Re: VPN or FTP?

From: Steve Smith (s.w.smithREMOVECAPS_at_cox.net)
Date: 08/29/03 

Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2003 13:05:31 -0400

Peter Young wrote:
> Bring up a command prompt and type in:
> tracert <your IP or domain name>
> and see how many hops it takes to get to your home PC. Every one of those
> hops is a computer that could be used to monitor your activities. Is it
> likely? Probably not. Is it possible? Definitely yes.

That makes sense. But, how would someone who does not have access to any of those computers listen in on my FTP session? I understand that FTP is far less secure than using VPN, but I'd like to have a better understanding of what I'm protecting my computer from.

Thanks,
Steve Smith