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  #256  
Old May 22nd 04, 09:51 PM
Rick T
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kurttrail wrote:

Glad you answered the totally inconsequential!

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  #257  
Old May 22nd 04, 10:08 PM
Bruce Chambers
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Greetings --

Actually, this advice applies to _any_ operating system, not just
Windows-=based platforms.

Bruce Chambers

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having both at once. -- RAH


"Tracker" wrote in message
...
If your computer is a on a Windows Platform you need to disable the
Services that Windows leaves opens, for starters. Most home users
aren't using a Virtual Private Network, Mail Server, FTP Server, TCP
Server and so on. You also need to install a Firewall, whether it
be
software or hardware oriented ONLY before you put your computer on
the
Internet. Trojan Horses disable anti-virus and firewalls. An
anti-virus application will secure your computer to "some" degree,
but
NOT unless you can secure your e-mail, browser and internet settings
and

applications. Without the above security, the malicious hackers are
already abusing your computers to take down Networks, Servers, trade
drugs, guns, bo*bs, and so on.
This is only a small list of areas which deal with security,
malware,
backdoors, trojan horses and more.

Tracker






  #258  
Old May 22nd 04, 10:29 PM
Noel Paton
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I'm just wondering what you feed a Troll *to*!?


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"Jan Il" wrote in message
...

"N. Miller" wrote in message
om...
In article ,
says...

'Please don't feed the animals. Especially,
the Yaks and Asses.'


Can I feed the Troll? Please? Can I? Huh? Huh?


Wellll...o k...but, careful with the salt... :-)

Jan




  #259  
Old May 22nd 04, 10:38 PM
kurttrail
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Rick T wrote:

kurttrail wrote:

Glad you answered the totally inconsequential!


That was all you wrote that was left to respond to, because of course you
failed to answer the rest of my reply previous to the one quoted above.

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  #260  
Old May 22nd 04, 10:47 PM
Bruce Chambers
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Greetings --

Actually, this advice applies to _any_ operating system, not just
Windows-=based platforms.

Bruce Chambers

--
Help us help you:
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html


You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
having both at once. -- RAH


"Tracker" wrote in message
...
If your computer is a on a Windows Platform you need to disable the
Services that Windows leaves opens, for starters. Most home users
aren't using a Virtual Private Network, Mail Server, FTP Server, TCP
Server and so on. You also need to install a Firewall, whether it
be
software or hardware oriented ONLY before you put your computer on
the
Internet. Trojan Horses disable anti-virus and firewalls. An
anti-virus application will secure your computer to "some" degree,
but
NOT unless you can secure your e-mail, browser and internet settings
and

applications. Without the above security, the malicious hackers are
already abusing your computers to take down Networks, Servers, trade
drugs, guns, bo*bs, and so on.
This is only a small list of areas which deal with security,
malware,
backdoors, trojan horses and more.

Tracker






  #261  
Old May 22nd 04, 11:25 PM
Bruce Chambers
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Default What everyone needs to know

Greetings --

Actually, this advice applies to _any_ operating system, not just
Windows-=based platforms.

Bruce Chambers

--
Help us help you:
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html


You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
having both at once. -- RAH


"Tracker" wrote in message
...
If your computer is a on a Windows Platform you need to disable the
Services that Windows leaves opens, for starters. Most home users
aren't using a Virtual Private Network, Mail Server, FTP Server, TCP
Server and so on. You also need to install a Firewall, whether it
be
software or hardware oriented ONLY before you put your computer on
the
Internet. Trojan Horses disable anti-virus and firewalls. An
anti-virus application will secure your computer to "some" degree,
but
NOT unless you can secure your e-mail, browser and internet settings
and

applications. Without the above security, the malicious hackers are
already abusing your computers to take down Networks, Servers, trade
drugs, guns, bo*bs, and so on.
This is only a small list of areas which deal with security,
malware,
backdoors, trojan horses and more.

Tracker






  #262  
Old May 23rd 04, 12:51 AM
Jan Il
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I'm just wondering what you feed a Troll *to*!?

I dunno...'cause it would definitely gag a magot!

Jan

--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's
or
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f.../Mar27pmvp.asp
"Jan Il" wrote in message
...

"N. Miller" wrote in message
om...
In article ,


says...

'Please don't feed the animals. Especially,
the Yaks and Asses.'

Can I feed the Troll? Please? Can I? Huh? Huh?


Wellll...o k...but, careful with the salt... :-)

Jan






  #263  
Old May 23rd 04, 01:48 AM
Heather
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Hey.....you stole my favourite line (gag a maggot), grin. Yep......Beef's
Ole Lady would definitely turn anyone or anything off. I must find the link
to her picture.....or would you rather I didn't.....LOL.

Cheers.....Heather

"Jan Il" wrote in message
...
I'm just wondering what you feed a Troll *to*!?

I dunno...'cause it would definitely gag a magot!

Jan

--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to

NG's
or
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f.../Mar27pmvp.asp
"Jan Il" wrote in message
...

"N. Miller" wrote in message
om...
In article ,


says...

'Please don't feed the animals. Especially,
the Yaks and Asses.'

Can I feed the Troll? Please? Can I? Huh? Huh?

Wellll...o k...but, careful with the salt... :-)

Jan








  #264  
Old May 23rd 04, 09:41 AM
Jan Il
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"Heather" wrote in message
...
Hey.....you stole my favourite line (gag a maggot), grin. Yep......Beef's
Ole Lady would definitely turn anyone or anything off. I must find the

link
to her picture.....or would you rather I didn't.....LOL.



Sorry 'bout steeling your line, but, it's been around our house since I was
a moving doorstop. big grin

Merciful heavens, please don't expose mere civilized humans to such stuff
this far from Halloween. I've not seen it (thank goodness), but, from what
I've heard, even Medusa won't dare look at it! ;-)))

Jan


  #265  
Old May 23rd 04, 09:42 AM
Jan Il
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"kurttrail" wrote in message
...
N. Miller wrote:

In article ,
says...

snip

I was just pointing out that your label of troll is highly
subjective.


Tracker is not a Troll in the same sense as somebody who knows that
they are Trolling; but her posts tend to have the same effect as if
she was an intentional Troll.


Thank you. That is a very reasonable explanation. I don't put much stock
when someone calls someone something without a reasonable explanation as

to
why. I did notice some dubious info in Tracker's OP, but I did seem to me
that his/her/it's heart was in the right place with this post.


What "scaremongering?" I saw nothing nothing in the OP that fit's
that description.


That was actually one of her saner posts. When she starts telling
people what steps to take to find malware, she can be downright
dangerous.


I see. That explains a lot. Thanks again for taking the time to explain
you opinion about Tracker.


Heh....you should see some of the junk she posts in the alt.comp.anti-virus
ng, and others. And the threads are even longer than this, and the folks
even get hostile with each other arguing over who's right about how and
where she is wrong, or which of them is right or wrong. Go figger! Now
there is a good case for a Moderator if I ever saw one. ;-)))

In truth, the reason, I think,that most folks get upset her is that for
people who are not computer savvy, or have language problems, the stuff she
posts is generally so far off the mark it can be very harmful if they
follow/use them.

Jan


  #266  
Old May 23rd 04, 10:47 AM
Rick T
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kurttrail wrote:

Rick T wrote:


kurttrail wrote:


Glad you answered the totally inconsequential!



That was all you wrote that was left to respond to, because of course you
failed to answer the rest of my reply previous to the one quoted above.


not even going to try and figure that one out, can you give me the
Reader's Digest version?


Rick
  #267  
Old May 23rd 04, 02:46 PM
kurttrail
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Rick T wrote:

kurttrail wrote:

Rick T wrote:


kurttrail wrote:


Glad you answered the totally inconsequential!



That was all you wrote that was left to respond to, because of
course you failed to answer the rest of my reply previous to the one
quoted above.


not even going to try and figure that one out, can you give me the
Reader's Digest version?


You only left me the inconsequential to answer.

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  #268  
Old May 26th 04, 02:08 AM
kurttrail
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Rob wrote:

I'm sorry......please replace all the "his" statements in my above
post with "his/her", since I'm not sure of the author's gender.
Thanks again, Rob.


LOL! How do you even know that it is a him or a her?

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  #269  
Old May 26th 04, 04:56 AM
RJK
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XP never goes "belly up" unless it's used by somebody who doesn't really
know a computer is for ! ...and that same person is usually a paper
oriented small to medium business person, who thinks that because they've
spent £1500 on a PC package, it's going to miraculously take over all their
paperwork simply by switching it on !!!!!!

regards, Richard


"kurttrail" wrote in message
...
Unknown wrote:

How can people read this before they put their computers on the
network?


At the local library. Or for someone considering buying a new computer.

Or
for someone reinstalling after XP goes belly up on them. From their
computer at work. From a friend's PC . . . .

"Tracker" wrote in
message ...
If your computer is a on a Windows Platform you need to disable the
Services that Windows leaves opens, for starters. Most home users
aren't using a Virtual Private Network, Mail Server, FTP Server, TCP
Server and so on. You also need to install a Firewall, whether it be
software or hardware oriented ONLY before you put your computer on
the Internet. Trojan Horses disable anti-virus and firewalls. An
anti-virus application will secure your computer to "some" degree,
but NOT unless you can secure your e-mail, browser and internet
settings and

applications. Without the above security, the malicious hackers are
already abusing your computers to take down Networks, Servers, trade
drugs, guns, bo*bs, and so on.
This is only a small list of areas which deal with security, malware,
backdoors, trojan horses and more.

Tracker




--
Peace!
Kurt
Self-anointed Moderator
microscum.pubic.windowsexp.gonorrhea
http://microscum.com
"Trustworthy Computing" is only another example of an Oxymoron!
"Produkt-Aktivierung macht frei!"




  #270  
Old May 26th 04, 04:56 AM
kurttrail
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RJK wrote:

What's that got to do with a female troll that's ready and willing to
con lesser PC literate people into listening to her scare-mongering
crap drivel and extract lots of money from them ?


Didn't you supply the links that show people how to disable useless
services?

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"Produkt-Aktivierung macht frei!"


 




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