~BD~ wrote:

>If one logs on to one of the servers you mention above - and 'registers'
>- would that not make it relatively easy for a hacker lurking there to
>place a 'backdoor' *through* one's firewall?

You trust no-one online, so just take your computer to the store to
get fixed.

Why should people go out of their way to help if all they get is
unwarranted suspicion as a reward?