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Originally Posted by stuartbe
1. I dont beleive that your concern is the privacy of the members. I believe that your sole objective is to stir the mud and make trouble.
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Believe what you like m8. There was a discussion about Iweb hosting and their services. They were recently hacked. I asked what had been done to ensure that such does not happen again in the context of this discussion. Seems reasonable to me, especially given the flim flam that had been posted about the hack previously.
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Originally Posted by stuartbe
2. You have had an explanation for the email. I-web host this site for free ! That is something we should be greatful for.
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There was previously a statment that the mails did not come from Iweb. There was no explanation. I sought expert advise and represented it here as to why this statment was not correct. Most people running webservers commercialy would have thanked me for that (and I did get a private thanks from KP to be fair).
I do appreciate Iweb offering free hosting to sites like this. However the context of this thread was their commercial services. In such a context how secure their boxes are and how good a grip of security issue they have are of relevance imo.
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Originally Posted by stuartbe
3. The comments you made about the server go to prove how little you know about computer security. The only secure server is one that is disconnected !
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Hmmm how do you 'serve' if you are disconnected and to whom do you serve?
Security is a complex subject and I make no claims to any expertiese. I did not know that the IP add of the machine that sent the mail to my recieveing smtp server could not be spoofed, until I sought expert advise on this. Having received such advise I am able to understand why that is so. I also took the trouble of passing on such explanations here, though little credit did it bring me (from the 'majority'*)
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Originally Posted by stuartbe
4. You are in the minority - I and most of the members here are happy with the explanation. There was a problem - Its now been fixed. Whats the point in going over it again.
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Yep I am in a minority. Nothing new there. I am in a minority because I was not happy with an explaination that was physicaly impossible. Sorry about that.
There was a problem. We were told categoricaly that it was nothing to do with Iweb when it is simply a matter of fact that the mails came via an Iweb machine. We have now been told that this problem (that previously did not exist, as far as public statments here went!) has been fixed. Like I say question asked and answered. All I am doing now is responding to futher posts like yours.
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Originally Posted by stuartbe
5. The admins/mods have stated that they do not wish the matter discused any further. That is there right - they run the site not you.
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They have made it clear that they do not want it dicussed further, having previously put out incorrect information about it and made no corrections since. Personaly I do not think that is the was the best way of dealing with it (again very NTLish in many ways). They run the site and if they want to remove me for asking a vlid on topic question in a thread, then that is indeed their choice.
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Originally Posted by stuartbe
All I ever see when you post is complaints or moans.
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Well one clearly sees what one wants to see. You see complaints and moans, I see a valid on topic question being asked.
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Originally Posted by stuartbe
If you dont like it - dont post. Its that simple.
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Don't like what? KP asked what people wanted in a web hosting service. I asked if they had closed up the hole used by the hacker or traced them. They said they have closed up that hole. Its that simple.
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Originally Posted by stuartbe
What benifit is there in going over this again ?
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Benefit? The benefit is that I (and everyone else) have now been told that they have closed up whatever means the hacker used to send the mails. This increases my confidence in Iweb as a hosting service vs the previous position of public declarations that it was nothing to do with Iweb at all when patenetly it was.
Sorry people for the abrupt post but I feel that the above has be said
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Originally Posted by Dr. Plummer
You know, I am so tired of your crap, I am very close to deleting your membership.
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If you want to delete my membership, because I have asked a valid, on topic question in a thread, then that is your perogative, as ever.
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Originally Posted by Dr. Plummer
You bring nothing to this forum but trouble.
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Guess you didn't catch my post in the cap thread then, that (the?) Keyser himself praised earlier today?
Like I have repetedly said the question was asked and answered. There was no need for any more that that. As long as people go on questioning why I asked the question etc etc, then with respect I would suggest it is those people that are 'going on' and not me alone.
I asked the question - did they plug the hole yet?. The answer came back yes. Nuff said. That speaking such truth is uncomfortable to some people is not my problem really, it is theirs.
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Originally Posted by Dr. Plummer
On .com I had to put with it, on here I do not.
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Well you (as in the plural you the .com team) did not really 'put up with it' there either did you? Many suspensions, bannings, IP blockings from even viewing the site, never recieveing a warning letter or a first 'strike' (let alone a third), getting an apology from Mr Carter etc etc etc most certainly did not feel like you were 'putting up with it', from where I was sitting.
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