From: daniel47@nomail.afraid.org   
      
   immibis wrote on 29/2/24 10:17 pm:   
   > On 29/02/24 09:46, Daniel65 wrote:   
   >> immibis wrote on 29/2/24 5:27 am:   
   >>> On 28/02/24 13:28, Daniel65 wrote:   
   >>>> R.Wieser wrote on 28/2/24 8:25 pm:   
   >>>>> Daniel65,   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>>> When I had updated the definitions and run a 'Deep Scan',   
   >>>>>> AVG-Free was telling me that my IP Address was visible.   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> Is this a real problem .... or is AVG just trying to flog   
   >>>>>> me their Premium (i.e. PAID) Version??   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Them not providing information on when that it happens and   
   >>>>> how it impacts your machine is definitily a red flag.  FUD   
   >>>>> comes to mind (Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt).   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Heck, if your 'puter has internet access than the router can   
   >>>>> 'see' your puters IP.  It has to, otherwise it can't give   
   >>>>> your 'puter the responses to requests it send.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> That's about how I see it, too. My ISP MUST know my IP address   
   >>>> so that they can know who 'I' am so they can work out what   
   >>>> UserName/Password I have to send to get access to my UseNet   
   >>>> account with them.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> That even makes sense to me NOW!!   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Thanks.   
   >>>   
   >>> You're posting this from eternal-september.   
   >>   
   >> Yes, So ..................??   
    >   
   > so you are not using your ISP's news server and they don't know your   
   > E-S username and password   
      
   Ah!! O.K., my ISP is tpg (https://www.tpg.com.au/) and I don't know IF   
   they even have a news-server as I set up this E-S account when I was   
   with a previous ISP who closed his News Server.   
   --   
   Daniel   
      
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