On Tuesday, July 29, 2003, at 06:31 PM, Robert Schenk wrote:
> Hi group
>
> Have you ever noticed how much slower and slower your machine works as
> more and more cookies are loaded. Cookies are spy software. I delete
> them frequently.
>
Not all cookies are spyware. Some are session cookies (one time usage,
discarded after you leave the site) used for shopping carts, etc. Other
long term cookies are used in places like message boards that need
usernames and passwords to allow you to post messages (this keeps the
low-lifes from taking over a board). These cookies are convenience
tools so that you can post messages or whatever without having to enter
your name and password over and over again. Some sites also set up
greetings for you when you visit that say stuff like "Hi, Robert",
silly perhaps, but also nice at times.
The bad cookies are the ones that shorten a process of tracking which
machines come to the site and what the machine visits while at the
site. Server logs can still be set to record the same info that a
cookie contains, the "bad guy cookies" just make the process faster.
That ability to record that your machine visits a site has been
available longer than cookies have been.
Where things get really bad with cookies is that some browsers have bad
internal security and allow sites to read cookies set by other sites.
That's not good if you have shopping info stored in a long-term cookie.
> A good resource for combating spam is Spamcop. It is a free online
> service that I've used and recommend.
>
> Another good resource is an old and very slow computer. As the browser
> displays the urls slowly you will be able to find the address of any
> particularly obnoxious spammer.
>
A method that lets you use both a fast and slow computer internet
connection is too look at the source code, it lists all of the urls
listed on a page for you. It is then very easy to see if there are urls
from other sites being listed.
> And don't forget you can also report spam harvest addresses to that
> particular site.
>
> If the spammer is stupid enough to list an 800 number you have a
> perfect tool. Call that number. Then while you are watching the super
> bowl or your favorite movie or etc. keep hitting the redial button.
>
I am curious, how do you define spam? Advertising in general? Or
certain types of advertisements? Some are of the notion that spam is
any unwanted mail that lands in your in-box, other think that only the
porno, mortgage ads, etc. with the rest being just unwanted mail.
Jerry
> Suspect that I am responsible for several spammers getting booted of
> their isp and charged the cleanup fees based upon the pc specific
> viruses I've received in email.
>
> ---
> Copyright extended to 100 years?
> Digital rights act?
> All you have to do is bribe 51 senators, 268 representitives and one
> president and the U. S. government will provide you with with a steady
> cash flow.
>
> Robert Schenk
> 1821 Burdette Ave.
> Evansville IN 47714-5505
> 812-499-2874
>
> You may be able to reach me at one of these addresses:
> grinnel99 at netscape.net
> grinnel99 at yahoo.com
> r_c_s1 at lyos.com
> Remember, cnet and zdnet shut down and deleted everyone's email
> WITHOUT warning!
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