On Mon, 30 Jun 2003 09:42:25 GMT, DragonRider <NoSpam@NoJunkAtAll.com>
prounounced a fatwah thus:
>On Mon, 30 Jun 2003 09:15:17 +0300, Lance Delacroix
><lance_delacroix@fastmail.fm> wrote:
>
>>On Sun, 29 Jun 2003 22:22:15 GMT, DragonRider <NoSpam@NoJunkAtAll.com>
>>prounounced a fatwah thus:
>>
>>>On Sun, 29 Jun 2003 20:15:00 +0300, Lance Delacroix
>>><lance_delacroix@fastmail.fm> wrote:
>>>
>>>>On Sun, 29 Jun 2003 15:05:50 GMT, DragonRider <NoSpam@NoJunkAtAll.com>
>>>>prounounced a fatwah thus:
>>>>
>>>>>On Sun, 29 Jun 2003 14:14:00 +0300, Lance Delacroix
>>>>><lance_delacroix@fastmail.fm> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>On Sun, 29 Jun 2003 08:05:40 GMT, DragonRider <NoSpam@NoJunkAtAll.com>
>>>>>>prounounced a fatwah thus:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>On 29 Jun 2003 00:01:07 -0700, yosponge@yahoo.com (sponge) wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>On Tue, 24 Jun 2003 21:42:19 -0400, DragonRider
>>>>>>>><NoSpam@NoJunkAtAll.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>If you are downloading files, you are most certainly receiving (and
>
>[snip]
>
>>>>What is this program that you think is "spoofing" your IP? It is not
>>>>doing what you think it's doing.
>>>
>>>Stealther v2.7
>>
>>Okay, I get it. No ****ing way are you truly hidden. You are
>>relaying through proxy servers, so your IP is hidden from the server
>>that contains the web page you are viewing (and from all but the first
>>server in the relay chain). GRC.com can't find you because it
>>attempts to contact you *directly*, and it can't. Each proxy server
>>in the chain knows where the next one and the previous one are; they
>>relay data back to you just as they relay your requests out. This
>>setup makes you "anonymous" in the sense that you cannot be *easily*
>>and routinely traced. This does enhance your security to a certain
>>extent, no doubt about it, but there is a record of every interaction
>>between every pair of computers in the chain, and the trail leads back
>>to you. Don't send out any death threats. :-)) Also, if grc.com
>>can't find you, saying that you are "stealthed" (in the sense that
>>your ports are closed) is misleading.
>
>Hmmm, makes sense. A friend recommended this method as a way to not
>let nasty webpages track me, but this isn't the solution (and I'll
>tell him).
>
>Well, but what can a person do? A firewall doesn't do this, just
>stops people from, supposedly, get into your system.
A properly configured firewall can help, and you *do* need one.
Cookie control can help, too, and there are other apps (DNSKong -
eDexter and/or a HOSTS file) you might look into using . See the FAQ
or go to Sponge's page for a primer.
>
>Thanks for all the info. Much appreciated.


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