🚀 go-pugleaf

On Wed, 15 Dec 1999 07:11:55 -0500, Jeff Cochran <jcochran@gate.net>
wrote:

>>1.  Can a hacker break into windows95 even though file & printer
>>sharing is disabled, no firewall installed?  If yes, how much damage
>>can he do?
>
>Yes, and as much damage as you can imagine, from wiping your drive to
>using your system to attack others.

How ? I disagree.  

>
>>2.  Can a hacker bypass AtGuard or any other firewall?
>
>Any firewall can be bypassed.  Poorly configured firewalls can be
>bypassed easier.
>
>>3.  Is freebee AtGuard any good at stopping hackers?  I mean so called
>>script kiddies and the real site busters.  Which firewall is better?
>
>ATGuard works for me (on MediaOne cable...).  I have the paid version.
>
>>4.  I routinely use Sam Spade to identify spammers and report them to
>>their ISP, and hopefully nuke their accounts.  With cable modems and
>>DSL, I need more firepower to identify hackers.  Is there a utility
>>tool, or a web site where I can identify the hacker's site/computer?
>>I want a layer of something between me and the hacker's site.
>
>You can look up the registered IP addresses at www.iana.org and do a
>whois on the IP as well.
>
>>5.  Would a cable company nuke a subscribers account for complaint of
>>hacking?  Dialup ISP's routinely disconnect an account for spamming.
>>But, cable companies being more greedy, may think more about losing
>>$40-$50 per month fee.  A dialup ISP charges $20, much less.  
>
>MediaOne has a policy to kick hackers off, but there's just another
>around the corner.  Plus, the IP you have hitting you may be a system
>that was a victim of a hacker, not the hacker itself.
>
>>6.  A bunch of people have put tremendous pressure on ISP's to nuke
>>spammer accounts.  What is being done to pressure cable companies to
>>nuke hacker accounts?
>
>Similar.
>
>>7.  Would a cable company nuke an account for spamming?  A spammer
>>with a one meg cable modem line can dump a lot of junk onto the web by
>>relaying his junk through a misconfigured mail server.  AOL just
>>nailed some spammer for abusing their system.
>
>Spamming is against the acceptable use policy of my cable provider,
>and yes, they nuke them.
>
>Jeff