~patches~ > wrote:

>The java doesn't show the IP address but the mIRC client apparently does
>which is another reason I won't be chatting. While I don't mind sharing
>bits and pieces of personal information such as general location of
>where I live, I do mind sharing specific information that would allow
>nutcases to stalk or harass. In the current atmosphere of online
>activity, revealing where you live as in the actual town or city is not
>a real smart thing to do. Now, I could easily set up a proxy to use the
>java but it just isn't worth the effort right now.

Unless you're one of the relatively few people who have a static IP
address, then worrying about this is just silly. If you do have one,
or if you're worried about the relatively short persistence of a
dynamic IP on broadband (you can force a change if you're that
paranoid by rebooting your modem/router - but if your home network is
set up properly the address seen from the outside has no relationship
to your actual machine address anyway) then you should have a firewall
and a router so that . . . . . oh, never mind.

--
The Doc says my brain waves closely match those of a crazed ferret.
At least now I have an excuse.