[DM-MUG] OS 9 Firewall?

[Chris Tyrrell]

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On Feb 18, 2005, at 11:25 AM, Tim Earp wrote:

> I've just decided it was time to leave behind the slow dialup access I=20=

> was born and bread with and ordered DSL (through Qwest) at home.
> =A0
> I handle the abuse department for a major Iowa-based ISP here in Des=20=

> Moines, so am more than familiar with the various port scanning and=20
> trojan issues that make me glad I don't use Windoze. I'm wondering if=20=

> I even need some kind of firewall for my OS 9.x.x iMac. In the year+=20=

> that=A0I have spent dealing with abuse issues, I have yet to EVER talk=20=

> to an Apple user. I'm thinking I probably don't need a firewall, but=20=

> who knows? Maybe?

You're probably safe on Mac OS 9 without a firewall, but make sure you=20=

turn off file-sharing and such. Back when I got my cable modem, I=20
opened Network Browser and found another Mac or two on the network. One=20=

particular Mac was wide open, so I dropped a SimpleText document in the=20=

Startup Items folder explaining how a malicious person could have wiped=20=

the machine clean. I'll never know who's machine that was, but I hope=20
he or she took the time to learn how to secure a machine with a 24/7=20
connnection.


Cheers,
Chris


"The opinions expressed in this message are not necessarily a=20
reflection of reality or consciousness."

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On Feb 18, 2005, at 11:25 AM, Tim Earp wrote:


<excerpt><fontfamily><param>Arial</param><smaller>I've just decided it
was time to leave behind the slow dialup access I was born and bread
with and ordered DSL (through Qwest) at home.</smaller></fontfamily>

=A0

<fontfamily><param>Arial</param><smaller>I handle the abuse department
for a major Iowa-based ISP here in Des Moines, so am more than
familiar with the various port scanning and trojan issues that make me
glad I don't use Windoze. I'm wondering if I even need some kind of
firewall for my OS 9.x.x iMac. In the year+ that=A0I have spent dealing
with abuse issues, I have yet to EVER talk to an Apple user. I'm
thinking I probably don't need a firewall, but who knows? =
Maybe?</smaller></fontfamily>

</excerpt>

You're probably safe on Mac OS 9 without a firewall, but make sure you
turn off file-sharing and such. Back when I got my cable modem, I
opened Network Browser and found another Mac or two on the network.
One particular Mac was wide open, so I dropped a SimpleText document
in the Startup Items folder explaining how a malicious person could
have wiped the machine clean. I'll never know who's machine that was,
but I hope he or she took the time to learn how to secure a machine
with a 24/7 connnection.



Cheers,

Chris



"The opinions expressed in this message are not necessarily a
reflection of reality or consciousness."


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