You really have to think about the vectors of infection. With dial up you're less likely to be infected by a probe of your computer that's scanning for a vulnerability since, as you said, it's not an always-on connection.
But is that really how you get virii & spyware? I think not. The same access points are still there. A website that installs spyware thu activex doesn't care that you're on dial up. The trojan in the warez you (patiently) downloaded doesn't care either. Accessing the Internet puts you at risk. Thinking that a slow connection is the sole determinant of your value is naieve.
My ISP does this. It makes sense. People using cheapo residential internet shouldn't be able to infect the rest of us when they can easily be cut off for abuse, call in, and have the situation explained to them calmly. Assuming of course that they didn't see the 3 emails from the ISP warning them in the first place. Many won't clean up unless they're forced to.
Yes. Good. People that don't know about firewalls like Zone Alarm are exactly the type of people that shouldn't be using them. Turn on their XP Firewall.
Should you choose to install ZA on their system, they will choose to:
-allow every program to access the Internet completely
-deny every program access to the Internet
In both cases, it's bad news. And I see it ALL THE TIME
Why not just install Kazaa Lite Resurrection for them? I mean if you're one of those "Copyright infringement is the scourge of the Earth" types, well fine. But if they're going to do it anyway...
I don't get this. I know a company here in Ottawa that used to mod XBoxes but stopped, presumably for liability reasons, but to make modding illegal...? It's stupid. Changing hardware simply CAN'T be against the law.
I'm interested to see whether the original XBox can be made into an XBox 360 with a simple mod, or not. Frankly I don't see why it should be hard, and it'll open the floodgates for modding.
I notice the same thing at my ISP tech job. Very few Mac calls. But then their problems aren't usually resolved by power cycling the modem (and router) and restarting the computer either...
You're right about the need for a standard, but guess what the most readily available new standard is for medium-to-large data transfer; USB.
You'd have a tough time to find a computer these day without at least 2 USB 2.0 ports, and having at least that is only a pci card away.
Floppy disks aren't going to be able to handle increased storage space, which is why there haven't been any developments since the ZIP drive. Face it, a USB flash drive IS the new standard!
Boo on Microsoft for not releasing backwards-compatable updates.
But at the same time, people should be using SP2 because it is more secure. If you upgrade and something is broken, see if you can get it working by *gasp* updating that software! (I seem to recall going through this when I first got XP and it worked out ok in the end, except for old MS-DOS programs - see first sentence)
Most people who haven't installed SP2, outside of corporations, are likely people who haven't installed any updates. Frankly, that has to stop.
I do tech support for Road Runner. They can disconnect a computer that has been compromised and is sending out too many emails, has viruses, etc. This is a pilot project, in California only, but will be expanded to the whole USofA eventually. Probably.
Where's the second windmill in Toronto? I know about the one on Lakeshore (west of the CN tower), but haven't seen a second one in my travels. Best I can think of are the ones at the Pickering nuclear plant.
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You really have to think about the vectors of infection. With dial up you're less likely to be infected by a probe of your computer that's scanning for a vulnerability since, as you said, it's not an always-on connection.
But is that really how you get virii & spyware? I think not. The same access points are still there. A website that installs spyware thu activex doesn't care that you're on dial up. The trojan in the warez you (patiently) downloaded doesn't care either. Accessing the Internet puts you at risk. Thinking that a slow connection is the sole determinant of your value is naieve.
My ISP does this. It makes sense. People using cheapo residential internet shouldn't be able to infect the rest of us when they can easily be cut off for abuse, call in, and have the situation explained to them calmly. Assuming of course that they didn't see the 3 emails from the ISP warning them in the first place. Many won't clean up unless they're forced to.
Bill Gates, is that you?
Yes. Good. People that don't know about firewalls like Zone Alarm are exactly the type of people that shouldn't be using them. Turn on their XP Firewall. Should you choose to install ZA on their system, they will choose to: -allow every program to access the Internet completely -deny every program access to the Internet In both cases, it's bad news. And I see it ALL THE TIME
Why not just install Kazaa Lite Resurrection for them? I mean if you're one of those "Copyright infringement is the scourge of the Earth" types, well fine. But if they're going to do it anyway...
Change the ports?
I don't get this. I know a company here in Ottawa that used to mod XBoxes but stopped, presumably for liability reasons, but to make modding illegal...? It's stupid. Changing hardware simply CAN'T be against the law.
I'm interested to see whether the original XBox can be made into an XBox 360 with a simple mod, or not. Frankly I don't see why it should be hard, and it'll open the floodgates for modding.
I notice the same thing at my ISP tech job. Very few Mac calls. But then their problems aren't usually resolved by power cycling the modem (and router) and restarting the computer either...
Worst. Movie. Ever.
You're right about the need for a standard, but guess what the most readily available new standard is for medium-to-large data transfer; USB.
You'd have a tough time to find a computer these day without at least 2 USB 2.0 ports, and having at least that is only a pci card away.
Floppy disks aren't going to be able to handle increased storage space, which is why there haven't been any developments since the ZIP drive. Face it, a USB flash drive IS the new standard!
What always irritates me are the billboards that say "You just proved (bench/billboard) advertising works!"
My response is always, no - If I called the number and bought ad space I'd have proved that it works!
I immediately thought instead about infusing adamantium into the human skeleton. Who needs a exoskeleton when your bones are unbreakable?
I guess being the Master Chief would be cool too.
Boo on Microsoft for not releasing backwards-compatable updates.
But at the same time, people should be using SP2 because it is more secure. If you upgrade and something is broken, see if you can get it working by *gasp* updating that software! (I seem to recall going through this when I first got XP and it worked out ok in the end, except for old MS-DOS programs - see first sentence)
Most people who haven't installed SP2, outside of corporations, are likely people who haven't installed any updates. Frankly, that has to stop.
I do tech support for Road Runner. They can disconnect a computer that has been compromised and is sending out too many emails, has viruses, etc. This is a pilot project, in California only, but will be expanded to the whole USofA eventually. Probably.
We won't restrict you to one operating system!
You can choose from Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows NT, Windows 2000, AND Windows XP.
Heck we've even got some old Windows 3.1 disks here if you want 'em. How's that for choice?!
Perhaps two wrongs do make a right?
Ahh spiffy. I think that's most fair.
I heard that the "tax" was removed not too long ago here in Canada. Technically we're not covered any more.
And then Captain Sisko builds one to get between Bajor and Cardassia.
Where's the second windmill in Toronto? I know about the one on Lakeshore (west of the CN tower), but haven't seen a second one in my travels. Best I can think of are the ones at the Pickering nuclear plant.
Were they using software provided by a certain "soft" company... a 1x10^-6 "soft" company?
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