What is Print and File Sharing?
Print and File Sharing - a program that allows you to share your files and printer with other subscribers, via the Internet. This includes the ability to read, view, write to, modify or copy the files, and/or print them.
What are the security risks associated with Print and File sharing?
Print and File sharing increases the risk of other Internet users being able to access any of the files on your computer's hard drive. There are other, more secure ways to share your files with other Internet users, like emailing those files you want to share with someone else directly to that person or configuring your computer to require a password to access your files.
What is Time Warner Cable's policy on Print and File sharing?
To enhance the security of the Road Runner network, it is our policy to disable this feature for all residential customers. This is completed at two locations: the customer's PC and the Road Runner network. The Road Runner installation software systematically disables the feature on your PC as part of the installation process.
Because of the associated risks, Time Warner Cable recommends that customers do not thereafter enable the Print and File sharing feature. We do not allow Print and File sharing under any circumstances for our residential customers
How can I disable or more securely enable Print and File sharing?
The Road Runner On-Line Help Desk (See http://help.rr.com) has step-by-step instructions on disabling and more securely enabling the Print and File sharing functionality on your PC.
