On Friday 11 January 2008 03:12:46 Philippe Landau wrote: > Anders Johansson wrote: > > On Friday 11 January 2008 02:25:57 Don Raboud wrote: > >> Among the options one can set in Acrobat reader is to specify a proxy > >> which I usually set to 127.0.0.1 to avoid things like this. (I am not > >> paranoid, just don't like the very idea.) Of course, being closed > >> source one has no idea if acrobat reader honors these settings or not. > > > > Sure one has. Just use wireshark to see what it does. It can't bypass > > that. No need to sit around guessing, or tell scary stories > > > > I have a hunch lots of people already have done that though, and if it > > did bad things, we would have heard about it by now, a lot louder than > > vague rumours on mailing lists > > No need to insult if you follow the provided link there (see below)
I'm sorry, but where in that link do they discuss whether acrobat reader honours proxy settings? > or do some online research on your own confirming what is > now known since over two years. > If you don't find good additional resources and don't speak German, > why not ask for help ? I do speak German (I live in Germany) and I can read. In that page, it says acrobat reader honours web links. This is *very* far removed from "calling home" > A little less hostility amongst list members would be appreciated. > You might be so much smarter and better, no need to diminish others. I don't see how suggesting to use wireshark was either insulting, hostile or diminishing. I see lots of talk, and lots of googling, but no one actually looks Anders -- Madness takes its toll -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
