[chuck-users] hanging server client & mA?

[Daniel Trueman]

sorry, just reread your email, and your reference to open networks...  
yes you are probably right.

On Oct 31, 2009, at 1:24 PM, Daniel Trueman wrote:

> 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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