posted November 08, 2004 11:11 PM         

So anyway, nay from me

posted November 08, 2004 11:18 PM         

Or a lame joke like, I.P. Freely?

posted November 09, 2004 01:11 AM         

Intoxicating Pixie

I post from different computers too. I have my home PC + my lap top. Also, there have been a few times when I have been bored at a girl friend's house and checked to see what was up in LL.

posted November 09, 2004 02:16 AM         

It is a shame that the imaturity of a few has to ruin things for all of us. What is ironic is that those that first pointed fingers at the "evil" among us are the very ones that have caused such turmoil on this site. Thank goodness we have so many intelligent people here that can see through their games.

posted November 09, 2004 09:08 AM         

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I'm against it. I don't want people trying to hack me or locate me. Since you know people's emails, you could retreive that info and if you discover someone is using multiple identities, then you could tell us, but I don't think it's approriate that all IPs be shown. Also, there is software that can mask IPs anyway so it isn't exactly accurate.

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posted November 09, 2004 09:47 AM         

And I too use several different puters.

posted November 09, 2004 09:58 AM         

Randall, you may post mine if you wish. I have no problems with it at all.

I have the greatest respect for Randall,Lindaland and technology, yet I`m sad to see these issues raised again. I remember clearly the "Carte Blanche" thread, the broken friendships, wounded hearts, and innocent souls wronged by the very issue addressed here

If Experience is the greatest teacher of all, why does history repeat its self

Love,

posted November 09, 2004 11:09 AM         

The IP address is your "true" identity when you're online. Or as close as one can come. All "hacking", or malicious pranks, depend on knowing the victim's IP address.

There are two types of malicious computer users:
(A) Real "hackers", people who have devoted insane amounts of their brain space to programming and understanding various computer systems and networks. These people can do real damage, and if they want your IP address, they'll get it.
(B) Frustrated geeks with a little bit of knowledge. They know a few dirty tricks, and have a bunch of shoddy, pre-made "war tools" at their disposal, but often don't really understand what they're doing, and certainly don't deserve to be called "hackers". (Some of us call them "script kiddies". They think they're "tricky".)

The second group, obviously, is by far the more numerous. There are only a few handfuls of real hackers out there, while the script kiddies number in the millions. Both groups depend on knowing someone's IP address to do what they do. But a lot of times, the script kiddies won't really know how to get it on their own. So, by keeping it "private", you cut down the number of people who are able to "attack" you by a large percentage.

posted November 09, 2004 11:16 AM         

The real definition of "hacker" is: a computer enthusiast who enjoys finding unconventional solutions to computer problems, and/or testing the limits of a computer system to find out what it can do that it's "not supposed to" be able to do, or to find bugs and weaknesses in it.

Unfortunately, the popular media has encouraged the use of the word "hacker" to mean "someone who damages or breaks into other people's computers".

posted November 09, 2004 01:59 PM         

i didn't realize people were coming here in masks. where are they, might i ask and how is this a problem? randall, i'm assuming you know who they are??

couldn't you just "out" them?

posted November 09, 2004 02:23 PM         

Yes, they are shown on e-mails - but we don't write e-mails that are displayed and privy to anybody wanting to look at them. This is a website whose postings are open to the public.