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To: David Lawrence who wrote (2736)	10/8/1998 4:01:00 PM
From: ViperChick Secret Agent 006.9	Respond to of 32903

Okay david lets say you have an email account with hotmail or yahoo (and I dont use my real name there either) is it possible to hack in and get the isp or other information that way... or lets say you have a website ..but all with fake names....can an outside party get the isp from that... it all seems to be key on the ISP issue..because otherwise there is no way.. but if it can be done with your ISP...then people need to be aware and take precautions because there are alot of nuts in the world like not even put a yahoo email account on your profile..

To: David Lawrence who wrote (2736)	10/8/1998 4:08:00 PM
From: Cheeky Kid	Respond to of 32903

I have seen some ISP's that have a section "Who's on-line." Thus revealing your IP address. If they did that with a cable modem connection and you don't have a firewall, it would be very easy for a hacker to get into your computer and do what he/she pleases. Cable modems are very un-secure, unless you have a firewall.