On 8 Mar 2007, at 10:26, BARRY HOLLAND wrote: > Andy Greener <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Maybe not a very > intuitive error message but surely the right outcome > for someone trying to download a Windows executable on a public > computer from a URL picked up from someone you don't know. It *could* > easily wreak havoc. Count yourself lucky you haven't been banned from > the Library!! ;-) > > -- > Andy Greener > n.b. Whisper > Pangbourne, UK > http://www.nb-whisper.com > > Now, if things run true to form then David Cragg should be picking > up all the s**t--not me! I note the smiley but still feel it's > condescending to heap opprobrium on me for trying to 'get in the > gang' from my paupers public computer. Please all you 'experts' try > not to rub us ordinary mortals up the wrong way! > Barry > Nb Pi**edoff :-)))
Sorry if you're offended, but this is no laughing matter and downloading a .exe and running it is a reckless thing to do (especially on a computer that is not yours) unless you're *absolutely* sure of its provenance. The advice was offered in the spirit of helpfulness - we all learn by our mistakes, but I was just trying to help you avoid making such a mistake in the first place. My mistake was to assume you cared about your fellow users' privacy and security. Do you know for sure that this .exe doesn't silently install a keylogger on the machine, or turn it into part of a botnet responsible for the torrent of spam we all have to suffer? Because that's how these things propagate. Hopefully you'll be more wary in future of downloading such things. -- Andy Greener n.b. Whisper Pangbourne, UK http://www.nb-whisper.com "Standards are an endurance sport."
