From: "Rick R." Received: from mxout4.mailhop.org ([63.208.196.168] verified) by 2rosenthals.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.9) with ESMTP id 329787 for os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com; Sat, 02 Sep 2006 15:45:02 -0400 Received: from mxin2.mailhop.org ([63.208.196.176]) by mxout4.mailhop.org with esmtp (Exim 4.51) id 1GJbQA-000CJ8-Rt for os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com; Sat, 02 Sep 2006 15:44:55 -0400 Received: from web60621.mail.yahoo.com ([209.73.178.189]) by mxin2.mailhop.org with smtp (Exim 4.51) id 1GJbQA-000E50-Mc for os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com; Sat, 02 Sep 2006 15:44:50 -0400 Received: (qmail 61470 invoked by uid 60001); 2 Sep 2006 19:44:44 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=yahoo.com; h=Message-ID:Received:Date:From:Subject:To:In-Reply-To:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding; b=ZSyf9HaTDNK0C33v8iKY2JZaLVCDEiUoWiBSLts/Kpy1SrQzMB66lVkYNuch/VKfSiqFeoGGqqLL7mZ0T2FxL5pIu/+a+q1cABLSMRpIPb6gNjgIfEQJfxSOCt1Vz1B6Z0pEN4atqIoAwADl9NN8wt68DIl3czPuM8eycXLN7rs= ; Message-ID: <20060902194444.61468.qmail@web60621.mail.yahoo.com> Received: from [208.252.246.35] by web60621.mail.yahoo.com via HTTP; Sat, 02 Sep 2006 12:44:44 PDT Date: Sat, 2 Sep 2006 12:44:44 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Re: [OS2Wireless]Re: DHCP Problems To: OS/2 Wireless Users Mailing List In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="0-1415219233-1157226284=:60895" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Mail-Handler: MailHop by DynDNS X-Spam-Score: -2.5 (--) --0-1415219233-1157226284=:60895 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit I got Norman Antivirus for OS/2 and their package is among the best on the market. That plus InJoy's Firewall keeps my box just snuggly safe. But I found that on Windows as soon as got onto the Net, I got attacked through open backdoors, API trapdoors and registry flaws. Heck, now they even use the Windoze messenger service to hack into your box. I just visited 5 web sites, not a single one of them what one would normally consider "dangerous" or "questionable" and I already ended up infected with spyware & rootware. There is no such thing as a safe Windoze box on the Internet! Stanley Sidlov wrote: On Fri, 1 Sep 2006 23:34:00 -0700 (PDT), Rick R. wrote: >I encountered such "security settings" a few times and bypassed them easily. > I simply logged on with a Windoze box, wrote down the output of "ipconfig -all" and then specified those settings manually in OS/2. I don't have a problem with your solution, but frankly, if I have to log on with Windows, and I have working, updated AV and AS software on it, frankly, I'm going to keep working on Windows, unless what I'm doing is very very OS/2 specific. I don't have any desire to screw around with the TCPIP config.... =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to To switch to the INDEX mode, E-mail to Send administrative queries to To subscribe (new addresses), E-mail to: and reply to the confirmation email. This list is hosted by Rosenthal & Rosenthal P.O. Box 281, Deer Park, NY 11729-0281. Non- electronic communications related to content contained in these messages should be directed to the above address. (CAN-SPAM Act of 2003) =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= --------------------------------- Stay in the know. Pulse on the new Yahoo.com. Check it out. --0-1415219233-1157226284=:60895 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
I got Norman Antivirus for OS/2 and their package is among the best on the market.
That plus InJoy's Firewall keeps my box just snuggly safe.
 
But I found that on Windows as soon as got onto the Net, I got attacked through open backdoors, API trapdoors and registry flaws.
Heck, now they even use the Windoze messenger service to hack into your box.
I just visited 5 web sites, not a single one of them what one would normally consider "dangerous" or "questionable" and I already ended up infected with spyware & rootware.
 
There is no such thing as a safe Windoze box on the Internet!
 


Stanley Sidlov <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com> wrote:
On Fri, 1 Sep 2006 23:34:00 -0700 (PDT), Rick R. wrote:

>I encountered such "security settings" a few times and bypassed them easily.
> I simply logged on with a Windoze box, wrote down the output of "ipconfig -all" and
then specified those settings manually in OS/2.

I don't have a problem with your solution, but frankly, if I have to log on with Windows,
and I have working, updated AV and AS software on it, frankly, I'm going to keep working
on Windows, unless what I'm doing is very very OS/2 specific. I don't have any desire to
screw around with the TCPIP config....



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