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On Sun, 15 Mar 2009 17:29:47 +0000, Cautious Joe wrote:

> Ari® wrote:
>
>> With bits and pieces of information, you can be geolocated. Your IP
>> address identifies, potentially, a computer that could be infiltrated
>> and attacked/hacked. Think of your IP address as something as specific
>> as your house address or as general as the county you live in.
>
> An IP address is essential for tcp/ip packets to be sent and recieved.
> No connection can be made without it. There is nothing 'secret' about an
> IP address.

It is when you don't expose it or expose a proxies.

> IP addresses are attached to many surprising devices that sit on the
> internet - not just PCs.

Nice copy and paste btw. lol

> The idea that someone could be infiltrated because their IP address is
> known, simply is not true.

Really? I'll be damned. Whose going to tell all the malicious assholes
who do that every day? Ain't gonna be me.

> From a security standpoint, a pc should be
> properly set up with a firewall at least.

Really? Which one do you recommend?

> If some website chooses to
> record my IP address, browser details (like shown in the website on the
> link-) that is just about all they will get. http://www.browserreport.com/
> If i send a http request to a website to display a page. This will be in
> the form of a stream of data packets. The data packet MUST contain a
> return address - ie my IP address (or some proxy address) if i am to get
> the return stream of data that will display the requested page.

Copy-paste-irrelevant

> Anyone who tells you that you can be anonymous on the internet is
> misguided. There must always be a origin in a connection and that origin
> can be traced in any number of ways - if someone wishes to do so.

Well, you're all full of bullshit today.

> So I do not understand why I should be worried about a website getting
> my IP address and 'identifying' my browser - if I want that website to
> communicate with me.

No worries, keep on truckin', God protects the inane and ignorant.

>> If you have nothing on your computer such as passwords, financial info,
>> personal info, all you do is play offline Solitaire, you're cool. If
>> not, you're susceptible to getting ****ed in the ass.
>
> Everyone is susceptible to that. You just have to try you best and hope
> it never happens.

Yeah.

Yeah, that'll work. lol
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On Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:14:00 +0000, Cautious Joe wrote:

> ~BD~ wrote:
>> Essential information about *your* web browser may be found here:
>>
>> http://www.browserreport.com/
>>
>> Any of this information may be seen by *any* URL one visits.
>>
>> 'Not a lot of people know that!'
>> --
>> Dave
> I dont know a lot about security

lol You do know a lot about being a duplicious assclown though.

> - but why do you think any of this
> information matters? So some website records your ip and type of os /
> browser etc - so what?

You would never understand, you don't know anything about security,
remember?

> what are they going to do and what can they do with that information to
> harm me?
> I just dont get it.

Got that part right.

> If i go and ring someone's door bell - of course they are going to open
> the door and see me. what is the harm guys?

Depends on what you like. Today, you look like an AssClown.
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On Sun, 15 Mar 2009 09:45:09 +0000, Cautious Joe wrote:

> I simply asked a question - which has not had any meaningful answer so
> far - only your rant.

Wrong, wrong, wrong, AssClown. You asked several questions, got expert
responses, then assclowned copy and pasted a load of bullshit, denying
the expert answers and, in the process attempted to answer your own
questions yourself.

This is what is called "assclowning", AssClown.
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On Sun, 15 Mar 2009 14:27:29 -0400, Ari® wrote:

> On Sun, 15 Mar 2009 17:29:47 +0000, Cautious Joe wrote:
>
>> Ari® wrote:
>>
>>> With bits and pieces of information, you can be geolocated. Your IP
>>> address identifies, potentially, a computer that could be infiltrated
>>> and attacked/hacked. Think of your IP address as something as specific
>>> as your house address or as general as the county you live in.
>>
>> An IP address is essential for tcp/ip packets to be sent and recieved.
>> No connection can be made without it. There is nothing 'secret' about an
>> IP address.
>
> It is when you don't expose it or expose a proxies.
>
>> IP addresses are attached to many surprising devices that sit on the
>> internet - not just PCs.
>
> Nice copy and paste btw. lol
>
>> The idea that someone could be infiltrated because their IP address is
>> known, simply is not true.
>
> Really? I'll be damned. Whose going to tell all the malicious assholes
> who do that every day? Ain't gonna be me.
>
>> From a security standpoint, a pc should be
>> properly set up with a firewall at least.
>
> Really? Which one do you recommend?

Joseph, welcome to Freeware University and as we say

FU

A freeware scientist will be along any week now with suitable freeware,
tested using Bearmoron protocols.

Of course.
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On Sun, 15 Mar 2009 14:33:26 -0400, Ari® wrote:

> On Sun, 15 Mar 2009 09:45:09 +0000, Cautious Joe wrote:
>
>> I simply asked a question - which has not had any meaningful answer so
>> far - only your rant.
>
> Wrong, wrong, wrong, AssClown. You asked several questions, got expert
> responses, then assclowned copy and pasted a load of bullshit, denying
> the expert answers and, in the process attempted to answer your own
> questions yourself.
>
> This is what is called "assclowning", AssClown.

So what we have here is an assclown, correct?

On Sun, 15 Mar 2009 14:37:06 -0400, No One wrote:

> On Sun, 15 Mar 2009 14:33:26 -0400, Ari® wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 15 Mar 2009 09:45:09 +0000, Cautious Joe wrote:
>>
>>> I simply asked a question - which has not had any meaningful answer so
>>> far - only your rant.
>>
>> Wrong, wrong, wrong, AssClown. You asked several questions, got expert
>> responses, then assclowned copy and pasted a load of bullshit, denying
>> the expert answers and, in the process attempted to answer your own
>> questions yourself.
>>
>> This is what is called "assclowning", AssClown.
>
> So what we have here is an assclown, correct?

Essentially, yes.
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On Sun, 15 Mar 2009 14:37:32 -0400, Ari® wrote:

> On Sun, 15 Mar 2009 14:37:06 -0400, No One wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 15 Mar 2009 14:33:26 -0400, Ari® wrote:
>>
>>> On Sun, 15 Mar 2009 09:45:09 +0000, Cautious Joe wrote:
>>>
>>>> I simply asked a question - which has not had any meaningful answer so
>>>> far - only your rant.
>>>
>>> Wrong, wrong, wrong, AssClown. You asked several questions, got expert
>>> responses, then assclowned copy and pasted a load of bullshit, denying
>>> the expert answers and, in the process attempted to answer your own
>>> questions yourself.
>>>
>>> This is what is called "assclowning", AssClown.
>>
>> So what we have here is an assclown, correct?
>
> Essentially, yes.

http://www.ass-clown.net/
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On Sun, 15 Mar 2009 14:39:22 -0400, Preesi wrote:

> On Sun, 15 Mar 2009 14:37:32 -0400, Ari® wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 15 Mar 2009 14:37:06 -0400, No One wrote:
>>
>>> On Sun, 15 Mar 2009 14:33:26 -0400, Ari® wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Sun, 15 Mar 2009 09:45:09 +0000, Cautious Joe wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I simply asked a question - which has not had any meaningful answer so
>>>>> far - only your rant.
>>>>
>>>> Wrong, wrong, wrong, AssClown. You asked several questions, got expert
>>>> responses, then assclowned copy and pasted a load of bullshit, denying
>>>> the expert answers and, in the process attempted to answer your own
>>>> questions yourself.
>>>>
>>>> This is what is called "assclowning", AssClown.
>>>
>>> So what we have here is an assclown, correct?
>>
>> Essentially, yes.
>
> http://www.ass-clown.net/

More like this, the image at least.

http://www.smooth3d.com/xterra/assclown.jpg
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On Sun, 15 Mar 2009 14:24:24 -0400, Ari® wrote:

> On Sun, 15 Mar 2009 09:45:09 +0000, Cautious Joe wrote:
>
>> I am not 'hiding' my IP when posting to this group.
>
> Yes you are.
>
>> Presumably if my IP
>> is not visible it may have something to do with my newsserver - I do not
>> know why it is not visible to you.
>
> You don't how to read a header? Or a TOS? Are you a tosser?

I thought we determined he was an assclown?
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On Sun, 15 Mar 2009 14:42:18 -0400, "+" wrote:

> On Sun, 15 Mar 2009 14:24:24 -0400, Ari® wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 15 Mar 2009 09:45:09 +0000, Cautious Joe wrote:
>>
>>> I am not 'hiding' my IP when posting to this group.
>>
>> Yes you are.
>>
>>> Presumably if my IP
>>> is not visible it may have something to do with my newsserver - I do not
>>> know why it is not visible to you.
>>
>> You don't how to read a header? Or a TOS? Are you a tosser?
>
> I thought we determined he was an assclown?

Ari-El said AssClown, no not assclown, can we agree agreement?
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