Subj : Re: Robot Holocaust (1987
To : poindexter FORTRAN
From : MRO
Date : Sat Mar 25 2023 05:08 pm
Re: Re: Robot Holocaust (1987
By: poindexter FORTRAN to Ogg on Fri Mar 24 2023 06:52 am
> -=> Ogg wrote to Arelor <=-
>
> Og> What if you launch a VPN conection first?
>
> That helps - make sure you pick a reputable provider who doesn't keep
> logs of traffic.
>
> A> BitTorrent traffic is usually encrypted nowadays, but anybody
> A> downloading the same files as you can also find out easily you are
> A> downloading the
> A> same file. In effect, the only thing you need to know who are
> A> downloading some piece of copyrighted material is to start downloading
> A> yourself and then check the list of IPs in the swarm.
>
> Og> If those other IPs are reassinged IPs from VPNs, it doesn't
> Og> mean much.
>
> You do need to be extra-careful; ensure that your VPN has a kill-switch.
> If the connection goes down, the VPN client needs to either block all
> traffic or have the capability of killing an app, like your torrent
> client, to ensure that you don't send traffic in the clear.
this is funny. a guy who doesn't know how to use torrents telling someone about them.
