Re: News Group for JFW

  • From: "John Miller" <n1umj@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2004 20:00:07 -0500

Oh ya, I get all the patches, never heard of google groups.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pranav Lal" <nomad42@xxxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 7:40 PM
Subject: Re: News Group for JFW


> John,
>
> Is your OS completely patched? Also, try using google groups.
>
> Pranav
> At 09:21 PM 12/7/2004, John Miller wrote:
> I don't,  every time I've got on newsgroups in the last couple years, I
> wound up with my weekly virus scan finding a virus, I have Norton to check
> web pages. I wonder if I viewed the messages in plain text only if that
> might help the HTML transmitted viruses?  that's about the only thing I 
> can
>
> think of.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chip Orange" <Corange@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 10:25 AM
> Subject: RE: News Group for JFW
>
>
> > If you have any anti-virus protection at all, I don't see how you could
> > catch a virus from a news group message.  Yes, they can be HTML, but
> > then so can any web page, so you'll need protection from any HTML
> > transmitted virus or spiware.  They cannot have attachments like email.
> >
> > Chip
> >
> > =20
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx=20
> >> [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of John Miller
> >> Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 10:10 AM
> >> To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> Subject: Re: News Group for JFW
> >>=20
> >> I'd use newsgroups except every time I get in to news groups=20
> >> I end up with a virus and can't figure out why unless Norton=20
> >> doesn't check news group messages as they're coming in like=20
> >> it does email, that's all I can think of, but if anyone has a=20
> >> fix for that or can tell me if the new Comcast newsgroup=20
> >> server is better with that then the old one I'd go back for=20
> >> the winter anyway.
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Chip Orange" <Corange@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 9:59 AM
> >> Subject: RE: News Group for JFW
> >>=20
> >>=20
> >> > Yes, it does, although publicizing it, and getting folks to=20
> >> use usenet=20
> >> > news groups has both been a problem; therefore, it gets very
> little=20
> >> > traffic so far.
> >> >
> >> > Chip
> >> >
> >> > =3D20
> >> >
> >> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> >> From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx=3D20
> >> >> [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Milton M. Ota
> >> >> Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 9:50 AM
> >> >> To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> >> Subject: News Group for JFW
> >> >>=3D20
> >> >> Does anyone know if the news group:
> >> >>=3D20
> >> >> alt.comp.blind-users.jfw
> >> >>=3D20
> >> >> Still exist?
> >> >>=3D20
> >> >>=3D20
> >> >>=3D20
> >> >> ________________________________________________________
> >> >>=3D20
> >> >> Aloha,
> >> >> Milton M. Ota
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