[ubuntu-in] So how safe are peer to peer sharing mechanisms in Ubuntu with firewall turned n

[ramnarayan.k at gmail.com]

Hi

Wanted to know how safe are peer to peer mechanisms with firewall turned on.

tools like gnutella , gnunet, gnomoradio etc

assuming i want to share genuine stuff (not pirated etc)

will a firewall like firestarter provide any protection

would appreciate thoughts

ram