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Authored by: displaced on Jul 19, '05 05:15:27AM

*grin*

I know what you mean, but at the same time it does give a certain amount of peace of mind to be aware of exactly what info is available from your machine to unknown others.

Which is why this hint's good in that it shows that, on principle, Bonjour (I keep wanting to type Rendezvous!) does allow other unauthenticated machines to view info on your machine.

However, all the documentation I've read shows that Bonjour only works on link-local, NOT over an internet connection (be it dial-up, cable modem ADSL, ethernet or whatever). So really the submitter's concern should only be directed at the security of their local network. If it's a wired LAN then obviously you're pretty worry-free. If it's a wireless LAN, you'll do much better addressing the fundamentals of WLAN security rather than pulling the whole Bonjour capability from your Mac.

Regards,

Chris



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Authored by: displaced on Jul 19, '05 07:10:48AM

Incidentally, if you read my signature on every single on-line post I've made, you'll find my forename. And if I then tell you that my Mac's name is clementine (in homage to the film Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind), then you'll already know what iChat exposes over Rendez... I mean, Bonjour.

Do what you wish with that information :)


Regards,

Chris



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