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Wombat
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jema Downsizer Moderator
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dougal
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Wombat
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dougal
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jema Downsizer Moderator
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Wombat
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Wombat
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sean Downsizer Moderator
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Wombat
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jema Downsizer Moderator
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Wombat
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dougal
Joined: 15 Jan 2005 Posts: 7184 Location: South Kent
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dougal wrote: |
4/ A broadband connection provides the world with a motorway to your door, so, if the door isn't locked, then minimise your connection time - don't leave the internet connection open just because you can! |
Reason I suggested this is that IF your protection is potentially crackable in time, once an interested party has worked out what he's dealing with - you might well have logged off. And next time reappeared at a different IP address (BT charge extra for domestic users to have fixed IP) so the process has to start again.
With dialup, the limited bandwidth is actually a protection, 'cos you're not much use to anyone. And the chances of finding anything worthwhile on your machine, (like card details) with the time/bandwidth considerations of dialup are much, much less - IMHO!
But ideally, of course, you'd be properly protected... |
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dougal
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Wombat
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