Allegedly, on or about 4 November 2017, Patrick O'Callaghan sent:
> *All* public WiFi is insecure by definition since in general you
> don't know anything about who's running it. Whether or not that
> matters depends on your requirements. At a minimum, use application-
> layer security (HTTPS, SSH,
On Fri, 2017-11-03 at 20:33 -0300, George N. White III wrote:
> On 3 November 2017 at 15:59, Patrick O'Callaghan
> wrote:
>
> > On Fri, 2017-11-03 at 10:10 -0700, Rick Stevens wrote:
>
>
> > Using a VPN all depends on how paranoid you are (or rather the OP's
> > > father-in-law is). They certai
On 3 November 2017 at 15:59, Patrick O'Callaghan
wrote:
> On Fri, 2017-11-03 at 10:10 -0700, Rick Stevens wrote:
> Using a VPN all depends on how paranoid you are (or rather the OP's
> > father-in-law is). They certainly have their uses.
>
> They can also be simpler to set up than proxies, for
On Fri, 2017-11-03 at 10:10 -0700, Rick Stevens wrote:
> > > That explains it. I've implemented openvpn in a subnet-to-subnet
> > > config before from the command-line. Much of this is research for my
> > > father-in-law and his fedora box.
>
> If the OP's father-in-law is simply trying to stay an
On 11/03/2017 09:31 AM, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
> On Thu, 2017-11-02 at 20:33 -0400, Alex wrote:
>>> There are several comparison sites you can consult, e.g.
>>> http://www.vpncomparison.org/
>>
>> Thanks. It's been hard to find a trustworthy review site.
>
> I'm not specifically recommending t
On Thu, 2017-11-02 at 20:33 -0400, Alex wrote:
> > There are several comparison sites you can consult, e.g.
> > http://www.vpncomparison.org/
>
> Thanks. It's been hard to find a trustworthy review site.
I'm not specifically recommending that site, it just popped up when I
did a search.
> > > Th
Hi,
On Thu, Nov 2, 2017 at 7:15 AM, Patrick O'Callaghan
wrote:
> On Wed, 2017-11-01 at 12:59 -0400, Alex wrote:
>> Hi, I have a fedora26 desktop and would like to use a VPN to browse
>> the Internet. What are my options? Do I need to connect to a VPN
>> server service which then proxies my reques
On Wed, 2017-11-01 at 12:59 -0400, Alex wrote:
> Hi, I have a fedora26 desktop and would like to use a VPN to browse
> the Internet. What are my options? Do I need to connect to a VPN
> server service which then proxies my request to the remote site?
>
> Are any of the "free" VPN services legit, o
