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Skriven 2005-03-02 14:58:21 av Gerald Miller (1:342/512)
    Kommentar till text 211 av Frank Vest (1:124/6308.1)
Ärende: Fighting Spam
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Hello Frank,

    Responding to a post in the INTERNET area:
    On Saturday February 05 2005 at 09:59,
    Frank Vest [1:124/6308.1] wrote to Gerald Miller,
    about: Fighting Spam

 GM>>>>> I don't remember if I replied to this message or not....
 FV>>>> Me neither. :)
 GM>>>> I'm getting old.  What's your excuse?  <g>
 FV>> Same. :)
 GM>> Too soon we get old, too late we get smart.  ;-))

 FV> Therory:
 FV>  We gain most of our intelegence from birth until puberty. At puberty,
 FV> we are almost all knowing. The problem is that there is a block which
 FV> prevents us from using the knowledge and gaining more knowledge. It is
 FV> called a harmone. In the male, this is testosterone.

If you're a teenager...

 FV>  As we age, the level of this harmone drops and we regain the ability
 FV> to use the knowledge we gained from birth until puberty. Also, we
 FV> regain some ability to learn and increase our knowledge. This make us
 FV> appear to be smarter than we really are/were.

 FV> Now, since every person's harmone level drops at different rates
 FV> durring their life, it is easy to see why some people appear to be,
 FV> and in some cases are, smarter than others.

That could explain why on some days, I am a Dumba##, while on other days, I
am a Smarta##.  My hormone levels rage and wane...  ;-)

 FV> The conclusing to this (and I hope I don't get moderated) is that men
 FV> who are smart have no balls. :-))

Wouldn't that make them women?

 FV> <Note: This is an original therory. I dreamed it up and wrote it on my
 FV> own on the fly just now.>

Theory?  I thought it was LAW!

 FV> <Sub Note: Yes, I know I'm a sick puppy. And!!??>
 FV> :-))

[snip]

 GM>> I have sent the headers of a few spam messages to the R.C.M.P. (Royal
 GM>> Canadian Mounted Police) and I'm not likely to waste my time with
 GM>> them again.  They told me to ignore the messages from the spammers as
 GM>> they were scams.  I guess I was hoping they were going to tell me
 GM>> something that I didn't already know or at least mount their horses
 GM>> and go get the 'Baddies'...
 FV> I suppose the spam would have to be illegal in some way.. IE: A con,
 FV> or attempt to get passwords or such. I seems that just advertising is
 FV> not considered that much of a crime. <shrug>

My fave is the "Nigerian scam"; 'you have inherited countless millions, but
we require tenty thousand dollars for processing.'

Then, there are the attempts at identity theft; 'your bank account has been
compromised. We require your bank account number, pin number and password.'

Attempts at identity theft is a criminal offense, whether you have an
account at that particular bank or not. (I love to answer these e-mails by
providing them with fictitious information....  :-))))

 FV>> This new IP addressing sounds great. I jiust wonder how it's going to
 FV>> integrate with older stuff (software).
 GM>> Apparently, it is _supposed_ to be backward compatible with the
 GM>> current IPv4 addressing.  I did a "ipv6 install" on my Win XPP box
 GM>> and forgot to uninstall after I was through 'playing' with it --
 GM>> didn't appear to adversely affect the operation of XP; still got my
 GM>> e-mail, surfed the web, etc.  I finally caught my 'mistake' and
 GM>> uninstalled it because
 FV> My concern was with my (continued) use of Win98 for my BBS. I really
 FV> don't want to upgrade in a forced manner.

I just started running Windows 2000 Pro and I trust you saw my message
regarding the IPv6 research package put out by Micro$oft.  I have installed
the package, but have not had the time to run it.  I still have to find out
if you require a 'special' router or if the existing router is compatible.
Can anyone help me out with that?

 FV>> Fido (Fidonet) Technical Network. Not just Fidonet, but any network
 FV>> that uses the Fidonet technology to transport mail/files and such.
 FV>> It's more generic and covers more area. :)
 GM>> Awwww.  My mind is going on me.  You would have thought I would know
 GM>> that acronym since I am a member of Fidonet...  :-((
 FV> Many don't catch that. Just as the initials (I think I coined it
 FV> originally) FSP=Fidonet Service Provider go over heads. To me, it
 FV> means a Sysop that has a Fidonet Node number and provides the Fidonet
 FV> message service to the community or to users via a BBS, QWK or Point.

Well, I've only had a Fidonet Node for about six years (I'm a novice) and
my Node is Mail-Only -- I don't provide service to any downlinks; it's for
my own personal pleasure and enjoyment.

 GM>> Your P200 MMX / 128MB system sounds exactly like my dedicated
 GM>> DOS/Wfw311 Fidonet mailer system.  The only difference is that I
 GM>> don't trust W98 to 'munge' up my 16-bit DOS box with long file names.
 GM>> And, I only use Wfw311 to copy my DOS files to either of the XPP /
 GM>> W98 boxes so I can burn some rewritable CD-ROM backup disks -- all
 GM>> CAT5. You should hear some of the flak I get for my use of Windows
 GM>> for Workgroup v3.11....  :-))
 FV> If it works, use it! I have a p133 that runs the dial-up line via
 FV> Taurus mailer and the "dialuptotelnet" program. It's not a real
 FV> powerhouse system, but for one dial-up line and a DNS updater, it does
 FV> fine.

 FV> I had a Dos system online for a while that used Dos 6.20, Desqview and
 FV> the WFWG Add-on. It was networked with the rest of the Lan and had few
 FV> problems.

I don't know of any software / system that is not without problems.

 FV>> I do have a HW router and the stuff to convert to CAT5, but I'm
 FV>> waiting until I rearrange the house and put the computers in a room
 FV>> of their own. :)
 GM>> Get one of the kids some luggage for their birthday and you will soon
 GM>> have a room for the computers.  <vBg>
 FV> One is moving. It's just slow. :)

Moving at the speed of life?  <g>

 GM>> Since I'm running all three computers via cable hookup, they are all
 GM>> online all the time and it's unlikely I require ICS.  I was thinking
 GM>> there was something available to test which ports are open and close
 GM>> the unnecessary ones....
 FV> There are a lot of way to locate open ports. There is one program
 FV> called Port Detective that I have used. There's also the
 FV> http://grc.com site (Shields Up) and the DSL Reports site just to name
 FV> two. These will scan your system for open ports and other possible
 FV> security problems. Shields Up site is free. The other is limited.

 FV> Also, the Trend Micro site offers a free online virus scan.
 FV> "trendmicro.com".

Ah, yes.  I think I had a few problems when those sites couldn't do a thing
for me because I wasn't using Internet Exploder.  Mozilla and Mozilla
Firefox are my browsers of choice on the XPP and W2K boxes, respectively.

           Cheers ... Gerald

... Either I am doing things to myself or I am doing things for myself.
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