Helpful Hint: Proxy Servers :)

[owl]

Sorry to post so much but if you're a lurker, a new person, someone who wants to contribute but you're scared of being found out, you can use an IP hider.

You can google ip hider, or proxy server, and find lot's of websites. For instance, pimpmyip.org

Then you enter in the little toolbar on that page, the web address of this website, and you can log in, and it will put out a different IP address (the way people find out who you are, where you're from). So if they find a way to trace your ip, they will only get the ip of the proxy server website. It's what I use

[dchoiceisalwaysrs]

Sorry to post so much but if you're a lurker, a new person, someone who wants to contribute but you're scared of being found out, you can use an IP hider.

You can google ip hider, or proxy server, and find lot's of websites. For instance, pimpmyip.org

Then you enter in the little toolbar on that page, the web address of this website, and you can log in, and it will put out a different IP address (the way people find out who you are, where you're from). So if they find a way to trace your ip, they will only get the ip of the proxy server website. It's what I use

Good tip Owl, I know that concern did slow me down in my initial posting. But in over a year now, nothing.

[Voltaire's Child]

Sorry to post so much but if you're a lurker, a new person, someone who wants to contribute but you're scared of being found out, you can use an IP hider.

You can google ip hider, or proxy server, and find lot's of websites. For instance, pimpmyip.org

Then you enter in the little toolbar on that page, the web address of this website, and you can log in, and it will put out a different IP address (the way people find out who you are, where you're from). So if they find a way to trace your ip, they will only get the ip of the proxy server website. It's what I use

I think that's a helpful suggestion but I do have a question. I'm not trying to be sarcastic- I really want to know. Were you thinking that someone might hack into ESMB and find stuff out about people? Because as it stands now, AFAIK, only the admin and mods can see IP addresses. But if it's being hacked and found out that you're thinking of, then I can totally see the concern.

[owl]

I think that's a helpful suggestion but I do have a question. I'm not trying to be sarcastic- I really want to know. Were you thinking that someone might hack into ESMB and find stuff out about people? Because as it stands now, AFAIK, only the admin and mods can see IP addresses. But if it's being hacked and found out that you're thinking of, then I can totally see the concern.

I dont want to say too much but there are ways for people to plant devices that track IP addresses. They could make a post with such a thing, and collect everyones IP address who merely VIEWS the post.

[Dulloldfart]

I dont want to say too much but there are ways for people to plant devices that track IP addresses. They could make a post with such a thing, and collect everyones IP address who merely VIEWS the post.

No, they would have to click on a link in the post, hosted by a site the bad guy had access to the server logs of. You wouldn't happen to be trying to get people to not look at ESMB at all, would you?

EDIT: Whoops. I'm wrong. Owl is right. Apologies.


Paul

[Zinjifar]

Owl is OSA

Zinj

[ChronicEnturbulator]

Sorry to post so much but if you're a lurker, a new person, someone who wants to contribute but you're scared of being found out, you can use an IP hider.

You can google ip hider, or proxy server, and find lot's of websites. For instance, pimpmyip.org

Then you enter in the little toolbar on that page, the web address of this website, and you can log in, and it will put out a different IP address (the way people find out who you are, where you're from). So if they find a way to trace your ip, they will only get the ip of the proxy server website. It's what I use

I also find them useful for keeping my massive army of sock puppet accounts from getting bannednated.

[MostlyLurker]

No, they would have to click on a link in the post, hosted by a site the bad guy had access to the server logs of. You wouldn't happen to be trying to get people to not look at ESMB at all, would you?

Paul

It is not necessary to click a link to expose your computer info and location to the bad guys. If you want to stay safe then you should use a proxy.
If they hack ESMB they may read your PMs, so delete (or save locally and delete) your PMs regularly.

[Dulloldfart]

It is not necessary to click a link to expose your computer info and location to the bad guys. If you want to stay safe then you should use a proxy.
If they hack ESMB they may read your PMs, so delete (or save locally and delete) your PMs regularly.

Thanks very much.

Hacking ESMB is something else entirely, though. Unless I'm wrong again! As far as I know, that is extremely unlikely.

Paul

[Vinaire]

What is this fear of being found out all about?

Paranoia?

Like Hubbard's?

Can't one just enjoy life and ESMB?

Just have clean hands and be detached. That is all the safety one needs.

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