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I always remember this image of IE7 stuffed with toolbars. A similar test was done on Windows XP.

In the case of IE7, this was done as a test to see if the reset function would work correctly. It did.

I always remember this image of IE7 stuffed with toolbars. A similar test was done on Windows XP.

In the case of IE7, this was done as a test to see if the reset function would work correctly. It did.

Ergo: Not checked by default.

Not really. Legally, you give "prior consent" if you agree to an EULA which says somewhere at the bottom, "you also agree to install such and such crap". In fact, this is how practically all malware - including impossible-to-remove stuff and spyware - is installed. Even for the most evil things that gets bundled, if you scan the EULA, you'll find it. Reason being that it is simply illegal (or at least very likely to be so) otherwise.

Now, I may be wrong on this particular case. But, see, it's like this - 9 out of 10 browser toolbars are sneaky malware that tries as hard as it can to get on user's PC behind his back. Anyone who has cleaned up his relatives' PCs from crap like this knows precisely what I mean here.

As such, this entire category of applications is about as trustworthy as an email sent from a Nigerian mail server - may be legitimate in theory, but unlikely so in practice, and there is no harm done by always assuming the worst and not providing a fallback (there's no benefit to be derived from such a toolbar in the first place).

you can put it between the router and the net if you're using the wireless capabilities.

a forum about traffic shaping with smoothwall

http://www.linux-noob.com/forums/index.php?s=dffc19493975498724b50564217f05e4&showtopic=3250&pid=11502&st=0&#entry11502

smoothwall linux
http://www.smoothwall.org/

http://linux-noob.com/review/ubuntu/7.04/

This just came in via the firehose. A real review by the looks of it. Vote for it. This is the sort of review that most of us are interested in anyways.

There are a plethora of UI addons for ie7

oh, you wanted voluntary ie addons! sorry, my mistake :P

Picture. All I did was right click where the image should be and selected view picture.

Everybody talks about BSDs as being fabulous firewalls, which I don't deny, but what can they do that linux + iptables & tc can't?

Here's a similar rate-limiting deal: http://www.linux-noob.com/forums/lofiversion/index .php/t1829.html

And Linux has all kinds of QOS capabilities:
http://www.faqs.org/docs/Linux-HOWTO/Adv-Routing-H OWTO.html

This is not a troll, it's an honest question. Why BSD for firewalls?

I am a regular with this linux-noob where my mate has been doing walkthrough screenshots for a while. He has managed to get FC1-5, Smoothwall3, Suse OSS 10 and some RH shots too (not all are install shots!).

I really enjoy seeing these, its always helpful to show a new user, you say "see its this easy and here is the outcome".

With the screenshot of IE7 on the linux noob site are they trying to show that they are open to linux?? "aware" of the competition they face (they're on to you)?? or subtely taunting the linux community?? Stop playing games with my mind!!!! Probably all 3, and really the screenshots suck anyway.