OT: Spyware
05-15-2004, 03:39 PM
#91
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Re: Spyware
Roughly 5/15/04 05:54, Shaggie's monkeys randomly typed:
> On Sat, 15 May 2004 12:48:21 GMT, Jo <jo_ratner@NOSPAMyahoo.com>
> wrote:
>
>>"It's also proper newsgroup etiquette to not top-post"
>>I'd say that this would be hotly contested...
>
> Which is why I said: "... I know there are frequent holy wars waged
> over top vs bottom posting but..."
Possibly spurred on by the fact that the worst product families
from the worst vendors by default do top posting. Thus being
a reasonably reliable indicator of the technical savvy of the
poster.
--
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> On Sat, 15 May 2004 12:48:21 GMT, Jo <jo_ratner@NOSPAMyahoo.com>
> wrote:
>
>>"It's also proper newsgroup etiquette to not top-post"
>>I'd say that this would be hotly contested...
>
> Which is why I said: "... I know there are frequent holy wars waged
> over top vs bottom posting but..."
Possibly spurred on by the fact that the worst product families
from the worst vendors by default do top posting. Thus being
a reasonably reliable indicator of the technical savvy of the
poster.
--
Me human. You Computer. Me have BFH. You have fragile parts. You behave.
05-15-2004, 03:39 PM
#92
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Re: Spyware
Roughly 5/15/04 05:54, Shaggie's monkeys randomly typed:
> On Sat, 15 May 2004 12:48:21 GMT, Jo <jo_ratner@NOSPAMyahoo.com>
> wrote:
>
>>"It's also proper newsgroup etiquette to not top-post"
>>I'd say that this would be hotly contested...
>
> Which is why I said: "... I know there are frequent holy wars waged
> over top vs bottom posting but..."
Possibly spurred on by the fact that the worst product families
from the worst vendors by default do top posting. Thus being
a reasonably reliable indicator of the technical savvy of the
poster.
--
Me human. You Computer. Me have BFH. You have fragile parts. You behave.
> On Sat, 15 May 2004 12:48:21 GMT, Jo <jo_ratner@NOSPAMyahoo.com>
> wrote:
>
>>"It's also proper newsgroup etiquette to not top-post"
>>I'd say that this would be hotly contested...
>
> Which is why I said: "... I know there are frequent holy wars waged
> over top vs bottom posting but..."
Possibly spurred on by the fact that the worst product families
from the worst vendors by default do top posting. Thus being
a reasonably reliable indicator of the technical savvy of the
poster.
--
Me human. You Computer. Me have BFH. You have fragile parts. You behave.
05-15-2004, 03:39 PM
#93
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Re: Spyware
Roughly 5/15/04 05:54, Shaggie's monkeys randomly typed:
> On Sat, 15 May 2004 12:48:21 GMT, Jo <jo_ratner@NOSPAMyahoo.com>
> wrote:
>
>>"It's also proper newsgroup etiquette to not top-post"
>>I'd say that this would be hotly contested...
>
> Which is why I said: "... I know there are frequent holy wars waged
> over top vs bottom posting but..."
Possibly spurred on by the fact that the worst product families
from the worst vendors by default do top posting. Thus being
a reasonably reliable indicator of the technical savvy of the
poster.
--
Me human. You Computer. Me have BFH. You have fragile parts. You behave.
> On Sat, 15 May 2004 12:48:21 GMT, Jo <jo_ratner@NOSPAMyahoo.com>
> wrote:
>
>>"It's also proper newsgroup etiquette to not top-post"
>>I'd say that this would be hotly contested...
>
> Which is why I said: "... I know there are frequent holy wars waged
> over top vs bottom posting but..."
Possibly spurred on by the fact that the worst product families
from the worst vendors by default do top posting. Thus being
a reasonably reliable indicator of the technical savvy of the
poster.
--
Me human. You Computer. Me have BFH. You have fragile parts. You behave.
05-15-2004, 04:07 PM
#94
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Re: Spyware
Ditto.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
"L0nD0t.$t0we11" wrote:
>
> No offense, but you might want to learn how to thread newsgroup messages...
> Then you wouldn't have to waste bandwidth and storage space by uselessly
> quoting people...
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
"L0nD0t.$t0we11" wrote:
>
> No offense, but you might want to learn how to thread newsgroup messages...
> Then you wouldn't have to waste bandwidth and storage space by uselessly
> quoting people...
05-15-2004, 04:07 PM
#95
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Re: Spyware
Ditto.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
"L0nD0t.$t0we11" wrote:
>
> No offense, but you might want to learn how to thread newsgroup messages...
> Then you wouldn't have to waste bandwidth and storage space by uselessly
> quoting people...
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
"L0nD0t.$t0we11" wrote:
>
> No offense, but you might want to learn how to thread newsgroup messages...
> Then you wouldn't have to waste bandwidth and storage space by uselessly
> quoting people...
05-15-2004, 04:07 PM
#96
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Re: Spyware
Ditto.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
"L0nD0t.$t0we11" wrote:
>
> No offense, but you might want to learn how to thread newsgroup messages...
> Then you wouldn't have to waste bandwidth and storage space by uselessly
> quoting people...
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
"L0nD0t.$t0we11" wrote:
>
> No offense, but you might want to learn how to thread newsgroup messages...
> Then you wouldn't have to waste bandwidth and storage space by uselessly
> quoting people...
05-15-2004, 04:07 PM
#97
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Re: Spyware
Ditto.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
"L0nD0t.$t0we11" wrote:
>
> No offense, but you might want to learn how to thread newsgroup messages...
> Then you wouldn't have to waste bandwidth and storage space by uselessly
> quoting people...
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
"L0nD0t.$t0we11" wrote:
>
> No offense, but you might want to learn how to thread newsgroup messages...
> Then you wouldn't have to waste bandwidth and storage space by uselessly
> quoting people...
05-15-2004, 04:45 PM
#98
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Re: Spyware
just run UNIX
L0nD0t.$t0we11 wrote:
> Roughly 5/14/04 10:42, Daniel Melameth's monkeys randomly typed:
>
>
>>If you create an account without Administrative permission for everyday use,
>>you'll eliminate 85 percent of this stuff--the other 15 percent is best
>>practices.
>
>
> Such as not using Internet Exploder or Windows Media player or
> enabling Active-X, or using any version of Outlook, or making sure
> that unused services are disabled, or not doing any RPC functions,
> or better yet, using any non-Microsoftian product
>
>>I have never gotten any of this stuff on my PC and don't use such software.
>
>
> Sincerely hope you don't seriously believe that.
>
L0nD0t.$t0we11 wrote:
> Roughly 5/14/04 10:42, Daniel Melameth's monkeys randomly typed:
>
>
>>If you create an account without Administrative permission for everyday use,
>>you'll eliminate 85 percent of this stuff--the other 15 percent is best
>>practices.
>
>
> Such as not using Internet Exploder or Windows Media player or
> enabling Active-X, or using any version of Outlook, or making sure
> that unused services are disabled, or not doing any RPC functions,
> or better yet, using any non-Microsoftian product
>
>>I have never gotten any of this stuff on my PC and don't use such software.
>
>
> Sincerely hope you don't seriously believe that.
>
05-15-2004, 04:45 PM
#99
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Re: Spyware
just run UNIX
L0nD0t.$t0we11 wrote:
> Roughly 5/14/04 10:42, Daniel Melameth's monkeys randomly typed:
>
>
>>If you create an account without Administrative permission for everyday use,
>>you'll eliminate 85 percent of this stuff--the other 15 percent is best
>>practices.
>
>
> Such as not using Internet Exploder or Windows Media player or
> enabling Active-X, or using any version of Outlook, or making sure
> that unused services are disabled, or not doing any RPC functions,
> or better yet, using any non-Microsoftian product
>
>>I have never gotten any of this stuff on my PC and don't use such software.
>
>
> Sincerely hope you don't seriously believe that.
>
L0nD0t.$t0we11 wrote:
> Roughly 5/14/04 10:42, Daniel Melameth's monkeys randomly typed:
>
>
>>If you create an account without Administrative permission for everyday use,
>>you'll eliminate 85 percent of this stuff--the other 15 percent is best
>>practices.
>
>
> Such as not using Internet Exploder or Windows Media player or
> enabling Active-X, or using any version of Outlook, or making sure
> that unused services are disabled, or not doing any RPC functions,
> or better yet, using any non-Microsoftian product
>
>>I have never gotten any of this stuff on my PC and don't use such software.
>
>
> Sincerely hope you don't seriously believe that.
>
05-15-2004, 04:45 PM
#100
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Posts: n/a
Re: Spyware
just run UNIX
L0nD0t.$t0we11 wrote:
> Roughly 5/14/04 10:42, Daniel Melameth's monkeys randomly typed:
>
>
>>If you create an account without Administrative permission for everyday use,
>>you'll eliminate 85 percent of this stuff--the other 15 percent is best
>>practices.
>
>
> Such as not using Internet Exploder or Windows Media player or
> enabling Active-X, or using any version of Outlook, or making sure
> that unused services are disabled, or not doing any RPC functions,
> or better yet, using any non-Microsoftian product
>
>>I have never gotten any of this stuff on my PC and don't use such software.
>
>
> Sincerely hope you don't seriously believe that.
>
L0nD0t.$t0we11 wrote:
> Roughly 5/14/04 10:42, Daniel Melameth's monkeys randomly typed:
>
>
>>If you create an account without Administrative permission for everyday use,
>>you'll eliminate 85 percent of this stuff--the other 15 percent is best
>>practices.
>
>
> Such as not using Internet Exploder or Windows Media player or
> enabling Active-X, or using any version of Outlook, or making sure
> that unused services are disabled, or not doing any RPC functions,
> or better yet, using any non-Microsoftian product
>
>>I have never gotten any of this stuff on my PC and don't use such software.
>
>
> Sincerely hope you don't seriously believe that.
>