So your response is that a user who is concerned about the safety of your hosts file should look through the millions of records just to verify them; every time there is an update as well. Have you ever actually thought this through? Do you even look through the hosts file that is generated by whatever script you use to combine your sources?
It sounds like you really have a handle on this security thing. All it would take is one of your sources to be compromised, and everyone who uses your software is compromised as well. I guess I am glad I don't use it, and will continue recommending against its use.
So in other words you have no response to what I said. Good to hear.
I have not contradicted myself, and if you would go back and reread your posts, you would realize I simply stopped responding, which is not the same thing as you being right, no matter how often you claim it to be.
So, how does your hosts file prevent its user from being MiTM attacked by you yourself? Are we as users supposed to go through your 11 mb (according to you) hosts file to make sure you didn't put in an entry for Bank of America or some other banking site that points to your personal server? Or are you claiming we should just trust you?
"THE GREATEST COMPUTER SECURITY GUY (lol, NOT) on earth"
, something I have never claimed to be. But it is adorable to see you agreeing with yourself over and over again. Sockpuppeting as an AC just really makes my point for me.
I have not contradicted myself, and if you would go back and reread your posts, you would realize I simply stopped responding, which is not the same thing as you being right, no matter how often you claim it to be.
So, how does your hosts file prevent its user from being MiTM attacked by you yourself? Are we as users supposed to go through your 11 mb (according to you) hosts file to make sure you didn't put in an entry for Bank of America or some other banking site that points to your personal server? Or are you claiming we should just trust you?
Wow, I must have really touched off a nerve there. Don't like being proven wrong over and over again? Perhaps you should improve yourself than instead of attacking the messenger.
When you have something useful to say instead of ad hominem attacks and repeatedly posting the same thing which is false, let me know.
Yes, you need admin privs to access the hosts file. That is because YOU SHOULDN'T BE DOING THAT.
Enjoy your ass being handed to you yet again. Thank you for your time.
I use this on my phone. It is nice as my phone has dust/water plugs in all the jack slots which are pretty flimsy. I also can simply drop the phone into the charger and not worry about plugging and unplugging cables. The ports also wear over time, wireless charging receivers don't. It is also nice in the car as I just drop it into a holder which keeps it in a decent spot for navigation and charges automatically.
It is nice to have a water resistant phone and not have to worry about getting wet in the rain or falling into a pool, or whatever might ruin other phones.
Again, you have proven me right. You are more concerned with winning than understanding what is being said. You ad hominem attack, and claim things that weren't said in order to win the argument, you haven't even bothered to try to understand what is being said.
You still don't even understand basic security, but feel free to keep fellating yourself to feel superior to all even though you know nothing of the subject.
I have limited my responses to APK, I stopped responding when I realized he was more interested in winning an argument than in understanding what was being said. He doesn't care about security, only his win loss score. It isn't worth it to talk to him anymore as he doesn't even understand the basics of security, nor how to read English.
When APK is open to understanding security, I will be here waiting to explain it to him yet again, but for now, why bother, I tire of tilting at windmills.
I have already won the arguments, which is proven out by his need to post on everything I post. He only does that when he has already lost the argument. He has this desire to act schizophrenic and agree with himself repeatedly rather than even considering another point of view, which comes from considerable experience in the field.
The same people who were looking under Bush finally got a break, Obama, as president, ordered the mission to go ahead, and Osama was captured. What more effort did Obama put into finding Osama?
Except that Obama did nothing but say it was a priority. He didn't change the amount of effort going into tracking Osama down, Osama just got a bit careless.
I am glad you agree with me that your software requires escalation. I have already explained numerous times why this is a bad thing and will only lead to problems, but you are too obstinate to even understand security concepts. Hell it is easier explaining to my children basic security concepts.
No, DNSBL cannot be bypassed by Hosts files, as the mail server that uses a DNSBL to mark your mail server as a spam server won't be accessible to you. Oh, and also, it is IMPOSSIBLE for me to downmod you and run away, I have a single user account, so therefore I cannot mod on a thread I have posted on.
Acting like you somehow won any of those arguments, then posting agreeing with yourself? Really? How pathetic are you?
You won nothing in any of those discussions, and you don't even seem to understand how very wrong you are.
What is DNSBL APK? What internet service uses it? How does it work? How will your hosts file prevent it? How will you get around your block on a DNSBL that prevents you sending mail to servers that use it?
Please inform me oh wise ass. You know everything about the internet and its functions, but you can't even understand the difference between these two things:
You must have missed Obama going out of his way to refuse to negotiate with the Republicans over the last government shutdown. You may have noticed that when he finally caved in and talked to them, the problem was resolved that day. Kind of funny isn't it?
The problem with monolithic gaming servers out on the internet is that you can't have a private server for you and your friends to enjoy. Many gamers prefer to play with their friends instead of random strangers. Also, many gamers love modding gaming servers.
This is why people run servers at their homes, and why many games are designed to be peer to peer instead of client server.
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So your response is that a user who is concerned about the safety of your hosts file should look through the millions of records just to verify them; every time there is an update as well. Have you ever actually thought this through? Do you even look through the hosts file that is generated by whatever script you use to combine your sources?
It sounds like you really have a handle on this security thing. All it would take is one of your sources to be compromised, and everyone who uses your software is compromised as well. I guess I am glad I don't use it, and will continue recommending against its use.
I recommended a DNS zone file, but to APK it is far easier to load a hosts file across a domain.
So in other words you have no response to what I said. Good to hear.
I have not contradicted myself, and if you would go back and reread your posts, you would realize I simply stopped responding, which is not the same thing as you being right, no matter how often you claim it to be.
So, how does your hosts file prevent its user from being MiTM attacked by you yourself? Are we as users supposed to go through your 11 mb (according to you) hosts file to make sure you didn't put in an entry for Bank of America or some other banking site that points to your personal server? Or are you claiming we should just trust you?
So very cute seeing you trying to claim that I am
"THE GREATEST COMPUTER SECURITY GUY (lol, NOT) on earth"
, something I have never claimed to be. But it is adorable to see you agreeing with yourself over and over again. Sockpuppeting as an AC just really makes my point for me.
I have not contradicted myself, and if you would go back and reread your posts, you would realize I simply stopped responding, which is not the same thing as you being right, no matter how often you claim it to be.
So, how does your hosts file prevent its user from being MiTM attacked by you yourself? Are we as users supposed to go through your 11 mb (according to you) hosts file to make sure you didn't put in an entry for Bank of America or some other banking site that points to your personal server? Or are you claiming we should just trust you?
Wow, I must have really touched off a nerve there. Don't like being proven wrong over and over again? Perhaps you should improve yourself than instead of attacking the messenger.
When you have something useful to say instead of ad hominem attacks and repeatedly posting the same thing which is false, let me know.
Yes, you need admin privs to access the hosts file. That is because YOU SHOULDN'T BE DOING THAT.
Enjoy your ass being handed to you yet again. Thank you for your time.
I use this on my phone. It is nice as my phone has dust/water plugs in all the jack slots which are pretty flimsy. I also can simply drop the phone into the charger and not worry about plugging and unplugging cables. The ports also wear over time, wireless charging receivers don't. It is also nice in the car as I just drop it into a holder which keeps it in a decent spot for navigation and charges automatically.
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Home: http://smile.amazon.com/gp/pro...
It is nice to have a water resistant phone and not have to worry about getting wet in the rain or falling into a pool, or whatever might ruin other phones.
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Again, you have proven me right. You are more concerned with winning than understanding what is being said. You ad hominem attack, and claim things that weren't said in order to win the argument, you haven't even bothered to try to understand what is being said.
You still don't even understand basic security, but feel free to keep fellating yourself to feel superior to all even though you know nothing of the subject.
It isn't like observing the angle of the sun on a pitching deck is all that much easier though.
Did you mean to link to a clear plastic bucket?
I have limited my responses to APK, I stopped responding when I realized he was more interested in winning an argument than in understanding what was being said. He doesn't care about security, only his win loss score. It isn't worth it to talk to him anymore as he doesn't even understand the basics of security, nor how to read English.
When APK is open to understanding security, I will be here waiting to explain it to him yet again, but for now, why bother, I tire of tilting at windmills.
I have already won the arguments, which is proven out by his need to post on everything I post. He only does that when he has already lost the argument. He has this desire to act schizophrenic and agree with himself repeatedly rather than even considering another point of view, which comes from considerable experience in the field.
I liked that movie :(
Did you see him in Guardians of the Galaxy?
AC is incorrect, the trademark is for Microsoft Windows. Windows and Office are too generic, so both are proceeded by Microsoft.
Um, perhaps you need to reread some history? The Crusades were in response to Muslim violence.
They did in the simulator I used to play around with.
That would be UTC-5 and UTC-4
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
So, show how I am wrong.
The same people who were looking under Bush finally got a break, Obama, as president, ordered the mission to go ahead, and Osama was captured. What more effort did Obama put into finding Osama?
What? Take back all the wine and cheese?
Except that Obama did nothing but say it was a priority. He didn't change the amount of effort going into tracking Osama down, Osama just got a bit careless.
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No, normal users cannot use your hosts file, they need administrative privileges, which they don't have in a properly designed network
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I have proven numerous times to you why privilege escalation is a bad thing, and how trusting your hosts files can lead to MiTM attacks.
http://slashdot.org/comments.p...
I am glad you agree with me that your software requires escalation. I have already explained numerous times why this is a bad thing and will only lead to problems, but you are too obstinate to even understand security concepts. Hell it is easier explaining to my children basic security concepts.
http://slashdot.org/comments.p...
No, DNSBL cannot be bypassed by Hosts files, as the mail server that uses a DNSBL to mark your mail server as a spam server won't be accessible to you. Oh, and also, it is IMPOSSIBLE for me to downmod you and run away, I have a single user account, so therefore I cannot mod on a thread I have posted on.
Again APK, I don't post as an AC, you do, don't try to act like I am using your technique on you.
You are the one who schizophrenicly posts agreeing with yourself, not I.
Acting like you somehow won any of those arguments, then posting agreeing with yourself? Really? How pathetic are you?
You won nothing in any of those discussions, and you don't even seem to understand how very wrong you are.
What is DNSBL APK? What internet service uses it? How does it work? How will your hosts file prevent it? How will you get around your block on a DNSBL that prevents you sending mail to servers that use it?
Please inform me oh wise ass. You know everything about the internet and its functions, but you can't even understand the difference between these two things:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Please inform me of how you will get around DNSBL? Please show me how wise you are.
You must have missed Obama going out of his way to refuse to negotiate with the Republicans over the last government shutdown. You may have noticed that when he finally caved in and talked to them, the problem was resolved that day. Kind of funny isn't it?
http://www.washingtontimes.com...
A politician that refuses to negotiate is a politician that isn't doing their job. The name of the game is negotiation, it is how things are done.
Maybe we should all be assigned a /64 from birth and have it tattooed on our arms.
The problem with monolithic gaming servers out on the internet is that you can't have a private server for you and your friends to enjoy. Many gamers prefer to play with their friends instead of random strangers. Also, many gamers love modding gaming servers.
This is why people run servers at their homes, and why many games are designed to be peer to peer instead of client server.