Autorun is VERY bad

[Oliver Grawert]

hi,
Am Montag, den 07.02.2011, 19:35 +0000 schrieb devicerandom:

> On 07/02/11 19:12, J wrote:
> > On Mon, Feb 7, 2011 at 14:04, MR ZenWiz<mrzenwiz at gmail.com>  wrote:
> >> On Mon, Feb 7, 2011 at 10:21 AM, kellyremo<kellyremo at zoho.com>  wrote:
> >>>
> >>> How to disable autorun? Are there any hidden autorun features on a standard
> >>> Ubuntu install??
> >>>
> >>> http://securitytube.net/USB-Autorun-attacks-against-Linux-at-Shmoocon-2011-video.aspx
> >>>
> >>
> >> RTFM
> >
> > That was incredibly useful.  Thank you for taking the time to enrich
> > the knowledge of the community at large by providing this information.
> >
> > I especially appreciate how you make a new member feel so welcome :)
> >
> > Have a great and shiny day!
> >
> 
> Encouraging people to read documentation *is* the way to enrich the 
> knowledge of the community.

depending on the *way* you encourage people to do that...

there is a way by explaining them what to read where and explaining them
how to do better next time ...
or there is an ignorant and rude way by telling them "screw you, grow a
thicker skin" and slapping them with an RTFM in the face ...

the latter is definitely not appropriate for this list 

ciao
    oli
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