[chuck-users] hanging server client & mA?
Daniel Trueman
dtrueman at Princeton.EDU
Sat Oct 31 13:24:42 EDT 2009
PLOrk virtually always works on a closed LAN, not connected to the
outside world.
dt
On Oct 31, 2009, at 1:22 PM, Kassen wrote:
> Dan;
>
> "Allow all incoming connections," which shouldn't be a security
> issue if you are running a LAN, and probably not much to worry about
> regardless (mine are all always set that way).
>
>
>
> I really wouldn't do that on a open network. Of course the chances
> of you personally being targeted by something malicious are quite
> low but the consequences could be devastating, think not just of
> what could be downloaded (creditcard numbers, etc) but also of the
> kind of thing that could be planted on your computer. A thing like
> that could easily devastate your life, even if you could demonstrate
> you were unaware of it. I'd instead white-list all relevant peers
> like -say- all of plork. That should significantly reduce the risks
> while preserving most of the convenience.
>
> Back on topic; David, these stuck computers, does Chuck take
> excessive amounts of cpu on them while they are stuck? If relatively
> little cpu is used it's probably stuck waiting for some event, if a
> lot is used it'll be something else.
>
>
> Yours,
> Kas.
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