Re: [CGUYS] What we actually get for our money...

2008-08-21 Thread Snyder, Mark (IT CIV)
I meant that corporations do not become feasible until government matures enough to provide the infrastructure they depend on. Legal, police, fire (some of my taxes go to volunteer fire dept.), roads and laws to make trade possible. Since they are legal entities making income, it is logical to

[CGUYS] [Fwd: TERMINATION OF YOUR STARPOWER WEBMAIL ACCOUNT]

2008-08-21 Thread Judy Cosler
is this real looks like it, but never been asked for password before! Original Message Subject:TERMINATION OF YOUR STARPOWER WEBMAIL ACCOUNT Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:38:36 -0500 (CDT) From: Starpower Webmaster [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [CGUYS] [Fwd: TERMINATION OF YOUR STARPOWER WEBMAIL ACCOUNT]

2008-08-21 Thread Snyder, Mark (IT CIV)
If it is real, it is stupid. I would not respond to any such message. I would rather lose the account. Thank you, Mark Snyder -Original Message- is this real looks like it, but never been asked for password before! Original Message Subject:TERMINATION OF

Re: [CGUYS] [Fwd: TERMINATION OF YOUR STARPOWER WEBMAIL ACCOUNT]

2008-08-21 Thread dibmailbox-cguys
This absolutely, positively looks like the classic phishing scheme that everyone warns us about. Don't do it without checking it out with Starpower first. They should have all this information already. --- On Thu, 8/21/08, Judy Cosler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Judy Cosler [EMAIL

Re: [CGUYS] [Fwd: TERMINATION OF YOUR STARPOWER WEBMAIL ACCOUNT]

2008-08-21 Thread Judy Cosler
i agree about the phishing, but the return address seemed legit! i tried to send to spoof @star it bounced back! will try [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This absolutely, positively looks like the classic phishing scheme that everyone warns us about. Don't do it without

Re: [CGUYS] [Fwd: TERMINATION OF YOUR STARPOWER WEBMAIL ACCOUNT]

2008-08-21 Thread Tony B
Just for future reference, what specifically makes you think it looks real? I see no such indication anywhere. On Thu, Aug 21, 2008 at 9:18 AM, Judy Cosler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: is this real looks like it, but never been asked for password before! Original Message

Re: [CGUYS] [Fwd: TERMINATION OF YOUR STARPOWER WEBMAIL ACCOUNT]

2008-08-21 Thread Chris Dunford
is this real looks like it, but never been asked for password before! NO WAY is this real. No real company would ever send out a message requesting your user information and password. There are other giveaways as well. First, the grammar is atrocious. Second, the reply-to address is not

Re: [CGUYS] [Fwd: TERMINATION OF YOUR STARPOWER WEBMAIL ACCOUNT]

2008-08-21 Thread Allen Firstenberg
Short answer: THIS IS NOT REAL. This is absolutely a scam. Report it to Starpower NOT using the email address in the mail. The long answer: Look a little more carefully, and there are lots of things about it that don't sound real at all. For starters, it sounds like a typical phishing scam

Re: [CGUYS] [Fwd: TERMINATION OF YOUR STARPOWER WEBMAIL ACCOUNT]

2008-08-21 Thread Scott McClure
It looks like a phishing email and a WHOIS search for the owner of the i12.com domain turned up an organization in the UK. Of course, the classic sign is the plain request for your password. You shouldn't reply, but forward the email to Starpower's abuse reporting email address. Scott

Re: [CGUYS] [Fwd: TERMINATION OF YOUR STARPOWER WEBMAIL ACCOUNT]

2008-08-21 Thread Judy Cosler
i did! thanks. the from address looked real. that was what threw me off! Scott McClure wrote: It looks like a phishing email and a WHOIS search for the owner of the i12.com domain turned up an organization in the UK. Of course, the classic sign is the plain request for your password. You

Re: [CGUYS] [Fwd: TERMINATION OF YOUR STARPOWER WEBMAIL ACCOUNT]

2008-08-21 Thread John Duncan Yoyo
On Thu, Aug 21, 2008 at 10:20 AM, Judy Cosler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i agree about the phishing, but the return address seemed legit! i tried to send to spoof @star it bounced back! will try [EMAIL PROTECTED] Try [EMAIL PROTECTED] if phish@,,, fails [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: [CGUYS] [Fwd: TERMINATION OF YOUR STARPOWER WEBMAIL ACCOUNT]

2008-08-21 Thread Allen Firstenberg
On Thu, Aug 21, 2008 at 09:53:24AM -0500, Judy Cosler wrote: the from address looked real. that was what threw me off! Remember - the from address on email is just like the return address on a letter you might get in the paper-post. The post office doesn't check the address when you mail a

Re: [CGUYS] [Fwd: TERMINATION OF YOUR STARPOWER WEBMAIL ACCOUNT]

2008-08-21 Thread Brian Jones
StarPower already has full access to your email account... they have no need for your password. Silly Phishing scam. - Brian -- Dear Subscriber, TERMINATION OF YOUR STARPOWER WEBMAIL ACCOUNT * ** List info,

Re: [CGUYS] [Fwd: TERMINATION OF YOUR STARPOWER WEBMAIL ACCOUNT]

2008-08-21 Thread Michael Lewis
Chris Dunford sez: This is a classic phishing scam, so delete it and forget about it. Never respond to ANY email that asks for passwords, account numbers, etc. Also, never click on links to websites in emails that ask you to verify your information. If it is a company/bank that you do have an

Re: [CGUYS] What we actually get for our money...

2008-08-21 Thread Tom Piwowar
Don't blame the corporations. They play by the rules (and loopholes) enacted by congress. And don't blame the GOP; the dems have had 2 years of power and I've seen no effort on their part to fix this situation. Not fair. With ultra slim majorities in the last few years, neither party has been

Re: [CGUYS] [Fwd: TERMINATION OF YOUR STARPOWER WEBMAIL ACCOUNT]

2008-08-21 Thread John Duncan Yoyo
Another way to avoid phishing attacks is to switch to Open DNS (opendns.com). They filter known phishing sites and give you a warning page. ( http://www.opendns.com/features/phishing/) On Thu, Aug 21, 2008 at 12:37 PM, Michael Lewis [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: Chris Dunford sez: This is a classic

Re: [CGUYS] What we actually get for our money...

2008-08-21 Thread Tom Piwowar
All corporate income comes from the customer base (read the rest of us), we pay all taxes, directly or indirectly. Corporations have two choices over the long term - pass on all costs to their customers, and taxation is a cost, or loose money until the capital investment is gone and then

Re: [CGUYS] What we actually get for our money...

2008-08-21 Thread mike
It's worse then you think if you are measuring this way.. http://articles.latimes.com/2007/apr/28/business/fi-mozilo28 On Thu, Aug 21, 2008 at 11:04 AM, Tom Piwowar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: All corporate income comes from the customer base (read the rest of us), we pay all taxes, directly or

Re: [CGUYS] [Fwd: Re: [CGUYS] What we actually get for our mone

2008-08-21 Thread Tom Piwowar
After careful review of the AP's story, Tax Foundation economist Josh Barro found that the AP significantly overstated the number of large corporations not paying corporate taxes. Tax Foundation vs. GAO, who to trust? Hired guns for the radical right or a non-partisan Congressional agency?

Re: [CGUYS] What we actually get for our money...

2008-08-21 Thread Tom Piwowar
It's worse then you think if you are measuring this way.. http://articles.latimes.com/2007/apr/28/business/fi-mozilo28 That is right, my figures did not include stock options, which often are many times larger than the standard compensation.

Re: [CGUYS] What we actually get for our money...

2008-08-21 Thread Steve at Verizon
I don't and can't imaging anyone who would. But I guess that is okay if you are one of those be considers $5M/yr to be a middle-class income. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** **

Re: [CGUYS] [Fwd: Re: [CGUYS] What we actually get for our mone

2008-08-21 Thread Matthew Taylor
The argument was over the analysis of the GAO report by the AP. The claim is that the AP misrepresented the GAO report. But then the press never errs. Matthew On Aug 21, 2008, at 3:03 PM, Tom Piwowar wrote: After careful review of the AP's story, Tax Foundation economist Josh Barro

Re: [CGUYS] What we actually get for our money...

2008-08-21 Thread Tom Piwowar
How do you conclude that corporate income belongs to the state via taxation, and any reduction in the tax take is a subsidy? The line income belongs to the state is nutty thinking and precludes any rational discussion. Nobody but dead Marxist-Leninists ever takes such an extreme position. You

Re: [CGUYS] [Fwd: TERMINATION OF YOUR STARPOWER WEBMAIL ACCOUNT]

2008-08-21 Thread Steve Rigby
On Aug 21, 2008, at 9:18 AM, Judy Cosler wrote: is this real looks like it, but never been asked for password before! I would never respond to such a post. I can see all kinds of reasons not to reply, and no reasons why I would. Steve

Re: [CGUYS] What we actually get for our money...

2008-08-21 Thread Matthew Taylor
That is why the original assertion is scary. The assertion was made that profits not collected via taxation were a subsidy. A subsidy is when you give something that is yours by right to another party to encourage action by that party. For profits not claimed via taxation to be a

[CGUYS] Apple iCard substitute?

2008-08-21 Thread Constance Warner
Apple discontinued its free iCard service in July 2008. I had used it a lot; it was a good way to send a modest email greeting card, especially if you'd forgotten to snail-mail a regular card in time for someone's birthday; and it was great for casual Christmas/ holiday season cards to

Re: [CGUYS] What we actually get for our money...

2008-08-21 Thread Tom Piwowar
I don't and can't imaging anyone who would. But I guess that is okay if you are one of those be considers $5M/yr to be a middle-class income. Maybe someone running for high public office? * ** List info, subscription

Re: [CGUYS] What we actually get for our money...

2008-08-21 Thread Steve at Verizon
If you are referring to McCain, he was evading a question on income wealth with an absurdly high number. You can't seriously believe he thinks 5M a year is middle class. Though he had the good sense to realize immediately, and say that his joke would be taken seriously by his opponents. I guess

Re: [CGUYS] [Fwd: Re: [CGUYS] What we actually get for our money...]

2008-08-21 Thread Art Clemons
Not so. It is the highest in the industrialized world. See Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tax_rates_around_the_world The Problem with stating the rates are the highest is that while the rates may be high, the actual amounts paid amount to among the lowest in the world. See for example:

[CGUYS] Testing my new Computer Guys email account

2008-08-21 Thread Robert
For the third or fourth time I have been automatically unsubscribed to this listserv because, the notice says, messages have been bounced back from my Cox email account. Each time before I resubscribed, but this time I have set up a gmail account for receiving listserv messages. This message

Re: [CGUYS] Testing my new Computer Guys email account

2008-08-21 Thread John Duncan Yoyo
Post successful. I've been using gmail for this for years. Just don't expect to see your own messages until someone replies. On Thu, Aug 21, 2008 at 5:43 PM, Robert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: For the third or fourth time I have been automatically unsubscribed to this listserv because, the

Re: [CGUYS] Testing my new Computer Guys email account

2008-08-21 Thread Robert
Thanks for the reply. However, I don't see my original message at all. This is the same as different group that I belong to, a Yahoo group, that comes to a gmail account. I can't tell if my message is received unless someone replies to it. John Duncan Yoyo wrote: Post successful. I've

Re: [CGUYS] Testing my new Computer Guys email account -- P.S.

2008-08-21 Thread Robert
Actually, I resubscribed to the Computer Guys to the Cox address as well as subscribing for same on the my gmail address, to see if there were any differences. I figure in a few weeks the Cox address will be unsubscribed once again. My question: the gmail account is a POP address; I'm using

Re: [CGUYS] Testing my new Computer Guys email account

2008-08-21 Thread Tom Piwowar
For the third or fourth time I have been automatically unsubscribed to this listserv because, the notice says, messages have been bounced back from my Cox email account. Each time before I resubscribed, but this time I have set up a gmail account for receiving listserv messages. I would not

Re: [CGUYS] Testing my new Computer Guys email account

2008-08-21 Thread Tom Piwowar
However, I don't see my original message at all. This is the same as different group that I belong to, a Yahoo group, that comes to a gmail account. I can't tell if my message is received unless someone replies to it. You can always take a look at cguys.org or one of the archives.

Re: [CGUYS] What we actually get for our money...

2008-08-21 Thread Tom Piwowar
If you are referring to McCain, he was evading a question on income wealth with an absurdly high number. You can't seriously believe he thinks 5M a year is middle class. This is the guy who owns so many houses that he can't recall how many? I could understand being a bit fuzzy about how many

Re: [CGUYS] Testing my new Computer Guys email account -- P.S.

2008-08-21 Thread Tony B
IMHO, you should go whole hog and give up the POP. At least give it a fair trial for a few months. Lots of advantages, though it takes a bit of getting used to. On Thu, Aug 21, 2008 at 8:41 PM, Robert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My question: the gmail account is a POP address; I'm using

Re: [CGUYS] What we actually get for our money...

2008-08-21 Thread mike
A reporter apparently noted that technically he owns no houses...this was on politico. All of them are owned by Cindy or members of the family. Mike On Thu, Aug 21, 2008 at 5:52 PM, Tom Piwowar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If you are referring to McCain, he was evading a question on income

Re: [CGUYS] What we actually get for our money...

2008-08-21 Thread Tom Piwowar
That is why the original assertion is scary. The assertion was made that profits not collected via taxation were a subsidy. A subsidy is when you give something that is yours by right to another party to encourage action by that party. For profits not claimed via taxation to be a

Re: [CGUYS] Testing my new Computer Guys email account -- P.S.

2008-08-21 Thread Tom Piwowar
My question: the gmail account is a POP address; I'm using Thunderbird. When I get messages via Thunderbird from this listserv, what happens to the messages at gmail? Are they saved on gmail, or are they erased when I view them in Thunderbird? If you set it up as POP the messages are

Re: [CGUYS] What we actually get for our money...

2008-08-21 Thread Steve at Verizon
Also unfair. I'm sure he knows how many houses HE has, but not how many his rich wife with all her trusts has. And lets not get into the rich wives area; I'm sure Cindy, with her measly $100M would be considered middle class by Theresa with her $1B. Tom Piwowar wrote: If you are referring to

Re: [CGUYS] What we actually get for our money...

2008-08-21 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
Not only that but Obama's income with his wife for last year was listed as 4.3 million not bad for a guy who has done public service most of his life. Stewart At 09:01 PM 8/21/2008, you wrote: Also unfair. I'm sure he knows how many houses HE has, but not how many his rich wife with all her

Re: [CGUYS] What we actually get for our money...

2008-08-21 Thread b_s-wilk
That is why the original assertion is scary. The assertion was made that profits not collected via taxation were a subsidy. A subsidy is when you give something that is yours by right to another party to encourage action by that party. For profits not claimed via taxation to be a

Re: [CGUYS] What we actually get for our money...

2008-08-21 Thread Tom Piwowar
Not only that but Obama's income with his wife for last year was listed as 4.3 million not bad for a guy who has done public service most of his life. You should write a book too. * ** List info, subscription management,

Re: [CGUYS] Testing my new Computer Guys email account -- P.S.

2008-08-21 Thread b_s-wilk
My question: the gmail account is a POP address; I'm using Thunderbird. When I get messages via Thunderbird from this listserv, what happens to the messages at gmail? Are they saved on gmail, or are they erased when I view them in Thunderbird? The reason that I ask is for an archival

[CGUYS] Amazon.com

2008-08-21 Thread Tony B
Has anyone tried unsuccessfully placing orders at Amazon.com recently? I'm trying to order a few odds n ends but keep getting errors in Firefox and IE6 - for about two weeks now. I managed to order a single item just now, so I know they aren't down entirely. Strange.