I just checked and Word, WordPad, Outlook Express, and the Word editor in
Outlook don't exhibit the delay.

Maybe Outlook is trying to fetch a CSS file from Slashdot and not having
any luck.  We need some sort of HTML clipboard dumper to see what Outlook
is trying to paste.

Richard


> Weird...I just switched over to the built-in HTML editor and had the
> same problem as you. I fired up Wireshark, and this is what came up
> after pasting (filtering on 66.35.250.0/24)
>
> No.     Time                       Source                Destination
> Protocol Info
>     864 2006-11-08 15:20:17.885349 my.ip.address         66.35.250.55
> ICMP     Echo (ping) request
>     893 2006-11-08 15:20:20.168376 my.ip.address         66.35.250.55
> ICMP     Echo (ping) request
>     977 2006-11-08 15:20:22.668459 my.ip.address         66.35.250.55
> TCP      3851 > microsoft-ds [SYN] Seq=0 Len=0 MSS=1460
>     978 2006-11-08 15:20:22.668748 my.ip.address         66.35.250.55
> ICMP     Echo (ping) request
>     981 2006-11-08 15:20:22.790933 66.35.250.55          my.ip.address
> ICMP     Destination unreachable (Host administratively prohibited)
>    1030 2006-11-08 15:20:25.168379 my.ip.address         66.35.250.55
> ICMP     Echo (ping) request
>    1043 2006-11-08 15:20:25.669301 my.ip.address         66.35.250.55
> TCP      3851 > microsoft-ds [SYN] Seq=0 Len=0 MSS=1460
>    1044 2006-11-08 15:20:25.765423 66.35.250.55          my.ip.address
> ICMP     Destination unreachable (Host administratively prohibited)
>    1071 2006-11-08 15:20:27.668483 my.ip.address         66.35.250.55
> TCP      3852 > netbios-ssn [SYN] Seq=0 Len=0 MSS=1460
>    1074 2006-11-08 15:20:27.761298 66.35.250.55          my.ip.address
> ICMP     Destination unreachable (Host administratively prohibited)
>    1119 2006-11-08 15:20:30.603890 my.ip.address         66.35.250.55
> TCP      3852 > netbios-ssn [SYN] Seq=0 Len=0 MSS=1460
>    1121 2006-11-08 15:20:30.695699 66.35.250.55          my.ip.address
> ICMP     Destination unreachable (Host administratively prohibited)
>    1130 2006-11-08 15:20:31.703505 my.ip.address         66.35.250.55
> TCP      3851 > microsoft-ds [SYN] Seq=0 Len=0 MSS=1460
>    1132 2006-11-08 15:20:31.789549 66.35.250.55          my.ip.address
> ICMP     Destination unreachable (Host administratively prohibited)
>    1210 2006-11-08 15:20:36.635163 my.ip.address         66.35.250.55
> TCP      3852 > netbios-ssn [SYN] Seq=0 Len=0 MSS=1460
>    1211 2006-11-08 15:20:36.727013 66.35.250.55          my.ip.address
> ICMP     Destination unreachable (Host administratively prohibited)
>    1550 2006-11-08 15:20:50.815946 my.ip.address         66.35.250.55
> TCP      3856 > http [SYN] Seq=0 Len=0 MSS=1460
>    1554 2006-11-08 15:20:50.903198 66.35.250.55          my.ip.address
> TCP      http > 3856 [SYN, ACK] Seq=0 Ack=1 Win=5840 Len=0 MSS=1460
>    1555 2006-11-08 15:20:50.903231 my.ip.address         66.35.250.55
> TCP      3856 > http [ACK] Seq=1 Ack=1 Win=64512 [TCP CHECKSUM
> INCORRECT] Len=0
>    1556 2006-11-08 15:20:50.903392 my.ip.address         66.35.250.55
> HTTP     OPTIONS / HTTP/1.1
>    1559 2006-11-08 15:20:50.990278 66.35.250.55          my.ip.address
> TCP      http > 3856 [ACK] Seq=1 Ack=173 Win=6432 Len=0
>    1560 2006-11-08 15:20:50.992447 66.35.250.55          my.ip.address
> HTTP     HTTP/1.0 501 Not Implemented (text/html)
>    1561 2006-11-08 15:20:50.992493 66.35.250.55          my.ip.address
> TCP      http > 3856 [FIN, ACK] Seq=359 Ack=173 Win=6432 Len=0
>    1562 2006-11-08 15:20:50.992521 my.ip.address         66.35.250.55
> TCP      3856 > http [ACK] Seq=173 Ack=360 Win=64154 [TCP CHECKSUM
> INCORRECT] Len=0
>    1563 2006-11-08 15:20:50.992681 my.ip.address         66.35.250.55
> TCP      3856 > http [FIN, ACK] Seq=173 Ack=360 Win=64154 [TCP CHECKSUM
> INCORRECT] Len=0
>    1575 2006-11-08 15:20:51.084693 66.35.250.55          my.ip.address
> TCP      http > 3856 [ACK] Seq=360 Ack=174 Win=6432 Len=0
>    1576 2006-11-08 15:20:51.084787 66.35.250.55          my.ip.address
> TCP      [TCP Dup ACK 1575#1] http > 3856 [ACK] Seq=360 Ack=174 Win=6432
> Len=0
>    1577 2006-11-08 15:20:51.084809 my.ip.address         66.35.250.55
> TCP      3856 > http [RST] Seq=174 Len=0
>    1937 2006-11-08 15:20:59.868390 my.ip.address         66.35.250.55
> ICMP     Echo (ping) request
>    1963 2006-11-08 15:21:02.168537 my.ip.address         66.35.250.55
> ICMP     Echo (ping) request
>    2004 2006-11-08 15:21:04.668706 my.ip.address         66.35.250.55
> TCP      3865 > microsoft-ds [SYN] Seq=0 Len=0 MSS=1460
>    2005 2006-11-08 15:21:04.669059 my.ip.address         66.35.250.55
> ICMP     Echo (ping) request
>    2006 2006-11-08 15:21:04.756107 66.35.250.55          my.ip.address
> ICMP     Destination unreachable (Host administratively prohibited)
>    2049 2006-11-08 15:21:07.168554 my.ip.address         66.35.250.55
> ICMP     Echo (ping) request
>    2060 2006-11-08 15:21:07.612841 my.ip.address         66.35.250.55
> TCP      3865 > microsoft-ds [SYN] Seq=0 Len=0 MSS=1460
>    2063 2006-11-08 15:21:07.702111 66.35.250.55          my.ip.address
> ICMP     Destination unreachable (Host administratively prohibited)
>    2110 2006-11-08 15:21:09.668673 my.ip.address         66.35.250.55
> TCP      3866 > netbios-ssn [SYN] Seq=0 Len=0 MSS=1460
>    2111 2006-11-08 15:21:09.775625 66.35.250.55          my.ip.address
> ICMP     Destination unreachable (Host administratively prohibited)
>    2194 2006-11-08 15:21:12.541605 my.ip.address         66.35.250.55
> TCP      3866 > netbios-ssn [SYN] Seq=0 Len=0 MSS=1460
>    2196 2006-11-08 15:21:12.628863 66.35.250.55          my.ip.address
> ICMP     Destination unreachable (Host administratively prohibited)
>    2203 2006-11-08 15:21:13.550361 my.ip.address         66.35.250.55
> TCP      3865 > microsoft-ds [SYN] Seq=0 Len=0 MSS=1460
>    2205 2006-11-08 15:21:13.652942 66.35.250.55          my.ip.address
> ICMP     Destination unreachable (Host administratively prohibited)
>    2278 2006-11-08 15:21:18.582303 my.ip.address         66.35.250.55
> TCP      3866 > netbios-ssn [SYN] Seq=0 Len=0 MSS=1460
>    2279 2006-11-08 15:21:18.676709 66.35.250.55          my.ip.address
> ICMP     Destination unreachable (Host administratively prohibited)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2006 1:55 PM
> To: FunSec [List]
> Subject: Re: [funsec] What's up with Slashdot and Outlook
>
> I'm using the built-in HTML editor in Outlook and not the Microsoft Word
> editor.  The Outlook HTML editor might just be IE.  Later today, I give
> the Outlook Word editor a shot also.
>
> Richard
>
>
>> Which editor are you using ("you" being those with the problem)? I
>> can't see where a sniffer would figure it out unless it was a
>> universal issue.
>>
>>
>>
>> On 11/8/06, John LaCour <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>> I see the same thing.   Outlook 2003 11.8010.8107 SP2
>>>
>>> I think Outlook is just slow rendering the HTML.  It may be going
>>> out and grabbing the the page as well.   Haven't bothered looking
>>> at a sniffer...
>>>
>>>
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