[huskerlug] Re: Using my Name! O/T
- From: Eric Penne <epenne@xxxxxxxx>
- To: huskerlug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 06 Jan 2006 23:38:33 -0600
You could alway change your name to John Smith then you won't feel so
bad when somebody has your name. :)
Eric
Jim Worrest wrote:
> Patrick, to the best of my knowledge, I am the only born with my
> name. There just aren't that many Worrests around. So, you can
> see why I was upset. ---Jim
>
> Patrick wrote:
>
>>There are, in a search of Google.com, 41 people in
>>Florida, with my initial and name.
>>
>>I do not go out looking to see if they used "MY' name
>>on some ISP. I do a different thing to my name, if
>>and when I use it. I add random numbers, or, part of
>>a zip code, area code, engine displacement in either
>>SAE or metric size. 119 Cubic Inches might be 1998 cc
>>displacement, as an example.
>>
>>xlastname119@xxxxxxx or, janedoe43800@xxxxxxx but,
>>the really good ones are some I have seen like
>>'runswithscissors@xxxxxxxxx', and
>>'johnsbrain@xxxxxxxxx'
>>
>>There is always room for Jello! Jellobrain@xxxxxxxxx
>>
>>I like others, that can seem humorous, so, lighten up,
>>enjoy!
>>here's a few more:
>>linuxiac@xxxxxxxxx
>>giglsgirl@xxxxxxxxx
>>abigamouth@xxxxxxxxx
>>
>>I am running Whax (Whoppix on Slax) that is pretty
>>cool, at 700Mb on a LiveCD ISO.
>>
>>My pocket cds are the 49Mb DSL 2.0 that is a GREAT
>>demo for customers and staff, in stores, and, a 205
>>Mb Slax-Kill Bill pocket distro on mini-cd.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>--- Jim Worrest <jworrest@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> I run dual boot on most everything, but I never
>>>use Windows to
>>>receive or send mail. I just assume someone used my
>>>"jworrest" on
>>>another isp, which probably is legal, though if I
>>>had remembered the ISP
>>>I would have cautiously went and saw if it was
>>>somewhat legitimate. I
>>>did not reply to the message, and looking at it on
>>>Linux would not have
>>>caused any problems. I sure get enough spyware on
>>>Windows, and always
>>>run something like spybot before or after every
>>>Windows session. No one
>>>has seemed to have gotten any message from this
>>>other person using my
>>>name then me. ---Jim
>>>
>>>GreyGeek wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>On Thursday 05 January 2006 09:41, Jim Worrest
>>>
>>>wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> I don't know if this can be considered
>>>
>>>off-topic or house cleaning,
>>>
>>>>>but someone used jworrest at comcast or something
>>>
>>>like that, I'm not
>>>
>>>>>quite sure, I should have taken it down, and see
>>>
>>>what I could have done
>>>
>>>>>about it. However, I should be the only
>>>
>>>--authentic-- jworrest in the
>>>
>>>>>country, and I don't like my name associated with
>>>
>>>obscene email. If
>>>
>>>>>email comes with my name on it and it doesn't come
>>>
>>>from inebraska or
>>>
>>>>>netzero, then trash it, without opening it!
>>>
>>>---Jim
>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Do you run WIndows on another PC in dual boot? If
>>>
>>>so, perhaps your WIndows
>>>
>>>>side has been compromised?
>>>>
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>>
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