Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Safe to post my MAC address?

2007-12-19 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Wed, 19 Dec 2007 13:40:15 +0930, Iain Buchanan wrote: Damn if this isn't one of the most off-topic posts ever... Oh, I don't know... I think I win that contest[1] [1] http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.gentoo.user/153681 Surely the dolphin thread is the lifetime winner of that

[gentoo-user] {OT} Safe to post my MAC address?

2007-12-18 Thread Grant
A guy in an online forum where I'm trying to get help with my Cox internet service wants me to PM him my modem's MAC address so he can check my connection in some way. He appears to be a Cox representative, but what ill could he do with this info? Just target me, right? - Grant -- [EMAIL

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Safe to post my MAC address?

2007-12-18 Thread Mark Shields
On Dec 18, 2007 10:38 AM, Grant [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A guy in an online forum where I'm trying to get help with my Cox internet service wants me to PM him my modem's MAC address so he can check my connection in some way. He appears to be a Cox representative, but what ill could he do

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Safe to post my MAC address?

2007-12-18 Thread Grant
A guy in an online forum where I'm trying to get help with my Cox internet service wants me to PM him my modem's MAC address so he can check my connection in some way. He appears to be a Cox representative, but what ill could he do with this info? Just target me, right? - Grant

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Safe to post my MAC address?

2007-12-18 Thread Iain Buchanan
On Tue, 2007-12-18 at 10:45 -0500, Mark Shields wrote: [stuff] Damn if this isn't one of the most off-topic posts ever... Oh, I don't know... I think I win that contest[1] [1] http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.gentoo.user/153681 -- Iain Buchanan iaindb at netspace dot net dot au Rule of