On Tue, 21 Apr 2009 20:36:01 +0000, FeatherMonkey wrote:
> Posting might, not sure not looked but any one can download the msgs.
Sure, but on the web interface you can browse/search without logging in
as well…
Jim
On Tue, 21 Apr 2009 20:36:01 +0000, FeatherMonkey wrote:
> Posting might, not sure not looked but any one can download the msgs.
Sure, but on the web interface you can browse/search without logging in
as well…
Jim
I don’t know if I’m concerned or not about that, but in Windows there was a setting where it gave you a choice of hiding the last octet of your IP address, or hide your IP address, etc., and I do run a DSL cable-modem which has a private and public IP address for my machine, and when checking on those, they aren’t the same IP address.
A few times I went to my ISP and did speed tests, and instead of showing my IP address, it showed my ISP as my address, but that’s a different story altogether.
I also ran a wireless router inline which changes my IP address too, but even if the IP address shows, like in an e-mail, I don’t think that I’m too concerned about it being that my “private” IP address shows different than the “Public” IP address, but I do have the concern of viruses, and when using Windows I ran either Norton, Avast or AVG anti-virus, plus I ran Ad-Aware, Spybot and SpywareBlaster and didn’t even rely on or trust the Windows firewall and ran Zone Alarm firewall, but the wireless router and the DSL cable-modems also have firewalls, and I could use port-forwarding and triggering for playing games, but in Linux I’m not too “up” on these things.
I do see the firewall, and I know there’s Clam-AV, or something like that, but I don’t know whether I need to worry about spyware, adware, tracking cookies, malware, etc., and if so, what I’d need to run to protect from those types of things.
I’m getting “off-topic” here, but I ran Defrag on my old DOS-based machines and Diskeeper 9 and 10 on my Windows-based machines, and wonder if I need to do any of that sort of disk maintenance on my Linux computer or not, but I may go to the other forums to ask about those things.
Have a Great Day,
Bernard
The private IP is being used for internal (LAN) communication. The public IP is being used for communication on the internet. Think of your public IP as your street address, and the private IP is a room number. Your DSL router keeps a table so it knows which internet communication goes to which private IP.
Here’s a classic showing how the internet works:
http://www.warriorsofthe.net/movie.html
I doubt there’s a setting which really hides your IP. Your LAN wouldn’t work.
> I’m getting “off-topic” here, but I ran Defrag on my old DOS-based
> machines and Diskeeper 9 and 10 on my Windows-based machines, and wonder
> if I need to do any of that sort of disk maintenance on my Linux
> computer or not, but I may go to the other forums to ask about those
> things.
Yes, off-topic, so off to the help forums with you
I suggest you do a search before you start a topic, because I’m sure this has been dealt with in the past.
Uwe
There’s information in the FAQ that will help resolve that issue for you:
Q:Is my NNTP user ID recognized in the web interface?
A: If your email address in your newsreader matches the email address you set up in vBulletin you will be recognized on both sides as the same user. If you prefer not to have your real email address in your newsreader, you can use the following syntax for an email address in your newsreader: userid@no-mx.forums.opensuse.org and your user will still be recognized.
**** fingertips and brain no no your not getting me perhaps that is what has happened earlier who knows…
Though we don’t consider it a security risk, you should be aware that by using our forums, you are allowing your IP address to be known to forum staff and other forum users.
^
This isn’t true anyone can view the ip’s not just forum users
Please please Kim can we remove d a m n from the filter or is that not possible always looks like a swear word.
On Wed, 22 Apr 2009 15:06:01 +0000, FeatherMonkey wrote:
> This isn’t true anyone can view the ip’s not just forum users
Forum User = one who uses the forum. I don’t think that implies “logged
in” or not. Someone who reads posts without logging in is a user.
Jim
mmm pedantic, guess we’ll leave it.
On Wed, 22 Apr 2009 16:56:02 +0000, FeatherMonkey wrote:
> mmm pedantic, guess we’ll leave it.
I was trained in pedantry by the best at it.
Jim
The one thing is you always update your linux then you will be fine.
Good luck
Suse-beginner
On Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:56:01 +0000, Suse-Beginner wrote:
> The one thing is you always update your linux then you will be fine.
I don’t know that I understand this comment in the context of the message
to which it is a reply to…
Jim
Think it was in reply to thread and not a specific reply certainly doubt it was to me and you bantering
Though surprised this is still seeing life. Think the poll sort of concluded with what I expected just under 1 in 3
On Thu, 23 Apr 2009 01:16:02 +0000, FeatherMonkey wrote:
> Think it was in reply to thread and not a specific reply certainly doubt
> it was to me and you bantering
See, as an NNTP user, I’m far more used to seeing people reply to
messages rather than an entire thread. This is one of the things about
web forums I’ve never understood - ie, how does anyone keep the
discussion straight when often times new messages are just tacked onto
the end?
My wife participated for years in a forum where there was absolutely no
threading at all. I thought it made it impossible to follow a
conversation.
> Though surprised this is still seeing life. Think the poll sort of
> concluded with what I expected just under 1 in 3
Jim
tch.tch.tch I’m not taking the bait.
I’m sure you know what I could say.
But having stumbled across some of your own views on the mailing lists I’m not sure we think to differently. Just have a different preference to the way we view the forums.
Though I’ll just add WorksForMe.
Sorry couldn’t resist.
On Thu, 23 Apr 2009 18:06:01 +0000, FeatherMonkey wrote:
> tch.tch.tch I’m not taking the bait.
Awwww.
> I’m sure you know what I could say.
Perhaps, but it’s a discussion that’s been had before.
> But having stumbled across some of your own views on the mailing lists
> I’m not sure we think to differently. Just have a different preference
> to the way we view the forums.
Yep - and there’s nothing wrong with that, either.
> Though I’ll just add WorksForMe.
>
> Sorry couldn’t resist.
Nah, that’s OK - I couldn’t resist the opportunity (since you presented
it) to jab at you about the threading. Honestly, it doesn’t bother
me that much as long as there’s some context to the comment - contextless
comments I tend to just ignore.
Jim