Hey there people
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New to the forum, hoping to get out of this newbie state soon
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But, I have a question;
In the conf. file there's a line rcpallowip=......
if you set it to 127.0.0.1 it only allows your own pc to connect, 198.168.*.* only LAN pcs, and I assume if you use the line
rcpallowip=*
A pc could connect over the interwebs.
What are the dangers of letting anyone connect to my own pc?
Is it a bad idea to start with, do I need to keep my username/password secret to make sure no-one can connect, or won't anyone be able to mess around anyways?
I hope someone can answer this for me, not touching it until I know about the safety features ^^
Have a good one
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