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Thus spake Memnoch <mem...@nospampleaseimbritish.ntlworld.com>, Wed, 08 Jul
2009 16:12:38 GMT, Anno Domini:

>On Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:59:52 +0800, Ceowulf <noneed@toknow.askifyoudo> wrote:
>
>>Hey guys, I just wanted to pose this to you all as I know a lot of you 
>>are far more knowledgeable about this sort of stuff than I (as I decided 
>>about 6 years ago to give up the tech/programmer "ghost" :p)
>>
>>Is forcing your P2P program to encrypt its data sessions actually 
>>worthwhile? For instance in UTorrent I have encryption set to forced, 
>>but it seems to me that in todays day and age this would mean very little.
>>
>>I've got nothing to hide other than a few downloaded episodes, but I've 
>>always been a security nut about information and data so it's something 
>>I've been wondering about.
>>
>>On a slightly different but related note, and the reason I decided to 
>>post this, has anyone here watched the series Reaper? Sounds like a lot 
>>of fun and I'm looking for something to watch after my Chuck marathon 
>>(great series :D).
>
>There are several programs out there with extensive block lists to stop
>various agencies from connecting to your computer running the P2P software. I
>haven't used one of them for ages though since I bought a Cisco PIX as that
>contains my block lists as firewall rules. Take a look at PeerGuardian 2.
>
>http://phoenixlabs.org/pg2/

I use this & it seems quite good, with a small system footprint. Whether it
offers any 'real' level of protection...possibly. If they go after the
open-barn-doors kiddies instead of me because I'm just that little bit less
obtrusive, well, job well done I say :).

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Nostromo