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To: TraderAlan who wrote (11268)	9/19/2000 11:30:38 PM
From: Nick Morvay	Read Replies (1) of 14778

With the dial-up connection, as you noted, your risk is a little lower because of the new IP address allocated at each logon. Impossible? NO! If you are on all day, like I am for trading etc. then your exposure is still high because of the scanners that could find an open port. I have been using the free version of ZoneAlarm with excellent results with a dial-up line. Usually get 2 - 5 alerts in a day that ZoneAlarm has blocked access to my system. Last week I upgraded to the Pro version which works with my ICS Gateway (modem sharing) and gives full protection of all port scans of all 4 PCs on the internal network. Try this site for a good explanation about file sharing and security. grc.com

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