Re: Stealth vs. Blocked

From: WyldeRover (WyldeRover@SeaWolf.Net)
Date: 04/12/03 

From: "WyldeRover" <WyldeRover@SeaWolf.Net>
Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2003 00:30:59 GMT

I used both modes. In stealth I start having problems and things will
operate intermittently. Sometime my browser kind of just sits there and does
nothing.
PalTalk stops working.
E-mail is inconsistent. Have to send and receive over and over to get one
good run.

"Donut" <none@none.com> wrote in message
news:Xns93588A036A56donut@130.133.1.4...
> Lars M. Hansen <badnews@hansenonline.net> wrote in
> news:rmgm3v07mvu29f266nee0vpd5tgfvgo7rg@4ax.com:
>
> > On Fri, 31 Jan 2003 20:12:16 -0500, JR spoketh
> >
> >>
> >>"Lars M. Hansen" <badnews@hansenonline.net> wrote in message
> >>news:5u6m3vgenbm4cldhs7p2vn8ikl68afvosn@4ax.com...
> >>> Stealth does not improve your security. In fact, it probably creates
> >>> a false sense of security where people are thinking since they are
> >>> "stealth", they don't have to worry about all the crap that's out
> >>> there.
> >>>
> >>Other than the false sense of security, do you not think that every
> >>additional stumbling block for the kiddies helps?
> >>I tend to look at it as hiding in a cornfield. The corn ain't gonna
> >>stop any bullets, but the *** with the gun is gonna have to work a
> >>lot harder to hit you. And yes, a bunker hiding in that cornfield
> >>would be nice. :-) JR
> >>
> >
> > No, since the script kiddies knows that a lot of people are hiding
> > behind stealth, they probably work around it.
> >
> > It's more like hiding in a barrel. Although they cannot see what's on
> > the inside, its often very easy to catch...
> >
> > Lars M. Hansen
> > http://www.hansenonline.net
> > (replace 'badnews' with 'news' in e-mail address)
> >
>
> 1. They have to know you're there, to begin with.
>
> 2. They need a motive other than "let's have some fun with good ole what's
> his name."
>
> 3. There are tons of easy machines for them to get to, so then you have to
> go back to #2, motive to spend all that time and effort, which also goes
> back to #1 - they have to know you're there first.
>