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RE: [cobalt-users] security



>
> 	You are right. Unless the network is segmented by a switch
> anyone with root access on any of the machines on that network can
> sniff all the packets on that network - including your packets.
>
>
Hopefully the host would detect someone running a sniffer as most hosts
prohibit such activity.
Searching Google for "sniffers terms of service" finds many hits.
--
Dan Kriwitsky




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