YMMV, but MY Linux desktop stinks

On Sat, 2004-01-10 at 19:10, Richard L. Proctor wrote:
> On Saturday 10 January 2004 4:16 pm, Craig White wrote:
> > I'll tell you what - if you want chills - set up a computer to act like
> > a firewall and make it the default gateway for your network. Only tell
> > it to simply log all traffic and do not allow it to connect or forward
> > information to the Internet at all. Then install or start a new computer
> > with Windows XP - obviously, you will not be able to activate because
> > you have no access to the Internet at all. But if all of the traffic is
> > logged, you will see all of the attempts by this system to connect to
> > Microsoft and possibly many other manufacturers (hp keyboard ?) (mouse
> > ?) etc. And of course, all of the port 80 traffic pretty much flows
> > freely through firewalls - even through proxy servers that are trying to
> > restrict outbound connections. These people aren't dumb and know exactly
> > what they need to do to 'phone home.'
>
> Yea, I use to run sygate as a firewall on windows 98, and I do remember the
> kernel phoning home, but this is very old news, and I don't see people
> coming to linux in the droves because of it.
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On Sat, 2004-01-10 at 14:08, Richard L. Proctor wrote:

> The only way they can access your computer is if you have no firewall, if so,
> then you might consider looking into security. You do give them permission
> to access your computer "if" you are connected to their update services.
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Are you up to date on your medications or is self contradiction normal?

Craig