From Leo's mailbag:
> From: A Computer User
> Sent: December 26, 2008
> To: Ask Leo!
> Subject: can my email be sniffed in this configuration?
>
> Leo,
> I work for a company "A". We are a subcontractor to company "B". I use
> a laptop that is connected to a DMZ line at company 'A' that is
> connected to the network at company 'B'. I have a personal web email
> account such as yahoo. Can either of the companies see my personal
> email on my yahoo account.
Sure. Your connection is passing through networking equipment
that belongs to A and some that belongs to B, that gives them
both an opportunity to do all sorts of things, should they
want to.
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Thanks for asking,
Leo Notenboom
Article 1802
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Internet
