Here's what I can tell you. After over a year of use with it, about 3 spammers have answered the challenge, and each of those occurrences were quickly resolved with a simply moving of their whitelisted address to the blacklist.
I've not received one email where a spammer used (guessed) a whitelisted address.
The challenge I'm currently using is extremely simple and worded as such; simply reply to the email and you've answered the challenge. This only needs to be done once, and if a non-spammer can't figure that out, I probably don't want to be communicating w/them via email in the first place.
Evil (by guesses on how it really works, not facts) or not, I recieve no spam and to be honest, that's it's purpose. So in my opinion, it works as planned.
Well, when I do it, it's to see the tabs I had open last time generally. Many other times, it's opened via me clicking a link in some application, and it goes there automatically. The percentage of times I open a browser and want something other than one of those two or Google are probably in the 5% range.
"Why do you make me click on the url line, whan most other browsers had the 'innovation' to just open the browser with the cursor in the url placeholder?".
Good points, although I wasn't even delving into the ownership part of it. I was gearing my concerns more toward your last point...getting at the data.
I guess my first issue with it would be my access to the data.
For instance, if I use a CRM that's in-house, I can get to the data, be it in Oracle, MySQL, SQL Server, etc. I can setup mail merge documents with it, decide to ditch it for a competitors version, import it somewhere else, whatever. When the data is off-site I don't have those options.
Take Netvibes for example. I have my favorites stored there, which is great because I can access them from anywhere. However, when their site is down (and it has been time and time again), I don't have access to them. No problem I thought, I'll just export them. Exporting is mentioned in their Wiki. Unfortunately, the devs never caught wind of that requirement! If these were local, I'd have more types of access to them than simply via a webpage.
The location and security of my data are the top issues with using internet services as opposed to client-side applications.
While there are benefits, there are drawbacks too, and some of them are dealbreakers for me.
"My girlfriend's Gmail account has been hacked into twice and had all of her contacts and emails deleted and we've never had a response from Gmail other than automated ones," he said.
Hence the reason most control panels (CPanel, DirectAdmin for resellers) come with backup options. Back them up yourself.
I don't care if it's Google or Microsoft, if you trust someone else to backup your data, you'll end up wishing you hadn't. If you want something done right...
While I agree that would suck, your "Gmail all the way." direction might need some thought. You're ditching a free email account with a company that deleted historical emails and switching to one that deleted their own blog and has access to not only your emails but search patterns, photos, probably PC files, and who knows what else.
Just get your own domain name and hosting account and do it yourself.
Ahh yes, because the *only* webservers available for Windows are the ones that come with Windows.
Of the probably 20 people I can think of off hand that are running Windows XP, one is running home. And, before you ask, none of the ones I'm referring to are pirated copies.
If memory serves correctly, that's precisely the reason the UT XBox/PC communities are split up. Epic knew early on that console gamers couldn't compete.
I thought it was pretty good actually. I wish I had a dollar for everytime I saw a double negative in code. I think some people just write code until it works.
Slashdot Mirror
http://www.glscube.org/index.html
Got their number?
You betcha. So far MS has provided me w/the ability to afford a large house, two vehicles, a family of 5, and many other nice things.
You trust that site?
Here's what I can tell you. After over a year of use with it, about 3 spammers have answered the challenge, and each of those occurrences were quickly resolved with a simply moving of their whitelisted address to the blacklist. I've not received one email where a spammer used (guessed) a whitelisted address. The challenge I'm currently using is extremely simple and worded as such; simply reply to the email and you've answered the challenge. This only needs to be done once, and if a non-spammer can't figure that out, I probably don't want to be communicating w/them via email in the first place. Evil (by guesses on how it really works, not facts) or not, I recieve no spam and to be honest, that's it's purpose. So in my opinion, it works as planned.
I wrote up a small clip on the C/R system I use which is built into CPanel (BoxTrapper). If you know when to manually add things to the whitelist, there's nothing more effective. http://journals.fotki.com/airjrdn/Tech-Ramblings/e ntry/sqsggqkqrtq/
You need to check out AxCrypt. It's available on my freeware site in my sig. Also, the MS download is still actually available here - http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/offers/Details.as px?displaylang=en&countrycode=USA&offerid=441c2998 -248b-49cf-b084-f3a237b58f71
Well, when I do it, it's to see the tabs I had open last time generally. Many other times, it's opened via me clicking a link in some application, and it goes there automatically. The percentage of times I open a browser and want something other than one of those two or Google are probably in the 5% range.
Pretty unlikely you're much of a programmer with that attention to detail.
Deep Freeze and it's competitor products are looking better and better.
If only there were an open source version!
Another good point. I often times forget there are companies out there without developers on-hand.
Good points, although I wasn't even delving into the ownership part of it. I was gearing my concerns more toward your last point...getting at the data.
I guess my first issue with it would be my access to the data. For instance, if I use a CRM that's in-house, I can get to the data, be it in Oracle, MySQL, SQL Server, etc. I can setup mail merge documents with it, decide to ditch it for a competitors version, import it somewhere else, whatever. When the data is off-site I don't have those options.
Take Netvibes for example. I have my favorites stored there, which is great because I can access them from anywhere. However, when their site is down (and it has been time and time again), I don't have access to them. No problem I thought, I'll just export them. Exporting is mentioned in their Wiki. Unfortunately, the devs never caught wind of that requirement! If these were local, I'd have more types of access to them than simply via a webpage.
The location and security of my data are the top issues with using internet services as opposed to client-side applications.
While there are benefits, there are drawbacks too, and some of them are dealbreakers for me.
I've got GiveMyKidA.Name any offers?
Still feeling safe?
AOL only has the personal info of the AOL'ers, and who the hell cares about them? ;)
Hence the reason most control panels (CPanel, DirectAdmin for resellers) come with backup options. Back them up yourself.
I don't care if it's Google or Microsoft, if you trust someone else to backup your data, you'll end up wishing you hadn't. If you want something done right...
While I agree that would suck, your "Gmail all the way." direction might need some thought. You're ditching a free email account with a company that deleted historical emails and switching to one that deleted their own blog and has access to not only your emails but search patterns, photos, probably PC files, and who knows what else.
Just get your own domain name and hosting account and do it yourself.
Damn, how freaking old are you?
I'm 36, and scored 27ms.
Finding a wife is fairly easy, it's getting one that's the trouble. ;-)
Ahh yes, because the *only* webservers available for Windows are the ones that come with Windows.
Of the probably 20 people I can think of off hand that are running Windows XP, one is running home. And, before you ask, none of the ones I'm referring to are pirated copies.
lol, nice sig
If memory serves correctly, that's precisely the reason the UT XBox/PC communities are split up. Epic knew early on that console gamers couldn't compete.
I thought it was pretty good actually. I wish I had a dollar for everytime I saw a double negative in code. I think some people just write code until it works.