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At 09:54 PM 1/4/00 -0800, Larry Wright wrote:
>On Wed, 5 Jan 2000, Andrew wrote:
>> go thru the net. Else, a lot more than just your name can potentially be
>> sent over.
>> upgrade exe, which gives you some control, the guy can take a lot of stuff
>> from you.
>Yes! This is exactly what I was referring to. There are many pgms that do
>this now. Omega might even say "we don't do that". The practice of sharing
>with data-collection companies is rapidly expanding - check where you are
>sent to when you do some updates. Omega just provides the 'back door'.
>Some companies even provide a pre-written back door - all you have to do
>is drop it in. Very easy.
>> I don't see how you can't firewall it properly.
>Easy - just send it along with the data request, which *has* to go
>through the firewall for the software to work.
Yes, it goes thru. But I don't think you can dynamically determine
content X (data request for X contract) as okay and indicator/test scripts
as not okay? At least not for the cheap firewalls, conseal, atguard
or esafe.
In the course of the day, an entire library of indicators and systems
can be uploaded easily. In effect it is like having the chart/testing
application on somebody's server.
"Trust Allah - and tie up your camel".
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