Disable remote browse?????

[Neo1999]

I'm a Winmx user and contributer.  Reading WIRED magazine, January, 2006 issue discusses some ways to trade files more safely (RIAA lawsuits).  Some I knew already but one new tip is make sure 'to disallow remote browsing.'  I'm not much of a geek, (old fart actually) but that always strikes me as a very vulnerable situation where I can go into anyones computer and, well, browse.  I have always accepted it as one of the things you have to live with.
Wired goes on to say "that the latest versions of most f-s apps. automaticaly disable browse.  It goes on to call me stupid for allowing this to occur.  I've had many versions of WinMX over the years but have never seen a setting that would allow me to disable the remote browse.  I'm currently downloading the latest version to see if that has been added.  Any advice on this topic you could provide would be greatly appreciated. 

Thanks for all you do to keep this free speech area up and going!

Regards, Neo1999 ....................  There is no spoon................

[nylly444]

Neo, remote browsing is a function of windows, as it is a network OS.
You can share folders so the files are accessible to everybody on the network.
As long as you don't use this windows function (share folders) nobody can see the files on your pc.

WinMx has it's own browsing function, it's uploading your file list to a client browsing you.
The client does not actually browse your pc, so YOU decide what people can see there.
The latest WinMx (3.54 beta) allows you to even show single files from a folder, or hide them.
So it's up to YOU to decide which files people can see.

Generally it's a good idea to be careful with which files you're showing - and from what folder, as WinMx can show the path the files are in.
Many people have folders with their name - NOT a good idea. ( C:\documents and settings\your name\shared files )
Instead it's better to make a separate folder for your files, maybe on another partition, like D:\Shared.
Modern clients of course now use encryption for file transfers but WinMx isn't quite there yet