Re: [OT] spamassassin overreach? [Was: Re: [OT] how to clean grime off old computer MB?]

2008-03-11 Thread Jeff
Daniel Burrows wrote: On Sun, Mar 09, 2008 at 11:46:01AM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] was heard to say: Doug The mind boggles imagining a scenario involving covering a mother board with tobacco. You might also try Acetone (finger polish remover). Larry Did anyone else notice

Re: [OT] how to clean grime off old computer MB?

2008-03-11 Thread Travis Crook
On Mon, 10 Mar 2008 11:48:35 -0400 Douglas A. Tutty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mon, Mar 10, 2008 at 08:16:53AM -0600, Travis Crook wrote: As far as I know the two machines have never been around smoke so that grime is of some other source, perhaps an overly dusty environment. They did

Re: [OT] how to clean grime off old computer MB?

2008-03-10 Thread Brian McKee
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 9-Mar-08, at 1:33 PM, Kevin Buhr wrote: Douglas A. Tutty [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I have a couple of new-to-me old computers. They've been well used in what looks like a normal office environment and they're a bit grimey inside; not just

Re: [OT] how to clean grime off old computer MB?

2008-03-10 Thread Travis Crook
On Sun, 9 Mar 2008 13:49:10 -0400 Douglas A. Tutty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sun, Mar 09, 2008 at 12:10:00PM -0500, Ron Johnson wrote: On 03/09/08 10:46, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Doug The mind boggles imagining a scenario involving covering a mother board with tobacco. You might

Re: [SOLVED] [OT] how to clean grime off old computer MB?

2008-03-10 Thread Douglas A. Tutty
On Mon, Mar 10, 2008 at 10:12:30AM -0400, Brian McKee wrote: On 9-Mar-08, at 1:33 PM, Kevin Buhr wrote: Douglas A. Tutty [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I have a couple of new-to-me old computers. They've been well used in what looks like a normal office environment and they're a bit grimey

Re: [OT] spamassassin overreach? [Was: Re: [OT] how to clean grime off old computer MB?]

2008-03-10 Thread owens
Hi all To prevent the possibility of a spamassassin catch in the future I'll use this (very slow) e-mail client provided by my ISP. Sorry for the inconvenience. Larry -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 03/09/08 11:58, Daniel Burrows wrote: On Sun, Mar 09, 2008 at 11:46:01AM

Re: [OT] how to clean grime off old computer MB?

2008-03-10 Thread Douglas A. Tutty
On Mon, Mar 10, 2008 at 08:16:53AM -0600, Travis Crook wrote: As far as I know the two machines have never been around smoke so that grime is of some other source, perhaps an overly dusty environment. They did sit in my basement for some time. Thanks, Travis (and sorry for mis-spelling your

Re: [OT] how to clean grime off old computer MB?

2008-03-09 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [OT] how to clean grime off old computer MB? On Sat, Mar 08, 2008 at 09:02:20PM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As an old timer I would suggest you try what we used to clean the contacts of connectors-an eraser. But its all over the whole motherboard. I'm wondering if its tobacco

Re: [OT] how to clean grime off old computer MB?

2008-03-09 Thread Damon L. Chesser
Ron Johnson wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 03/08/08 20:15, Douglas A. Tutty wrote: On Sat, Mar 08, 2008 at 09:02:20PM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As an old timer I would suggest you try what we used to clean the contacts of connectors-an eraser.

Re: [OT] how to clean grime off old computer MB?

2008-03-09 Thread Jamie White
If you can get you hand on a compressor, that does the job damn well! On Sun, Mar 9, 2008 at 2:53 PM, Damon L. Chesser [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ron Johnson wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 03/08/08 20:15, Douglas A. Tutty wrote: On Sat, Mar 08, 2008 at

Re: [OT] how to clean grime off old computer MB?

2008-03-09 Thread Ron Johnson
. Maybe I'm wrong, but Canada just doesn't seem the rife with dippers or chewers. Original Message: - From: Douglas A. Tutty [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2008 21:15:20 -0500 To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: [OT] how to clean grime off old computer MB

[OT] spamassassin overreach? [Was: Re: [OT] how to clean grime off old computer MB?]

2008-03-09 Thread Daniel Burrows
On Sun, Mar 09, 2008 at 11:46:01AM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] was heard to say: Doug The mind boggles imagining a scenario involving covering a mother board with tobacco. You might also try Acetone (finger polish remover). Larry Did anyone else notice that spamassassin

Re: [OT] spamassassin overreach? [Was: Re: [OT] how to clean grime off old computer MB?]

2008-03-09 Thread Ron Johnson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 03/09/08 11:58, Daniel Burrows wrote: On Sun, Mar 09, 2008 at 11:46:01AM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] was heard to say: Doug The mind boggles imagining a scenario involving covering a mother board with tobacco. You might also

Re: [OT] how to clean grime off old computer MB?

2008-03-09 Thread Douglas A. Tutty
On Sat, Mar 08, 2008 at 11:05:34PM -0600, Russell L. Harris wrote: I have a couple of new-to-me old computers. They've been well used in what looks like a normal office environment and they're a bit grimey inside; not just dust that blows away. I figure that I should clean that off so

Re: [OT] how to clean grime off old computer MB?

2008-03-09 Thread Douglas A. Tutty
On Sun, Mar 09, 2008 at 04:18:32PM +, Jamie White wrote: If you can get you hand on a compressor, that does the job damn well! Actually, I have a compressor that puts out 10-15 psi breathing-quality air. I didn't think that stright air would get off tobacco tar. I did some research on

Re: [OT] how to clean grime off old computer MB?

2008-03-09 Thread Douglas A. Tutty
On Sun, Mar 09, 2008 at 12:10:00PM -0500, Ron Johnson wrote: On 03/09/08 10:46, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Doug The mind boggles imagining a scenario involving covering a mother board with tobacco. You might also try Acetone (finger polish remover). Larry He's probably referring to

Re: [OT] how to clean grime off old computer MB?

2008-03-09 Thread Kevin Buhr
Douglas A. Tutty [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I have a couple of new-to-me old computers. They've been well used in what looks like a normal office environment and they're a bit grimey inside; not just dust that blows away. I figure that I should clean that off so the dust doesn't act like a

Re: [OT] how to clean grime off old computer MB?

2008-03-09 Thread Rob Sims
On Sun, Mar 09, 2008 at 01:44:33PM -0400, Douglas A. Tutty wrote: On Sat, Mar 08, 2008 at 11:05:34PM -0600, Russell L. Harris wrote: I have a couple of new-to-me old computers. They've been well used in what looks like a normal office environment and they're a bit grimey inside; not

Re: [OT] how to clean grime off old computer MB?

2008-03-09 Thread Brad Rogers
On Sun, 9 Mar 2008 13:44:33 -0400 Douglas A. Tutty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello Douglas, soldering with circuit-board cleaner, which presumably is safe for the newly-soldered caps. Not always. Some components are soldered to PCBs after flow soldering and de-fluxing, because either the

Re: [OT] spamassassin overreach? [Was: Re: [OT] how to clean grime off old computer MB?]

2008-03-09 Thread Andrew Sackville-West
On Sun, Mar 09, 2008 at 12:27:59PM -0500, Ron Johnson wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 03/09/08 11:58, Daniel Burrows wrote: On Sun, Mar 09, 2008 at 11:46:01AM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] was heard to say: Doug The mind boggles imagining a

Re: [OT] spamassassin overreach? [Was: Re: [OT] how to clean grime off old computer MB?]

2008-03-09 Thread Daniel Burrows
On Sun, Mar 09, 2008 at 12:27:59PM -0500, Ron Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] was heard to say: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 03/09/08 11:58, Daniel Burrows wrote: On Sun, Mar 09, 2008 at 11:46:01AM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] was heard to say: Doug The

[OT] how to clean grime off old computer MB?

2008-03-08 Thread Douglas A. Tutty
Hello all, I have a couple of new-to-me old computers. They've been well used in what looks like a normal office environment and they're a bit grimey inside; not just dust that blows away. I figure that I should clean that off so the dust doesn't act like a thermal insulator but I'm unsure what

RE: [OT] how to clean grime off old computer MB?

2008-03-08 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Doug As an old timer I would suggest you try what we used to clean the contacts of connectors-an eraser. Larry Original Message: - From: Douglas A. Tutty [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2008 20:45:24 -0500 To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: [OT] how to clean grime off

Re: [OT] how to clean grime off old computer MB?

2008-03-08 Thread Douglas A. Tutty
On Sat, Mar 08, 2008 at 09:02:20PM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As an old timer I would suggest you try what we used to clean the contacts of connectors-an eraser. But its all over the whole motherboard. I'm wondering if its tobacco residue. Doug. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL

Re: [OT] how to clean grime off old computer MB?

2008-03-08 Thread Ron Johnson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 03/08/08 20:15, Douglas A. Tutty wrote: On Sat, Mar 08, 2008 at 09:02:20PM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As an old timer I would suggest you try what we used to clean the contacts of connectors-an eraser. But its all over the whole

Re: [OT] how to clean grime off old computer MB?

2008-03-08 Thread Marty
Douglas A. Tutty wrote: Hello all, I have a couple of new-to-me old computers. They've been well used in what looks like a normal office environment and they're a bit grimey inside; not just dust that blows away. I figure that I should clean that off so the dust doesn't act like a thermal

Re: [OT] how to clean grime off old computer MB?

2008-03-08 Thread Russell L. Harris
I have a couple of new-to-me old computers. They've been well used in what looks like a normal office environment and they're a bit grimey inside; not just dust that blows away. I figure that I should clean that off so the dust doesn't act like a thermal insulator but I'm unsure what to