SQL Server open to the internet: Bad idea?

From: Chumad (chumad_rs@hotmail.com_NOSPAM_REMOVE_ME)
Date: 08/30/02 

From: "Chumad" <chumad_rs@hotmail.com_NOSPAM_REMOVE_ME>
Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2002 16:43:26 -0600

I've got a client app that I'm writing. The client app talks to my sql
server box that is sitting out on the internet. How secure is my sql server
box from hackers? Is there a way to make it more secure? Can I somehow
encrypt all data coming to and from the client app and the sql server?

I'll be using vb/ado to connect from the client. My server is running on a
win2k box with sql2000.

Thanks for all the help.

Ryan

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