[Boatanchors] E-mail issues

[D C -Mac- Macdonald]

This is a resend of one that never came back.
 
 
 
The Pentagon has been referred to as "puzzle palace" for many decades. 
It MAY, however, depend upon your personal view and vantage point! 
 
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* 73 - Mac, K2GKK/5 * 
* (Since 30 Nov 53) * 
* k2gkk at hotmail.com * 
* Oklahoma City, OK * 
* USAF & FAA (Ret.) * 
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> Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2012 12:32:47 -0800
> From: jfor at quikus.com
> To: rbethman at comcast.net
> CC: boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] E-mail issues
> 
> It is foolish to accept any cookies that are not absolutely essential to
> what you do.
> 
> Also, since when is the Pentagon = NSA headquarters?
> 
> -John
> 
> ===============
> 
> 
> 
> > The cure is actually simple.
> >
> > Actually, it isn't that an individual has his Computer hacked, it is a
> > case of using web based email, and your browser gets a *bad* cookie.
> >
> > This "cookie" allows these folks to hijack your or whomever's ON-LINE
> > web mail.
> >
> > They then exploit this, since your address book is on-line, they get to
> > *scrape* it and have fun at your or whomever's expense,
> >
> > I just got a member of another list to go with Thunderbird on his
> > desktop or laptop.
> >
> > I also told him to DELETE his on-line address book.
> >
> > His problems are now resolved.
> >
> > I wholeheartedly agree with regard to Micro$oft Outlook!
> >
> > My experience comes from being an Old Tired *former* E-mail System
> > Administrator. With over three years at the Pentagon, (Puzzle Palace!)
> >
> > It never ceased to amaze me the links that were in a message, that got
> > clicked on no matter what rank and education of a subscriber!
> >
> > [Spent untold hours using "custom" written scripts to clean the Exchange
> > Server Message store.]
> >
> > Bob - N0DGN