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tritium · 11-20-2003, 09:51 PM

I use a packetsniffer called Iris to monitor traffic on my network. The program will also reassemble HTML and IMAP requests by default so I wind up reading a lot of what my users are accessing. To say the absolute least, I concur with the conclusion that users should be much more careful in what sites they visit on LANs -- anyone using the Iris software (or any packet sniffing program for that matter) can easily watch your surfing behaviors. Moreover, since none of us have a direct connection to the net and must use an ISP, its silly to worry about monitoring 24/7 ... you will be watched regardless of whether you surf at home, work or school...

Big brother is out there reading this post. Therefore, Eat me!

11-20-2003, 09:51 PM	#9 (permalink)
tritium Professor of Drinkology	I use a packetsniffer called Iris to monitor traffic on my network. The program will also reassemble HTML and IMAP requests by default so I wind up reading a lot of what my users are accessing. To say the absolute least, I concur with the conclusion that users should be much more careful in what sites they visit on LANs -- anyone using the Iris software (or any packet sniffing program for that matter) can easily watch your surfing behaviors. Moreover, since none of us have a direct connection to the net and must use an ISP, its silly to worry about monitoring 24/7 ... you will be watched regardless of whether you surf at home, work or school... Big brother is out there reading this post. Therefore, Eat me! __________________ Blah.