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   Dan Purgert to All   
   Re: My IP address is visible. ..........   
   29 Feb 24 10:30:49   
   
   From: dan@djph.net   
      
   On 2024-02-29, Daniel65 wrote:   
   > Carlos E.R. wrote on 29/2/24 5:35 am:   
   >> [...]   
   >> They get money on this. They try to scare you into thinking that you   
   >> really need to "hide" behind an VPN intermediary. That it is   
   >> dangerous to not use an VPN. They sell it to people that then do not   
   >> use it because they don't know how. I had to tell friends, that asked   
   >> me to activate that VPN thing, fo forget it and cancel that silly   
   >> subscription they did not need.   
   >>   
   >> Some people may need it, but then they do know about it.   
   >   
   > O.K., so if AVG are trying to flog me a VPN ..... I'm connecting to the   
   > UseNet via my TelCo (TPG) and then to Eternal-September. Are E-S, in   
   > effect, a VPN??   
      
   No.   
      
      
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