RE: Janet Krueger on CBS....

Please add to your list sites that disable the "browser back" function.

I never visit those sites twice.


jte
 

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> From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:midrange-l-
> bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mike Haston ** Data
> Sent: Monday, August 04, 2003 6:37 AM
> To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
> Subject: RE: Janet Krueger on CBS....
> 
> Great article.  I was going to mention Ad-Aware and K++
> (KazaaLite +), but I see they are covered.  Someday when
> Internet laws are enforceable (which will be never) I
> would like to see a few things banned ...
> 
> Any site with a pop-up ad (even CNN.com).
> Spam mail sent to 10 year old kid's accounts.
> For that matter any domain that does not remove when you
> ask them to.
> Any program with spyware.
> Any site that tries to make itself your homepage.
> 
> When I got my cable modem and firewall I was truly amazed,
> shocked, horrified at what tried to install itself and
> what applications tried to "call home".
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jones, John (US)
> [mailto:John.Jones@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Monday, August 04, 2003 9:21 AM
> To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
> Subject: RE: Janet Krueger on CBS....
> 
> 
> Try BSplayer: www.bsplayer.org  I don't think it does Real
> formats but
> handles other formats easily, has a small footprint, and
> is pretty
> customizeable.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joe Pluta [mailto:joepluta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Friday, August 01, 2003 11:45 PM
> To: 'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'
> Subject: RE: Janet Krueger on CBS....
> 
> 
> > From: Joe Pluta
> >
> > Oops.  Unfortunately, CBS has decided to go purely
> RealVideo, and I
> > won't put RealPlayer on any machine I own.
> 
> I decided to do a little more research before casting
> aspersions on the
> fine folks from RealMedia (or whatever they call
> themselves) and in so
> doing found the following page:
> 
> http://www.aluminumstudios.com/spyware/#cleanliving
> 
> I highly suggest everyone with an Internet connection read
> this.  I
> hadn't realized just how bad the spyware deal is, but
> evidently there
> are programs that, upon installation, will begin "trickle-
> downloading"
> other programs that then act as spyware.  Other programs
> will actually
> hijack your DNS settings so as to resolve their outbound
> requests.
> 
> Read the page, but more importantly follow the links.  Mr.
> Chen has
> spent quite a bit of time creating what is in effect a
> primer on the
> ugly fact of spyware.
> 
> For example, he provided a link to this particularly
> startling story:
> 
> http://www.itworld.com/AppDev/1471/IDG020221mediaplayer/
> 
> <shiver>
> 
> Joe
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