K++

[Cheech3398]

I know this has been asked 10 million times so just link me to another post that explains if you want to but, is K++ 100% safe for downloads??

[3rd gen noob]

NO

there's no such thing as a 100% safe protocol/network for downloading copyrighted material

[Lamsey]

Originally posted by 3rd gen noob@3 August 2003 - 00:53
NO

there's no such thing as a 100% safe protocol/network for downloading copyrighted material
A LAN is safe :P

[3rd gen noob]

Originally posted by Lamsey@3 August 2003 - 00:56
A LAN is safe :P
not necessarilly...

if the LAN was at your place of work/study, then it would be unsafe to exchange copyrighted material

:P

[Lamsey]

Originally posted by 3rd gen noob+3 August 2003 - 01:02--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (3rd gen noob @ 3 August 2003 - 01:02)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Lamsey@3 August 2003 - 00:56
A LAN is safe :P
not necessarilly...

if the LAN was at your place of work/study, then it would be unsafe to exchange copyrighted material

:P [/b][/quote]
Oh you pedant ;)

[Cheech3398]

I have DSL running through 3 comps in my house which makes it a LAN, so i am safe??

[3rd gen noob]

Originally posted by Lamsey@3 August 2003 - 01:06
Oh you pedant ;)
hey&#33;

i&#39;m not poor


oh...wait a minute..."pedant"

:P

[Cheech3398]

cmon&#33; im tryin to dl am i safe?

[3rd gen noob]

Originally posted by Cheech3398@3 August 2003 - 01:15
cmon&#33; im tryin to dl am i safe?
yes (relatively)

[Cheech3398]

My IP starts with 10. which means i am on private i believe, please correct me if im wrong, also what all do you need set in options to be safe?

[Renegade720]

an intranet is pretty safe

[kevinmcdonough]

It depends what you mean by safe really.

If you have a good, up-to-date anti-virus running and a good firewall, then you will PROBABLY be safe from catching any of the viruses or trojans that live on fast track.

If you use an up-to-date IP block list and/or PeerGardian, then (hopefully-touch wood) you will PROBABLY be safe from getting a nice legal letter from RIAA and its cronies inviting you to court for copyright infringment.

If you have a pass-word protected partition on your computer, delete your tracks well and clear your playlists in media player, then you&#39;ll PROBABLY be safe from your Wife/Girlfriend/Pairents/Wee Sister finding all that nasty porn you&#39;ve been downloading and never talking to you again. :P


In the end though, simply connecting to the internet opens up the possibility of something bad happening, so you&#39;ll never ever be 100% SAFE, kazaa or no kazaa

kev

[J'Pol]

Originally posted by kevinmcdonough@3 August 2003 - 17:53
It depends what you mean by safe really.

If you have a good, up-to-date anti-virus running and a good firewall, then you will PROBABLY be safe from catching any of the viruses or trojans that live on fast track.

If you use an up-to-date IP block list and/or PeerGardian, then (hopefully-touch wood) you will PROBABLY be safe from getting a nice legal letter from RIAA and its cronies inviting you to court for copyright infringment.

If you have a pass-word protected partition on your computer, delete your tracks well and clear your playlists in media player, then you&#39;ll PROBABLY be safe from your Wife/Girlfriend/Pairents/Wee Sister finding all that nasty porn you&#39;ve been downloading and never talking to you again. :P


In the end though, simply connecting to the internet opens up the possibility of something bad happening, so you&#39;ll never ever be 100% SAFE, kazaa or no kazaa

kev
Given the content of this post I would love to think that your username was also your real one.

Tell me it is, even if it isn&#39;t.

[mogadishu]

your not safe if you use kazaa.. but most of us take that risk..

if you run a program on your lan to exchange mp3s etc.. you can get sued as well, but its harder to find out about.

[Cheech3398]

How much harder?

Also, what program should I use to block my ip?