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    <pre wrap="">Received: from unknown (HELO [192.168.1.3]) ([124.171.111.123])
	by outbound.icp-qv1-irony-out6.iinet.net.au with
	ESMTP/TLS/DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA; 16 Jul 2010 22:06:55 +0800
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So, your IP does indeed exist, regardless of pings, and indeed if
someone read the headers they would also know the LAN address of your
machine (192.168.1.3).

If I wanted to know more I could point nmap at your IP and scan to see
if anything was listening. (I won't, and neither I hope will other
list members).

The fact that you can or cannot be "pinged" is completely
irrelevant.

Also, it's worth remarking that disallowing icmp is actually against
the "RFC" rules (Requests For Comments). So, good Netizens don't block
pings ;)

grc.com deals in scare-mongering. The "Shields Up" facility is useful,
but the insistence on so-called "stealth" is nonsense. 

Peter
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<font face="DejaVu Serif">Thanks Peter and Michael. I think I've got
the message <span class="moz-smiley-s1"><span> :-) </span></span>:
nothing is sacred or safe on the 'net. And I won't worry about pings
nomore... <span class="moz-smiley-s1"><span> :-) </span></span>.<br>
<br>
BC<br>
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<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">-- 
And God created Woman; and to repent He then created Beer.
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