| Re: He must be an idiot (Was: haiii) [message #174397 is a reply to message #174394] |
Fri, 10 June 2011 00:16   |
Michael Fesser
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Registered: September 2010
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.oO(Twayne)
> In news:bn52v651iom5pmsjr54g42rtri1bll025f(at)mfesser(dot)de,
> Michael Fesser <netizen(at)gmx(dot)de> typed:
>> .oO(sheldonlg)
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>>> Anyone who thinks that someone in computer newsgroup
>>> would actually click on a bare link (or any untrusted
>>> link) like that has got to be a total idiot.
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>> Why? A link is a link. If you think it could do any harm,
>> you might want to check your system security, the used
>> software and review your browser settings.
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> I don't click any strange lnks without looking at a reputaton and RBL first.
Sure. And before kissing a woman you ask their parents about some known
sexually transmitted diseases she might have? Just in case.
> Secret links such as that one could be anythng but one thing they always are
> is useless and of no use, so why click?
On a properly configured and maintained system just opening a URL in a
browser can't do any harm. After all it's just about displaying some
textual content in a web browser! If you're paranoid, the Web is the
wrong place for you.
>> In my sig there's another bare and untrusted link - you
>> can click it, if you have the balls! SCNR
>
> More importantly, your sig is spam.
Wrong. Obviously you don't know what 'spam' means. And even if I wanted
to advertise something - in my sig I can do whatever I want, it just
should be beneath an on-topic posting if possible.
Micha
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np: Emmylou Harris - Tulsa Queen
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