You bring up a great point though, will this mess around with birds and bats? A question for the physics inclined Slashdot crowd, will all of the wave be absorbed by the cloud or will any be bounced?
You know, I wish they would stop changing their name. I use Phoenix/Firebird/Firefox as my sole browser and absolutely enjoy it. The problem is, I am trying to get my family to use it as well, but trying to keep them straight on what it is called is getting a little ridiculous. Conversation with family: "You know that browser I gave you a link on...No, not Mozilla. Yeah, it was Firebird. No now its called Firefox. I don't know why, just use it"
"we don't want someone to send us tons of email that we consider crap."
I think we just need to break the problem down further. Any email to my home account, I would want to verify that the sender exists. I'm not interested in anonoymous users exercising their "Free Speech" in this case. They can go and exercise it elsewhere, with other people. You do not have a right to talk to me, if I do not want to listen.
I have often thought about creating a personal opt in site. Any email address that is not recognized by my scripts, will be tossed out and a reply sent back to the poster (if he/she exists). The reply sent back would say: "This user's address is private and you are not currently authorized. Please contact the user by other means to have your address placed on the authorization list."(ie, they will have to know how to contact you..Instant Message, phone, etc). Business is a whole other ball game. You would need to force a user to submit email to the company, through a web form.
As much as anyone loves a good berating of a pro-Micrsoft poster, I think both posters missed some relative points.
While the parent mod, loved to cite counter example of technologies utilized previous to C#, I think he missed a good point. C# was the first to pull ALL of these things together under one hood and they did so a few years ago. Don't get me wrong, I'm a java (mainly) and.NET developer, but I choose the right software for the right job . I'm glad to see Java stepping it up a notch, I just hope that it is not too late.
Its nice to see an Open Source virus scanner, but it would be nicer to have a Windows version. Sure, if you run a mail server in unix that would be great, but most "Average Joe" windows users do not and will most likely get infected.
If they are violating your terms of service, maybe they should find another ISP??? Are individual elements of your policy weighted differently? Whats the point?
I am too. I've been using using Eclipse for a while now and its fantastic for applet development. Sun's Netbeans/Forte/WhateverItsCalledThisMonth was an absolute pain to setup. Eclipse is just a double-click away.
I hope this squabble starts pushing the team a little, as numerous others and I, have been waiting on a "Folding" implementation for a very long time.
I must be missing something. I was curious about your example so I tried it using MS IE 6.0.200.
I replaced the "malicious" site with "google.com" for the heck of it and tried it out. All it did, was display "http://Google.com". No reference to "amazon" appears at all.
Naw, you should have sent another email with a message saying "This program will recover all the files that you deleted from the previous email virus you ran". Then have that one ACTUALLY delete the files.
Very good counter argument. I'm sure we will find out soon enough. Writing these viruses is against a LOT of laws, so we'll find out when the eventual arrest is made. It would be awesome if the person turns out to be exactly as you say: either a SCO employee or an MCSE....Can only hope I guess.
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You bring up a great point though, will this mess around with birds and bats? A question for the physics inclined Slashdot crowd, will all of the wave be absorbed by the cloud or will any be bounced?
You know, I wish they would stop changing their name. I use Phoenix/Firebird/Firefox as my sole browser and absolutely enjoy it. The problem is, I am trying to get my family to use it as well, but trying to keep them straight on what it is called is getting a little ridiculous.
Conversation with family: "You know that browser I gave you a link on...No, not Mozilla. Yeah, it was Firebird. No now its called Firefox. I don't know why, just use it"
"we don't want someone to send us tons of email that we consider crap."
I think we just need to break the problem down further. Any email to my home account, I would want to verify that the sender exists. I'm not interested in anonoymous users exercising their "Free Speech" in this case. They can go and exercise it elsewhere, with other people. You do not have a right to talk to me, if I do not want to listen.
I have often thought about creating a personal opt in site. Any email address that is not recognized by my scripts, will be tossed out and a reply sent back to the poster (if he/she exists). The reply sent back would say: "This user's address is private and you are not currently authorized. Please contact the user by other means to have your address placed on the authorization list."(ie, they will have to know how to contact you..Instant Message, phone, etc). Business is a whole other ball game. You would need to force a user to submit email to the company, through a web form.
Anycase, just an idea...not a solution.
Is it a coincidence that the poster of the article was "JohnnyB" and the author of the book was "Jonathan Bartlett". Nah.
No...Please re-read my post. I never claimed C# innovated anything...I said they were the first to put them all under one roof.
As much as anyone loves a good berating of a pro-Micrsoft poster, I think both posters missed some relative points.
.NET developer, but I choose the right software for the right job . I'm glad to see Java stepping it up a notch, I just hope that it is not too late.
While the parent mod, loved to cite counter example of technologies utilized previous to C#, I think he missed a good point. C# was the first to pull ALL of these things together under one hood and they did so a few years ago. Don't get me wrong, I'm a java (mainly) and
Didn't realize trolls kept up on their responses. Interesting.
India has a "Preisdent" and a "President"? Who does what? I am so confused, India's policitcal system is very complex.
"Firstly, there are".
Actually, there are not. You saying there are Open Source Virus Scanners for windows, does not make it so. Please direct me to one.
Secondly, from ClamAv's website: "The main purpose of this software is the integration with mail servers (attachment scanning). "
Hey, how about that! A mail SERVER! Back to my original post.
Its nice to see an Open Source virus scanner, but it would be nicer to have a Windows version. Sure, if you run a mail server in unix that would be great, but most "Average Joe" windows users do not and will most likely get infected.
True, due to a slew of isolationism and other politics, the US did eventually enter the war.
I completely agree with your statement that "The world doesn't revolve around the US".
I would also like to point out that the world would have been a different place, had the US not entered the war to begin with.
If they are violating your terms of service, maybe they should find another ISP??? Are individual elements of your policy weighted differently? Whats the point?
I am too. I've been using using Eclipse for a while now and its fantastic for applet development. Sun's Netbeans/Forte/WhateverItsCalledThisMonth was an absolute pain to setup. Eclipse is just a double-click away.
I hope this squabble starts pushing the team a little, as numerous others and I, have been waiting on a "Folding" implementation for a very long time.
I must be missing something. I was curious about your example so I tried it using MS IE 6.0.200.
I replaced the "malicious" site with "google.com" for the heck of it and tried it out. All it did, was display "http://Google.com". No reference to "amazon" appears at all.
These guys could make some serious "dough", by offering their "counter-surveillance" sweeps for a small price.
OooooPaaaaaaah.
"..did you actually read the article??".
If he did, it wouldn't be Slashdot.
Naw, you should have sent another email with a message saying "This program will recover all the files that you deleted from the previous email virus you ran". Then have that one ACTUALLY delete the files.
Sorry, I have a patent on that and you'll have to pay me to NOT click on the links.
Man I knew that fly-by-night patent law degree was worth it!
So wouldn't all the email account server have to do, is limit the session to about 30 seconds? I think that TicketMaster does something like this.
I hope to heck that
SCO wrote the virus.
Very good counter argument. I'm sure we will find out soon enough. Writing these viruses is against a LOT of laws, so we'll find out when the eventual arrest is made. It would be awesome if the person turns out to be exactly as you say: either a SCO employee or an MCSE....Can only hope I guess.
Kinda rude. "No VB, please"
(I know this is in poor taste..but its also Slashdot).
We can always hope she sneezes too!
I understand NASA was in a tight budget situation, but overclocking a Martian Planet robot was probably not such a good idea.