I will second that. It's a great product. If you want to know just how
vulnerable you are go to www.grc.com and try the "Shields UP" section.
They will probe every port you have and let you know how nekkid you are.
After installing BlackIce you will be safe.
Richard in San Antonio
On Mon, 28 Feb 2000 19:33:40 -0600 "Bernd D. Ratsch" <bernd@texas.net>
writes:
>
>
> Oops...that should be "BlackIce".
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bernd D. Ratsch [mailto:bernd@texas.net]
> Subject: RE: DML: OT: The Demise of Mailing Lists??
>
>
> Try BackIce Defender from Network Ice. Keeps a lot of the
> "unwanted" people
> out of your system/server. (Not recommended for Corporate use...but
> for the
> average home user with either DSL or Cable access, it's well worth
> the $40.
> (And it's rated the #1 personal firewall.)
>
> - Bernd
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> Subject: Re: DML: OT: The Demise of Mailing Lists??
>
> > just another reason to get Cable access!
>
> Just read a rticle in the paper about the insecurity of cable
> access.
> Supposedly when your computer is on you are connected and it doesn't
> take
> much of a hacker to get into your computer. Have you had any
> problems with
> this ? This was the second time I had heard it but some hot shot got
> broke
> into and then it all came out. I was considering one but not likely
> now ???
>
> Bill
>
>
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