Re: Just venting (totally OT)

real-address-in-sig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Rowland McDonnell) wrote in
news:1ibft9v.16i4djk5adbpaN%real-address-in-sig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:

Mandy <mandy2uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Tina Graves <angel.eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Mandy wrote:

Ah right! Not the sort of thing for me then... I get very paranoid
about hackers having access to my machine and the paranoia leads to
psychosis
:o(

Not being funny Mandy but I find this statement rather strange!

Opening up firewall permissions to set up a home network is no risk
whatsoever, unless you have an unsecure wireless system of course.

Or if you've got a router that's insecure.


I don't *think* it's insecure... how would I find out though?

Yet
you refuse to install SP2 which is leaving you wide open to people
exploiting your security and hacking into your computer!

I don't use the XP machine any more... this one (with Vista) is it's
replacement! :o)

Not so bad - but still, if you've got Win XP, it really really needs
SP2
if it's ever going to be connected to the internet.


I'm just paranoid about it all screwing up the programmes I use :o/

Rowland.




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