Viruses from ubuntu list

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David M. Carney Wrote: 
> On Thu, 9 Dec 2004 16:29:32 -0500, David M. Carney
> <carney1979 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Thu, 09 Dec 2004 21:47:35 +0200, Duncan Anderson
> > 
> > 
> > <duncangareth at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> > > You make some valid points, Hudson. I suppose I shall have to
> accept
> > > that some of my viewpoints are likely to follow the dinosaurs. It's
> a
> > > pity that the software has to be polluted with the kinds of shoddy
> > > programming practices that are so common today. "If you can't get
> it to
> > > work, throw more memory at it! Increase the MHz!" I really hate
> bloated
> > > software that makes me have to buy more hardware. It's a big
> problem
> > > where I live, in what is basically a mixed First World/Third World
> > > economy. Most computers in the area I'm from are still Pentiums.
> Only
> > > fairly wealthy people can afford to buy new P4s, etc. Fortunately,
> it is
> > > possible to prune Linux and tweak it so that it can function quite
> > > eficiently at the low end of the hardware spectrum.
> > >
> > > I'm sorry about ranting on and on, but it is really frustrating to
> see
> > > how much time and money people spend on getting rid of their
> windows
> > > viruses. As far as terms like M$oft and Windoze are concerned, I
> reserve
> > > my right to freedom of speech under the new Constitution of South
> > > Africa. :-)
> > >
> > > cheers
> > > Duncan (Stegosaurus Unixsupportus)
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Hudson Delbert J Contr 61 CS/SCBN wrote:
> > >
> > > >i thought we were supposed to practice restraint using terms like
> m$,
> > > >windoze and such i got roasted on this list for just the same
> thing
> > > >in a similar rant. pests that have heretofore not been a problem
> on
> > > >linux desktops will probably lead to creeping pervasiveness. part
> of
> > > >the growth of open source as an alternative to mainstream software
> > > >is that alternative overtime turns into a mainstreamer and as such
> > > >becomes subject to the same trypes of distractions and events that
> > > >brain-dead wintel boxes suffer from. these will just take the form
> > > >that the platform finds amenable - its unavoidable at this point.
> > > >
> > > >linux will start to suffer some of the same stuff that win9x/2k/xp
> > > >suffer from bloat code due to the increasing number of users who
> > > >dont want to know whats under hood and avoid looing as much as
> possible.
> > > >
> > > >wait until linux clients become corporate 'commodities' or
> 'utilities'
> > > >then one will see a more pronounced proliferation of these
> symptoms.
> > > >
> > > >get over it. its part of the deal. we have to grow up as the OS
> > > >not just the ubuntu distro but open source in general.
> > > >
> > > >ubuntu's charter is admirable but certainly not unique
> historically.
> > > >
> > > >i like it but there are no panaceas without some accompanying
> pandora's box.
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > ubuntu-users mailing list
> > > ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
> > > http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users
> > >
> > 
> > I haven't gotten any virus's yet, but I am getting a LOT of phishing
> > spam at my gmail account.
> > 
> > Funny thing is this list is the ONLY thing I use this account for.
> So,
> > the spammers MUST be getting my address from the Ubuntu Forums.
> > 
> > Nice.
> > 
> > David
> > 
> > --
> > Registered Linux User #297958
> > 
> 
> I just sent this to the administrator's of the Ubuntu Forums:
> 
> <quote>
> 
> I see you have a feed from the Ubuntu User's Mailing List.
> 
> This is nice for those wanting to follow or search for answers. 
> 
> It's also a very handy place for spammers to harvest email addresses.
> 
> I would like to commend you for your great care in protecting the
> users of Ubuntu Forums privacy in that you do not publicly post user's
> email addresses.
> 
> I would ask that you would find some way to mask the email addresses
> of those using the Ubuntu User's Mailing List if you are going to
> include the list on your web site.
> 
> Many of us are getting hammered by spam, etc, myself included.
> 
> Please respect our privacy, too!
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> David
> 
> <unquote>
> 
> David
> 
> -- 
> Registered Linux User #297958
> 
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Uh... yeah, only if someone doesn't explicitly delete the email when
replying. It never shows the email address unless it's in plain text in
the email itself (such as "John Doe <jdoe at whatever.com> wrote:") which
is also the way the list archives work. There's no good way to stop
that. Seriously, not trying to be mean, but did you actually view the
mailing list section? 

Also, sarcasm gets you nowhere.


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