create and host a video web site right
> from
> > > their own computer. It takes care of the optimization,
> transcoding,
> > > etc and turns your PC into a server of your video, photo and
> > > audio/podcast content.
> > >
> > > We are currently distributing for free. We're going to be adding
> > > some hosted support in the future so it won't require an always-
> on
> > > connection. BTW, up-pipe limitations and firewall issues are
> handled
> > > quite nicely with some smart caching/proxying on the network end.
> > >
> > > If you're interested, check it out at www.pixpo.com.
> > >
> > > I'd love to hear any feedback. Like I mentioned, it's not
> exactly
> > > vlogging software at this point, but it may morph more in that
> > > direction as the product matures (more room for text, comments +
> > > better organization).
> > >
> > > In the meantime, have a look at my personal page (being served
> from
> > > my laptop here at work):
> > > http://liveweb.pixpo.com/robc-work/index.htm
> > >
> > > Definitely check out the Loading Ready Run "channel." It's done
> by
> > > some local college guys who have been doing a video a week for a
> > > year now:
> > > http://liveweb.pixpo.com/loadingreadyrun/index.html
> > >
> > > Hopefully this isn't overly "commercial" (hey we're giving it
> away
> > > at the moment). I've been on the list for almost a year now and
> I'm
> > > thinking this meets a standard of relevance that it's ok that I
> post
> > > about it (once!).
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > > Rob
> > >
> >
>
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