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kpg
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      11-17-2006
from a security standpoint...

let's say I like to surf p0rn sights and other
generally spyware/virus ladden content (like the
typical luser)

Is mozilla safer?

I have clients (home users) that are hooked on this
stuff, and their machines are wacked - and sure I get
paid to fix it but I'm really getting tired of it.

I'd rather spend my saturday watching football.

 
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      11-17-2006

"kpg" <> wrote in message
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> from a security standpoint...
>
> let's say I like to surf p0rn sights and other
> generally spyware/virus ladden content (like the
> typical luser)
>
> Is mozilla safer?
>
> I have clients (home users) that are hooked on this
> stuff, and their machines are wacked - and sure I get
> paid to fix it but I'm really getting tired of it.
>
> I'd rather spend my saturday watching football.
>


Safest setting for the lusers is to set thier proxy to 127.0.0.1


 
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kpg
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      11-17-2006
As CBIC once said in microsoft.public.cert.exam.mcse

> Safest setting for the lusers is to set thier proxy to 127.0.0.1


but then how do you get to the p0rn sites?
 
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CBIC
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      11-17-2006

"kpg" <> wrote in message
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> As CBIC once said in microsoft.public.cert.exam.mcse
>
>> Safest setting for the lusers is to set thier proxy to 127.0.0.1

>
> but then how do you get to the p0rn sites?


Easy. I know how to change the setting. It's THEY who can't surf pron


 
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kpg
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      11-17-2006
CBIC wrote:
> "kpg" <> wrote in message
> news:Xns987E6A085CE3Dipostthereforeiam@207.46.248. 16...
>> As CBIC once said in microsoft.public.cert.exam.mcse
>>
>>> Safest setting for the lusers is to set thier proxy to 127.0.0.1

>> but then how do you get to the p0rn sites?

>
> Easy. I know how to change the setting. It's THEY who can't surf pron


Hey look...I'm using SeaMonkey.

this is weird (hey! it has a built in spoll chucker)
 
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Lasher
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      11-17-2006
kpg <> wrote in news:Xns987E6A085CE3Dipostthereforeiam@
207.46.248.16:

> As CBIC once said in microsoft.public.cert.exam.mcse
>
>> Safest setting for the lusers is to set thier proxy to 127.0.0.1

>
> but then how do you get to the p0rn sites?


Its really easy. You just type in the site address with a : in google and
you get hundreds of passwords. About as easy as finding lowdes.

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kpg
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      11-17-2006
As Lasher once said in microsoft.public.cert.exam.mcse

> kpg <> wrote in news:Xns987E6A085CE3Dipostthereforeiam@
> 207.46.248.16:
>
>> As CBIC once said in microsoft.public.cert.exam.mcse
>>
>>> Safest setting for the lusers is to set thier proxy to 127.0.0.1

>>
>> but then how do you get to the p0rn sites?

>
> Its really easy. You just type in the site address with a : in google
> and you get hundreds of passwords. About as easy as finding lowdes.


ummm...OK. I'm set for the afternoon.
 
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Cerebrus
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      11-19-2006

kpg wrote:
> from a security standpoint...
>
> let's say I like to surf p0rn sights and other
> generally spyware/virus ladden content (like the
> typical luser)
>
> Is mozilla safer?


I think Firefox is safer than IE 6.0. Haven't tested IE 7.0's security
features yet. The safest option is simply not to run as Administrator.

 
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Briscobar
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      11-20-2006

"Cerebrus" <> wrote in message
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> I think Firefox is safer than IE 6.0. Haven't tested IE 7.0's security
> features yet. The safest option is simply not to run as Administrator.


Well then how do you expect me to administrationalize my computer?


 
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Cerebrus
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      11-21-2006

Briscobar wrote:
> "Cerebrus" <> wrote in message
> news: ups.com...
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> > I think Firefox is safer than IE 6.0. Haven't tested IE 7.0's security
> > features yet. The safest option is simply not to run as Administrator.

>
> Well then how do you expect me to administrationalize my computer?


As you probably guessed, the suggestion was for the home users that
pester kpg.

 
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