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To: Rick Faurot who wrote (14316)12/28/2000 11:21:42 AM
From: mr.mark  Read Replies (1) of 110652
 
hi rick

re, "So far, no one has addressed the potential security issue of allowing N to act as a server"

oh yes they have..... <g>

#reply-15083970

>>>"in checking naviscope faq's, i find... "Q: I'm using ZoneAlarm and can't access the Web. A: Configure ZoneAlarm to allow Naviscope to be a LOCAL server. naviscope.com (might be a security risk. not sure.)"<<<

steve gibson's site has also dealt with the topic of naviscope as spyware, and come to the conclusion, i think, that it is not truly offensive and does only what it says it will do.

but i still don't feel comfortable with it for the above reasons.

jmo, of course

:)

mark
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