> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf > Of Randall R Schulz
> Geoffrey, > > Exactly what sneaky data can get sent in a DNS request? > > Oops. I mean what data can be sneakily sent via a DNS request. > > Oops. I mean what data can sneakily be sent via a DNS request. > Apart from what "John P. Rouillard [EMAIL PROTECTED]" wrote in another message (udp port 53 listener beeing something else than a DNS)... Which leads to the conclusion that the answer to the above question(s) is: "Any information that exists on the computer". Another side of it: I have the same "paranoia" as Geoffrey Hausheer, and I firmly believe that it has kept my computer setup _clean and functional_ for long periods of time - where friends and workmates have had _plenty_ of trouble. Another part of the same "paranoia": Before doing any 'more than minor' setup-changes or software installs I do a COMPLETE backup. For obvious reasons (see initial message in this thread). So far I have considered a Cygwin update to be 'minor' - but I'm beginning to reconsider, WRT the amount of problems that seem to rise from that... (reading this ML is what makes one wonder... ;-) /Hannu E K Nevalainen, Mariefred, Sweden > At 20:41 2003-03-03, Geoffrey Hausheer wrote: -- 8< -- > >I care. The reason I use zonealarm is to prevent any nasty 'sneaky' > >programs from trying to send data off my system without my knowing it. > >It has nothing to do with security (well that is the incoming part, which > >is there too). > > > >Geoff --END OF USER INITIATED MESSAGE-- -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
