Use linux, do an ls -lhA /media/drivelabel copy the file you need, leave the rest untouched, unplug, done! But browser vulnerabilities? Those usually get patched within the day, right?
2011/1/6 <j...@jfeldredge.com>: > Leaving USB thumb drives lying around, so that people will plug them into a > computer to find out what is on the drive, is a well-known means of > introducing viruses, key loggers, and other malware into systems that are > well-protected against malware coming in from the net. Several military > machines have been infected in this manner in the past, including some at the > Pentagon. I am not saying that the people organizing this dead-drop network > have malicious intent, just that it would be easy for a third party to > introduce malware onto the USB thumb drives thus used. So, be cautious about > which computers you plug such drives into. There are some viruses starting > to target Linux machines, mostly by attacking browser vulnerabilities. > > -------Original Email------- > Subject :Re: [Tagging] Feature Proposal - RFC - deaddrop > From :mailto:rob...@elsenaar.info > Date :Thu Jan 06 13:28:12 America/Chicago 2011 > > > No, not the latest virus. You can share your favorite virus. > > -Robert- > > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- > From: j...@jfeldredge.com > Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2011 5:20 PM > To: OpenStreetMap tagging mailing list > Subject: Re: [Tagging] Feature Proposal - RFC - deaddrop > > Sounds like a good way to catch the latest computer virus. > > -------Original Email------- > Subject :[Tagging] Feature Proposal - RFC - deaddrop > From :mailto:ratzil...@gmail.com > Date :Thu Jan 06 09:56:31 America/Chicago 2011 > > > Hi all, > > I've set up a proposal for deaddrop. > http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/deaddrop > > According to http://deaddrops.com/ (project's website) : > > " ‘Dead Drops’ is an anonymous, offline, peer to peer file-sharing > network in public space. USB flash drives are embedded into walls, > buildings and curbs accessable to anybody in public space. Everyone is > invited to drop or find files on a dead drop. Plug your laptop to a > wall, house or pole to share your favorite files and data. Each dead > drop is installed empty except a readme.txt file explaining the > project. ‘Dead Drops’ is open to participation" > > Actually database is based on GMaps, I just want to add support of > these usb spot in OSM. > > Regards, > > Gael > > _______________________________________________ > Tagging mailing list > Tagging@openstreetmap.org > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging > > -- > John F. Eldredge -- j...@jfeldredge.com > "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly > is better than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria > _______________________________________________ > Tagging mailing list > Tagging@openstreetmap.org > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Tekst ingevoegd door Panda GP 2011: > > Als het hier gaat om een ongevraagde e-mail (SPAM), klik dan op de volgende > link om de e-mail te herclasseren: > http://localhost:6083/Panda?ID=pav_1527&SPAM=true&path=C:\Windows\system32\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Panda%20Security\Panda%20Global%20Protection%202011\AntiSpam > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > -- > John F. Eldredge -- j...@jfeldredge.com > "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly > is better than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria > _______________________________________________ > Tagging mailing list > Tagging@openstreetmap.org > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging > _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
