[s-cars] RE: 1988 Trans Am footage -- BitTorrent

[Lee Levitt]

Bill writes:
> 
> I've seen good and bad reviews of BitTorrent. I, too, am a 
> little leery of P2P (peer-to-peer) software, after one of the 
> kids mucked up my computer with KaZaa. Color me skeptical.
> 
> "BitTorrent, the beloved file-sharing client and protocol 
> that provides a way around bandwidth bottlenecks, has become 
> the newest distribution vehicle for adware/spyware bundles.
> Public peer-to-peer networks have always been associated with 
> adware program distributions, but BitTorrent, the program 
> created by Bram Cohen to offer a new approach to sharing 
> digital files, has managed to avoid the stigma.
> 
> Not any more, anti-spyware advocates warn."

Thanks Bill. That's all I need to hear. It takes too freaking long to
disinfect a computer. Just not worth it. I'll wait until the clip hits the
Imax theaters!

Another listmember suggested a "sacrificial" computer, a standalone machine
that has no access to the rest of my home network, for undertaking "risky"
behavior. It's worth some consideration...and probably *more* once I get my
iPod out of its box...

Lee