RE: dangers of P2P file sharing

From: Alfio Puglisi (puglisi@arcetri.astro.it)
Date: Sat Mar 29 2003 - 15:26:57 MST

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    On Fri, 28 Mar 2003, gts wrote:

    >I inferred then that file and printer sharing must be enabled for P2P apps
    >to function, and that their installation enabled it.

    As far as I now, no P2P program requires file or printer sharing enabled.
    And, as Lee said, they don't need it to work. Many of them have Linux
    versions, where the Windows concept of file/printer sharing is unknown,
    based on a totally different protocol.

    Right now, I have three or four P2P programs (kazaa, many gnutella
    clients, eDonkey, etc.), and file/printer sharing is currenty disabled.
    All programs work OK.

    Ciao,
    Alfio



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