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CSV merge data via HTTP: redundant downloads?
"Andy" nospam@ wrote in message ... ~BD~ wrote: Andy wrote: Doug Robbins - Word MVP wrote: The 24hoursupport.helpdesk newsgroup however cannot be resolved by my news program so my responses are not being posted to that group. Yes they are. You are 100% correct, Andy. Thanks for posting. Doug Robbins seems to be an "A-OK" MVP but has obviously *no clue* about what is happening here! Most 'MVPs' are completely stupid and haven't a clue about anything, so you shouldn't be surprised. I saw a message in the 'microsoft.public.test.here'group - nowhere else. Fair enough. Microsoft's news server is probably screwed, which would explain Mr McGinty's post. Gah, was there a "how far can you go off-topic" contest I didn't hear about? :-) For the record I didn't cross-post anything -- thought about it, then was going to paste a copy of the post that failed into a post to the test group, then I [correctly] theorized it was a chunk of VBS code that was causing it to fail. Problem solved... er, worked-around I should say -- the problem is excessively paranoid filtering. How many usenet clients out there can pick out a chunk of script in a post and execute it? I did mention this NG in my post to the test group, and yes I was very much surprised anyone even read it, let alone responded. I figured it would just be a bit bucket. I could've corrected Doug's mistake, but since it was a matter of absolutely no consequence, I figured I'd just let it lie, hoping to avoid a long, worthless sub-thread. Silly me, next time maybe I'll know better. -Mark snip -- Usenet Improvement Project: http://twovoyagers.com/improve-usenet.org/ |
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CSV merge data via HTTP: redundant downloads?
Looking at the headers of the messages, I see that it was ~BD~'s first
message that was the first one to be cross posted. Thereafter, unless the headers of message trimmed, a reply to group ends up in all of the groups (even apparently to a group in respect of which a message that the group could not be resolved is received). I value Andy's comments about MVPs with what I paid for them. -- Hope this helps. Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my services on a paid consulting basis. Doug Robbins - Word MVP, originally posted via msnews.microsoft.com "Mark McGinty" wrote in message ... "Andy" nospam@ wrote in message ... ~BD~ wrote: Andy wrote: Doug Robbins - Word MVP wrote: The 24hoursupport.helpdesk newsgroup however cannot be resolved by my news program so my responses are not being posted to that group. Yes they are. You are 100% correct, Andy. Thanks for posting. Doug Robbins seems to be an "A-OK" MVP but has obviously *no clue* about what is happening here! Most 'MVPs' are completely stupid and haven't a clue about anything, so you shouldn't be surprised. I saw a message in the 'microsoft.public.test.here'group - nowhere else. Fair enough. Microsoft's news server is probably screwed, which would explain Mr McGinty's post. Gah, was there a "how far can you go off-topic" contest I didn't hear about? :-) For the record I didn't cross-post anything -- thought about it, then was going to paste a copy of the post that failed into a post to the test group, then I [correctly] theorized it was a chunk of VBS code that was causing it to fail. Problem solved... er, worked-around I should say -- the problem is excessively paranoid filtering. How many usenet clients out there can pick out a chunk of script in a post and execute it? I did mention this NG in my post to the test group, and yes I was very much surprised anyone even read it, let alone responded. I figured it would just be a bit bucket. I could've corrected Doug's mistake, but since it was a matter of absolutely no consequence, I figured I'd just let it lie, hoping to avoid a long, worthless sub-thread. Silly me, next time maybe I'll know better. -Mark snip -- Usenet Improvement Project: http://twovoyagers.com/improve-usenet.org/ |
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CSV merge data via HTTP: redundant downloads?
Doug Robbins - Word MVP wrote:
Looking at the headers of the messages, I see that it was ~BD~'s first message that was the first one to be cross posted. Thereafter, unless the headers of message trimmed, a reply to group ends up in all of the groups (even apparently to a group in respect of which a message that the group could not be resolved is received). I value Andy's comments about MVPs with what I paid for them. Doug, in some ways you are correct. The first post I made - in *this* thread (in this newsgroup) I did, indeed, cross post. What you don't *seem* to have appreciated is that Mark McGinty had started a *different* thread in the MS "test' newsgroup - I suspect that you've not actually been there to look. Maybe it would help you to better understand if you did so now! What I had *tried* to do was offer a helping hand to Mr McGinty. I was, and indeed still am, curious about the reason why D.H.Lipman was also monitoring a test group (I explained why I was so doing). If I were *really* paranoid I'd suspect that he was simply stalking *me*! What explanation might you put forward? -- Dave - cross posting restored, as other groups were already involved. |
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CSV merge data via HTTP: redundant downloads?
My aim is to provide help to users who have problems with the application of
the software and I am not the least interested in what goes on in the test newsgroup. -- Hope this helps, Doug Robbins - Word MVP Please reply only to the newsgroups unless you wish to obtain my services on a paid professional basis. "~BD~" wrote in message ... Doug Robbins - Word MVP wrote: Looking at the headers of the messages, I see that it was ~BD~'s first message that was the first one to be cross posted. Thereafter, unless the headers of message trimmed, a reply to group ends up in all of the groups (even apparently to a group in respect of which a message that the group could not be resolved is received). I value Andy's comments about MVPs with what I paid for them. Doug, in some ways you are correct. The first post I made - in *this* thread (in this newsgroup) I did, indeed, cross post. What you don't *seem* to have appreciated is that Mark McGinty had started a *different* thread in the MS "test' newsgroup - I suspect that you've not actually been there to look. Maybe it would help you to better understand if you did so now! What I had *tried* to do was offer a helping hand to Mr McGinty. I was, and indeed still am, curious about the reason why D.H.Lipman was also monitoring a test group (I explained why I was so doing). If I were *really* paranoid I'd suspect that he was simply stalking *me*! What explanation might you put forward? -- Dave - cross posting restored, as other groups were already involved. |
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In 24hoursupport.helpdesk, Doug Robbins - Word MVP cross-posted:
My aim is to provide help to users who have problems with the application of the software and I am not the least interested in what goes on in the test newsgroup. Then you should take pains to make sure you don't post to it/them. You could begin by using a newsreader that warns of cross-posts. -- Hope this helps, Doug Robbins - Word MVP Please reply only to the newsgroups unless you wish to obtain my services on a paid professional basis. I'd consider that, if I had an extra pfennig or two. -- -bts -Four wheels carry the body; two wheels move the soul |
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Doug Robbins - Word MVP wrote:
My aim is to provide help to users who have problems with the application of the software and I am not the least interested in what goes on in the test newsgroup. That is exactly the sort of attitude that folk in Florida had when brown guys were learning how to fly aircraft into the Twin Towers! I cannot determine an IP address for you. I have spent a while Googling, but cannot understand why I see only this: NNTP-Posting-Host: TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl 127.0.0.1 Why does your header not help me determine from whence you post, Doug? -- Dave - willing to pay - if it will save lives. |
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Mark McGinty wrote:
"Andy"nospam@ wrote in message ... ~BD~ wrote: Andy wrote: Doug Robbins - Word MVP wrote: The 24hoursupport.helpdesk newsgroup however cannot be resolved by my news program so my responses are not being posted to that group. Yes they are. You are 100% correct, Andy. Thanks for posting. Doug Robbins seems to be an "A-OK" MVP but has obviously *no clue* about what is happening here! Most 'MVPs' are completely stupid and haven't a clue about anything, so you shouldn't be surprised. I saw a message in the 'microsoft.public.test.here'group - nowhere else. Fair enough. Microsoft's news server is probably screwed, which would explain Mr McGinty's post. Gah, was there a "how far can you go off-topic" contest I didn't hear about? :-) Usenet is great fun, is it not? For the record I didn't cross-post anything -- thought about it, then was going to paste a copy of the post that failed into a post to the test group, then I [correctly] theorized it was a chunk of VBS code that was causing it to fail. Problem solved... er, worked-around I should say -- the problem is excessively paranoid filtering. I agree with what you have said. How many usenet clients out there can pick out a chunk of script in a post and execute it? I have no idea! I did mention this NG in my post to the test group, and yes I was very much surprised anyone even read it, let alone responded. I figured it would just be a bit bucket. A nice surprise then? I've explained why *I* was there. Mr Lipman has yet to explain his involvement. Such behaviour fascinates me. I could've corrected Doug's mistake, but since it was a matter of absolutely no consequence, I figured I'd just let it lie, hoping to avoid a long, worthless sub-thread. Silly me, next time maybe I'll know better. Why do you consider a sub-thread (as you call it) worthless? Is it because it costs nothing but time? -Mark -- Dave |
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CSV merge data via HTTP: redundant downloads?
"Andy" nospam@ wrote in message ... ~BD~ wrote: Mark McGinty wrote: "Andy"nospam@ wrote in message ... ~BD~ wrote: Andy wrote: Doug Robbins - Word MVP wrote: The 24hoursupport.helpdesk newsgroup however cannot be resolved by my news program so my responses are not being posted to that group. Yes they are. You are 100% correct, Andy. Thanks for posting. Doug Robbins seems to be an "A-OK" MVP but has obviously *no clue* about what is happening here! Most 'MVPs' are completely stupid and haven't a clue about anything, so you shouldn't be surprised. I saw a message in the 'microsoft.public.test.here'group - nowhere else. Fair enough. Microsoft's news server is probably screwed, which would explain Mr McGinty's post. Gah, was there a "how far can you go off-topic" contest I didn't hear about? :-) Usenet is great fun, is it not? For the record I didn't cross-post anything -- thought about it, then was going to paste a copy of the post that failed into a post to the test group, then I [correctly] theorized it was a chunk of VBS code that was causing it to fail. Problem solved... er, worked-around I should say -- the problem is excessively paranoid filtering. I agree with what you have said. How many usenet clients out there can pick out a chunk of script in a post and execute it? I have no idea! I would suggest that no _decent_ newsreader would go around executing code. Does Outhouse Express have this 'feature'? I wish I could definitively say no -- it damn well shouldn't -- but if you run Spy++ you will find that thw Window Class for both the view and compose windows (even for plain text format) is "Internet Explorer_Server". But although it seems undeniable that the possibility exists, an IWebBrowser2 object can disable the scripting engine, so I going to go way out on a limb here and say the possibility is quite remote. A much more likely vector would be for a user to copy the script to a text file, name it something.vbs, and execute it -- but IMHO, if a user transfers any type of code from a non-executable form/media to one that is executable, without FULLY AND COMPLETELY either understanding said code, or trusting its author, that act constitutes stupidity deserving of whatever it brings. (It irritates me when developers are hampered by attempts to protect stupid users.) Really it's all indicative of what I consider to be a flawed approach to the malware problem: it's commonly thought that computers and software aren't designed securely enough; I submit to you that the problem lies in human ethics and integrity, and should be dealt with accordingly. If the penalty for writing a virus was, say, being burned at the stake, there would be a lot fewer people willing to even think about developing nefarious code... But I digress... :-) -MM [Not cross-posted to 24hoursupport.helpdesk because I can't reach it.] Kind of a security risk, doncha think? -- Usenet Improvement Project: http://twovoyagers.com/improve-usenet.org/ |
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CSV merge data via HTTP: redundant downloads?
Mark McGinty wrote:
"Andy"nospam@ wrote in message ... ~BD~ wrote: Mark McGinty wrote: "Andy"nospam@ wrote in message ... ~BD~ wrote: Andy wrote: Doug Robbins - Word MVP wrote: The 24hoursupport.helpdesk newsgroup however cannot be resolved by my news program so my responses are not being posted to that group. Yes they are. You are 100% correct, Andy. Thanks for posting. Doug Robbins seems to be an "A-OK" MVP but has obviously *no clue* about what is happening here! Most 'MVPs' are completely stupid and haven't a clue about anything, so you shouldn't be surprised. I saw a message in the 'microsoft.public.test.here'group - nowhere else. Fair enough. Microsoft's news server is probably screwed, which would explain Mr McGinty's post. Gah, was there a "how far can you go off-topic" contest I didn't hear about? :-) Usenet is great fun, is it not? For the record I didn't cross-post anything -- thought about it, then was going to paste a copy of the post that failed into a post to the test group, then I [correctly] theorized it was a chunk of VBS code that was causing it to fail. Problem solved... er, worked-around I should say -- the problem is excessively paranoid filtering. I agree with what you have said. How many usenet clients out there can pick out a chunk of script in a post and execute it? I have no idea! I would suggest that no _decent_ newsreader would go around executing code. Does Outhouse Express have this 'feature'? I wish I could definitively say no -- it damn well shouldn't -- but if you run Spy++ you will find that thw Window Class for both the view and compose windows (even for plain text format) is "Internet Explorer_Server". But although it seems undeniable that the possibility exists, an IWebBrowser2 object can disable the scripting engine, so I going to go way out on a limb here and say the possibility is quite remote. A much more likely vector would be for a user to copy the script to a text file, name it something.vbs, and execute it -- but IMHO, if a user transfers any type of code from a non-executable form/media to one that is executable, without FULLY AND COMPLETELY either understanding said code, or trusting its author, that act constitutes stupidity deserving of whatever it brings. (It irritates me when developers are hampered by attempts to protect stupid users.) Really it's all indicative of what I consider to be a flawed approach to the malware problem: it's commonly thought that computers and software aren't designed securely enough; I submit to you that the problem lies in human ethics and integrity, and should be dealt with accordingly. If the penalty for writing a virus was, say, being burned at the stake, there would be a lot fewer people willing to even think about developing nefarious code... But I digress... :-) -MM [Not cross-posted to 24hoursupport.helpdesk because I can't reach it.] OK - I've done that for you! |
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From: "~BD~"
snip [Not cross-posted to 24hoursupport.helpdesk because I can't reach it.] | OK - I've done that for you! /* Thus again proving his Troll status ! */ -- Dave http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp |
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