Have a key that is like a public key, but isn't published to the world; only give it out to people from whom you authorize email to be delivered to you. If your incoming mail doesn't contain that key, delete it.
Then, have a specifically formatted message type to handle key requests. Say if Betty wanted to email Veronica to request her private-public key, it would have to be in a strict format, say with the subject line: KEYREQ . For example: KEYREQ veronica@archie.com Hi it's veronica. ?? Then your email client could have a button called "Reply/Authorize".
Untraceable? Why not just pretend to be a customer, even buy the product, then bust them? Surely during the process of patronizing a spammer, you'll get their identity, address, etc.???
And when you install stuff, you'll have to search the internet for all required.dll files - or the sources thereof, and compile them and put them where your appication install routine expects them! That'll go over really well with grandma! You'll also have to build your own printing system and manually edit your registry whenever you want to change anything!
You are obviously brighter than the typical end user. Most people I know in the real world (outside of geekville), are NOT capable of doing anything you described. Family, friends, people who work in other departments at the place I work, none of THEM, and THEY are who I call typical end users, would have a clue. Having been a support person for Microsoft products, I can tell you from first-hand experience that getting a typical end user to do something as simple as opening a dos window and getting a directory listing is NOT as simple and easy as you and I think; FOR TYPICAL END USERS.
And yes, I have been using/configuring samba via command line text editors for years, thank you. My mom, however, who is a little brighter than the typical end user, does not have a clue about the concept of sharing directories in Windows. The thought of trying to get her to understand this, and to teach her how to configure Samba, is horrifying!
Really, REAL END USERS are quite different from those of us in geekville who don't mind figuring this stuff out on our own. Most don't want to know, and shouldn't be asked to. That's why they have Windows. It would be nice if Linux could serve as a replacement, but it simply can't, not now anyway, and probably not any time soon.
Instead, buy one with Linux. Then try to find some apps or games that run on it. Try to install them. Try to install the myriad of different libraries that each require, and the myriad of libraries that each of these requirements require. Try to print something on your printer. Cry like a baby. Try to copy your pictures off your digital camera. Cry like a baby. Try to share your hard drive so you can access stuff from another computer. Cry like a baby. Hose up system. Go to store and buy a retail copy of Windows and wish you had bought a computer with Windows in the first place.
I'll say it again, Linux is great and all, but is not a viable desktop system yet, and won't likely be anytime soon. And yes, I'm sure YOU could do all the above just fine, but really, what Typical End User will, realistically, recompile stuff into their kernel, load/unload modules, download and install stuff from.bz2's,.tgz's, or even rpms? What typical end user just happens to know all about using Samba, manually editing text files, changing run levels, mounting stuff from the command line, etc?
NONE! Really, just because you're an elite hacker who does this stuff for fun doesn't mean it's at all within the realm of possibility for REAL consumers/computer users out there.
Aye, weenie Windows users can have their GUI toys and feel important. I use scripts to get actual work done, and on servers to make stuff run clean and good.
I use shell scripts for many things under Windows using the free version of many Unix utilities found HERE. Scripts are fast, and don't break (short of being over-written). Many times, scripts can be written that perform the functionality of expensive Windows programs, with the advantages of being free, not easily broken, and not subject to dll version issues, continual upgrades, etc, etc, etc.
Well good for you. La-de-frickin-da. Aren't you special, taking the "That-is-bad-and-has-no-redeeming-qualities" high road? Yay for you, you perfect moral example. Perhaps you should be worshiped on sundays? Perhaps you alone are the ultimate judge on what is right and what is wrong. Perhaps your head is so far up your ass that it's kind of hard seeing everything from your ivory tower. Maybe you should be King of All, because you're so great.
Postal 2 is a great example of what makes this country (U.S.A) great; Freedom of Speech, the freedom to play whatever video games you want, the freedom to not have to listen to crap-head know-it-alls like you.
Where is this great Non-Offensive-To-Anyone, I-play-this-because-it-is-entirely-moral-and-great -to-all-people Uber Game that you sit around playing? Really, I'd like to know.
This works well for me, as I don't need a traditional laptop bag; I usually use it biking or walking to work. It has a nice padded insert in which you place the actual laptop. This insert has a velcro closing flap, so it seals it up pretty good. There is a lot of storage and etc. too. Plus, it does have a handle on the side, so that if you really wanted to, you could carry it like a briefcase. It wasn't too expensive either, and certainly doesn't shout "I'm an expensive laptop, steal me!". My Thinkpad T22 fits nicely. I only wish it had a few padded pouches for the removable floppy drive and DVD player. The padded pouch for the laptop can be hooked up to the interior of the backback with little clips mounted inside the backpack, or you can simply pull it out, or have it floating around in the backpack if you want. Altogether, it's a nice backpack alternative.
I had some whiny-ass sniveling user on the phone one day... he said something about "..you computer nerds..." I stopped him and said, "Actually, I prefer to be called a geek.".
LOTR blew dogs. And, in all likelyhood, so do many of the cast. Just because something is hyped, doesn't mean it's good. Just because something makes a lot of money, doesn't mean it's good. This happens to be a geek/nerd forum, hence the enthousiasm.
Quite frankly, I'm surprised Muppets didn't make it into LOTR. But then again, there's still The Hobbit.
Why do geeky/nerdy types enjoy that crap? Escapism maybe? Cute, Boo-Boo type pathetic characters they can identify with? Who cares. It makes them happy, much like a balloon makes my 3-year-old happy.
Thanksgiving: This dumb broad whom I never met before found out that I do something with computers, so she chews my ear off for a half hour about how she bought a new video card and why wasn't it making her online gaming any faster, blah blah blah.
Another Time: My mom gave my home phone number to an aunt I hadn't heard from in about 20 years because she was having computer trouble. She calls and takes a few hours of my time. I haven't heard from her since.
Several Times: Mom has trouble with her laptop, calls me after I get off work, takes up a precious hour of my "free" time.
And so on, and so on, and so on.....
Moral: Don't let anyone know what you do for a living, say you're in frozen foods. If they do find out and demand support, politely inform them of your $50/hr support fee.
No, I don't think they have to support something just because they charge for it. I believe doing so is a marketing ploy - i.e., "Buy this and we'll support it, unlike that free crap!"
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Have a key that is like a public key, but isn't published to the world; only give it out to people from whom you authorize email to be delivered to you. If your incoming mail doesn't contain that key, delete it.
Then, have a specifically formatted message type to handle key requests. Say if Betty wanted to email Veronica to request her private-public key, it would have to be in a strict format, say with the subject line: KEYREQ . For example: KEYREQ veronica@archie.com Hi it's veronica. ?? Then your email client could have a button called "Reply/Authorize".
Untraceable? Why not just pretend to be a customer, even buy the product, then bust them? Surely during the process of patronizing a spammer, you'll get their identity, address, etc.???
And when you install stuff, you'll have to search the internet for all required .dll files - or the sources thereof, and compile them and put them where your appication install routine expects them! That'll go over really well with grandma!
You'll also have to build your own printing system and manually edit your registry whenever you want to change anything!
You are obviously brighter than the typical end user. Most people I know in the real world (outside of geekville), are NOT capable of doing anything you described. Family, friends, people who work in other departments at the place I work, none of THEM, and THEY are who I call typical end users, would have a clue. Having been a support person for Microsoft products, I can tell you from first-hand experience that getting a typical end user to do something as simple as opening a dos window and getting a directory listing is NOT as simple and easy as you and I think; FOR TYPICAL END USERS .
And yes, I have been using/configuring samba via command line text editors for years, thank you. My mom, however, who is a little brighter than the typical end user, does not have a clue about the concept of sharing directories in Windows. The thought of trying to get her to understand this, and to teach her how to configure Samba, is horrifying!
Really, REAL END USERS are quite different from those of us in geekville who don't mind figuring this stuff out on our own. Most don't want to know, and shouldn't be asked to. That's why they have Windows. It would be nice if Linux could serve as a replacement, but it simply can't, not now anyway, and probably not any time soon.
Don't buy a computer with Windows?
.bz2's, .tgz's, or even rpms? What typical end user just happens to know all about using Samba, manually editing text files, changing run levels, mounting stuff from the command line, etc?
Instead, buy one with Linux. Then try to find some apps or games that run on it. Try to install them. Try to install the myriad of different libraries that each require, and the myriad of libraries that each of these requirements require.
Try to print something on your printer. Cry like a baby. Try to copy your pictures off your digital camera. Cry like a baby. Try to share your hard drive so you can access stuff from another computer. Cry like a baby. Hose up system. Go to store and buy a retail copy of Windows and wish you had bought a computer with Windows in the first place.
I'll say it again, Linux is great and all, but is not a viable desktop system yet, and won't likely be anytime soon. And yes, I'm sure YOU could do all the above just fine, but really, what Typical End User will, realistically, recompile stuff into their kernel, load/unload modules, download and install stuff from
NONE! Really, just because you're an elite hacker who does this stuff for fun doesn't mean it's at all within the realm of possibility for REAL consumers/computer users out there.
Aye, weenie Windows users can have their GUI toys and feel important. I use scripts to get actual work done, and on servers to make stuff run clean and good.
I use shell scripts for many things under Windows using the free version of many Unix utilities found HERE. Scripts are fast, and don't break (short of being over-written). Many times, scripts can be written that perform the functionality of expensive Windows programs, with the advantages of being free, not easily broken, and not subject to dll version issues, continual upgrades, etc, etc, etc.
Shell Scripts are really The Cat's Pajamas.
Tupac == Dale Earnhardt of Music
Dale Earnhardt == Tupac of Car Racing
start->run->calc
I agree though, real calculators are nifty for regular math.
Yeah Baby!
Well good for you. La-de-frickin-da. Aren't you special, taking the "That-is-bad-and-has-no-redeeming-qualities" high road? Yay for you, you perfect moral example. Perhaps you should be worshiped on sundays? Perhaps you alone are the ultimate judge on what is right and what is wrong. Perhaps your head is so far up your ass that it's kind of hard seeing everything from your ivory tower. Maybe you should be King of All, because you're so great.
t -to-all-people Uber Game that you sit around playing? Really, I'd like to know.
Postal 2 is a great example of what makes this country (U.S.A) great; Freedom of Speech, the freedom to play whatever video games you want, the freedom to not have to listen to crap-head know-it-alls like you.
Where is this great Non-Offensive-To-Anyone, I-play-this-because-it-is-entirely-moral-and-grea
This works well for me, as I don't need a traditional laptop bag; I usually use it biking or walking to work. It has a nice padded insert in which you place the actual laptop. This insert has a velcro closing flap, so it seals it up pretty good. There is a lot of storage and etc. too. Plus, it does have a handle on the side, so that if you really wanted to, you could carry it like a briefcase. It wasn't too expensive either, and certainly doesn't shout "I'm an expensive laptop, steal me!". My Thinkpad T22 fits nicely. I only wish it had a few padded pouches for the removable floppy drive and DVD player. The padded pouch for the laptop can be hooked up to the interior of the backback with little clips mounted inside the backpack, or you can simply pull it out, or have it floating around in the backpack if you want. Altogether, it's a nice backpack alternative.
I thought POTC would never end. Yawn. Master and Commander was a much better movie.
The coolest bubbles I've seen in my kitchen are bubbles in hot cocoa that contain an island of dry powder.
Please take a few minutes to learn the correct usage of these words. The few minutes you spend now will provide a lifetime of correct grammar joy.
Thanks.
I had some whiny-ass sniveling user on the phone one day... he said something about "..you computer nerds..." I stopped him and said, "Actually, I prefer to be called a geek.".
True story.
LOTR blew dogs. And, in all likelyhood, so do many of the cast. Just because something is hyped, doesn't mean it's good. Just because something makes a lot of money, doesn't mean it's good. This happens to be a geek/nerd forum, hence the enthousiasm.
Quite frankly, I'm surprised Muppets didn't make it into LOTR. But then again, there's still The Hobbit.
Why do geeky/nerdy types enjoy that crap? Escapism maybe? Cute, Boo-Boo type pathetic characters they can identify with? Who cares. It makes them happy, much like a balloon makes my 3-year-old happy.
Thanks.
Ollie Had A Heap Of Apples =
Opposite/Hypotenuse
Adjacent/Hypotenuse
Opposite/Adjacent
That's one thing I remember from geometry 20 odd years ago....
A. Twenty cents.
Thanks, I'll be here all week. Be sure to tip your waitress.
Thanksgiving: This dumb broad whom I never met before found out that I do something with computers, so she chews my ear off for a half hour about how she bought a new video card and why wasn't it making her online gaming any faster, blah blah blah.
Another Time: My mom gave my home phone number to an aunt I hadn't heard from in about 20 years because she was having computer trouble. She calls and takes a few hours of my time. I haven't heard from her since.
Several Times: Mom has trouble with her laptop, calls me after I get off work, takes up a precious hour of my "free" time.
And so on, and so on, and so on.....
Moral: Don't let anyone know what you do for a living, say you're in frozen foods. If they do find out and demand support, politely inform them of your $50/hr support fee.
No, I don't think they have to support something just because they charge for it. I believe doing so is a marketing ploy - i.e., "Buy this and we'll support it, unlike that free crap!"
After updating your definitions. That might be a good first step.
You're welcome.
Catherine Zeta bite? Zetabyte, get it? heh.