Re: [newbie] Internet Security -J.Miner and Microsoft

2001-08-06 Thread Charles A. Punch
#217118 Jeanette Russo wrote: How many people would like to see this thread taken off list it is OT. - Original Message - From: John [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2001 4:28 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Internet Security -J.Miner and Microsoft I hate

Re: [newbie] Internet Security -J.Miner and Microsoft

2001-08-06 Thread Daryl Johnson
, July 10, 2001 4:28 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Internet Security -J.Miner and Microsoft I hate threads like this. Makes you stop and think about why you use these mailing lists!!! John W -- Serenity through viciousness.

Re: [newbie] Internet Security -J.Miner and Microsoft

2001-07-13 Thread Tom Brinkman
On Friday 13 July 2001 12:18 am, Sridhar Dhanapalan wrote: On Fri, 13 Jul 2001 04:32, Tom Brinkman wrote: On Thursday 12 July 2001 04:43 am, Sridhar Dhanapalan wrote: Many people buy a little too much into the GNU/Linux hype, and become disappointed when it isn't the same as Windows.

Re: [newbie] Internet Security -J.Miner and Microsoft

2001-07-13 Thread Miark
] And thank you for your kind support. - Original Message - From: etharp [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: John W [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 13, 2001 4:18 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Internet Security -J.Miner and Microsoft NO NO Reay this thread, and all threads

Re: [newbie] Internet Security -J.Miner and Microsoft

2001-07-12 Thread Sridhar Dhanapalan
On Thu, 12 Jul 2001 08:15, Judith Miner wrote: Thank you for your very gracious message, Sridhar. Misunderstandings and misjudgments are a common problem in e-mail lists and forums, especially when we aren't very well acquainted. I think I was expecting too much too soon with my Linux

Re: [newbie] Internet Security -J.Miner and Microsoft

2001-07-12 Thread Tom Brinkman
On Thursday 12 July 2001 04:43 am, Sridhar Dhanapalan wrote: Many people buy a little too much into the GNU/Linux hype, and become disappointed when it isn't the same as Windows. Seems like a contradictory statement to me Sridhar ? I believe many Lusers aren't payin _enough_

Re: [newbie] Internet Security -J.Miner and Microsoft

2001-07-11 Thread Judith Miner
Thank you for your very gracious message, Sridhar. Misunderstandings and misjudgments are a common problem in e-mail lists and forums, especially when we aren't very well acquainted. I think I was expecting too much too soon with my Linux installation. I wanted to get it up and fully useful

Re: [newbie] Internet Security -J.Miner and Microsoft

2001-07-10 Thread etharp
I (being American from the Viet Nam era) have the answer to the war against Gates. we pack up, declare ourselves the winner, and not play anymore. we don't need to be against anyone. we just need to be FOR opensource. (imho) On Tuesday 10 July 2001 06:36, Len Lawrence wrote: On Mon, 9 Jul

Re: [newbie] Internet Security -J.Miner and Microsoft

2001-07-10 Thread Judith Miner
The idea that I am a Microsoft employee or a plant infiltrating this list gave me the best laugh I've had in a long time. Especially since I've done nothing else for the past three weeks but try to get a good, working Linux system in hopes that I will never again have to spend my not-abundant

Re: [newbie] Internet Security -J.Miner and Microsoft

2001-07-10 Thread Sridhar Dhanapalan
Judith, If this is the case then please accept my sincerest apologies for the bulk of what I have said (although I haven't really said much :-) ). I still get the feeling, however, that you are annoyed that GNU/Linux is not Windows. Fine, it may not be quite as user-friendly, but it is still

RE: [newbie] Internet Security -J.Miner and Microsoft

2001-07-10 Thread Daryl Johnson
Hmmm, interesting, as a relatively disinterested reader of this correspondence I nevertheless found myself interested enough to check with deja-news... I am totally puzzled by this post of Roman's: I have been following Judith Miner's email posts since 1996 through the her Wordstar

Re: [newbie] Internet Security -J.Miner and Microsoft

2001-07-09 Thread Sridhar Dhanapalan
On Mon, 9 Jul 2001 07:51, Tom Brinkman wrote:    Most all 'computer' problems are/or, at least I've found it's best for me, should be approached as User, then Hardware, then (any) OS. Also, I'm not hearing anything about the fact that we use GNU/Linux in this thread. Linux is only the

Re: [newbie] Internet Security -J.Miner and Microsoft

2001-07-09 Thread Sridhar Dhanapalan
I initially thought that Civileme's post was just a bit over the top. After reading this, however, I think he was pretty-much spot-on. I suggest that if Judith wants something more like Windows, she have a look at other OSs like MacOS, OS/2 or BeOS. OS/2 is a single-user OS, and it has quite a

Re: [newbie] Internet Security -J.Miner and Microsoft

2001-07-09 Thread Romanator
etharp wrote: snip hey roman, are you a typical windows user? grin Hey Tom, I have an NVIDIA card and works great. What can I say, it came with the computer. Roman Registered Linux User #179293 su is not the root of your problem but the start of a new journey Only for

Re: [newbie] Internet Security -J.Miner and Microsoft

2001-07-09 Thread Miark
I initially thought that Civileme's post was just a bit over the top. After reading this, however, I think he was pretty-much spot-on. I suggest that if Judith wants something more like Windows, she have a look at other OSs like MacOS, OS/2 or BeOS. OS/2 is a single-user OS, and it has

Re: [newbie] Internet Security -J.Miner and Microsoft

2001-07-09 Thread tazmun
But regardless of whether she was a plant, she's abrasive, offensive, and utterly thankless to the Linux community as a whole. (Isolated thank yous on the list doesn't count.) And you sir are very close minded. You don't want to listen to new ideas and thinking if they don't fall into

Re: [newbie] Internet Security -J.Miner and Microsoft

2001-07-09 Thread poogle
On Monday 09 July 2001 15:22, you wrote: But regardless of whether she was a plant, she's abrasive, offensive, and utterly thankless to the Linux community as a whole. (Isolated thank yous on the list doesn't count.) And you sir are very close minded. You don't want to listen to new

Re: [newbie] Internet Security -J.Miner and Microsoft

2001-07-09 Thread Miark
And you sir are very close minded. You don't want to listen to new ideas and thinking if they don't fall into your narrow guidelines. Ideas were not at all the subject of my e-mail. I was speaking to _attitude_. Miark

Re: [newbie] Internet Security -J.Miner and Microsoft

2001-07-09 Thread Romanator
Miark wrote: I initially thought that Civileme's post was just a bit over the top. After reading this, however, I think he was pretty-much spot-on. I suggest that if Judith wants something more like Windows, she have a look at other OSs like MacOS, OS/2 or BeOS. OS/2 is a single-user

Re: [newbie] Internet Security -J.Miner and Microsoft

2001-07-08 Thread Jeferson Lopes Zacco
-Mensagem Original- De: civileme [EMAIL PROTECTED] Para: Judith Miner [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Enviada em: domingo, 8 de julho de 2001 04:27 Assunto: Re: [newbie] Internet Security And despite the fact that I enjoy your posts, this is my last one to you and note it is

Re: [newbie] Internet Security -J.Miner and Microsoft

2001-07-08 Thread Romanator
Jeferson Lopes Zacco wrote: -Mensagem Original- De: civileme [EMAIL PROTECTED] Para: Judith Miner [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Enviada em: domingo, 8 de julho de 2001 04:27 Assunto: Re: [newbie] Internet Security And despite the fact that I enjoy your posts, this is

Re: [newbie] Internet Security -J.Miner and Microsoft OT

2001-07-08 Thread Dennis Myers
On Sunday 08 July 2001 20:17, you wrote: On Sunday 08 July 2001 05:43 pm, Romanator wrote: Tom Brinkman wrote: *_In spite of_* an increasing ignorance and/or preference of Lusers to add closed source/binary only apps and (win)hardware into the mix. (yeah, I'm diggin at y'all

Re: [newbie] Internet Security -J.Miner and Microsoft

2001-07-08 Thread Romanator
Tom Brinkman wrote: On Sunday 08 July 2001 05:43 pm, Romanator wrote: Tom Brinkman wrote: *_In spite of_* an increasing ignorance and/or preference of Lusers to add closed source/binary only apps and (win)hardware into the mix. (yeah, I'm diggin at y'all nVidia folks again ;)

Re: [newbie] Internet Security -J.Miner and Microsoft

2001-07-08 Thread Romanator
Tom Brinkman wrote: On Sunday 08 July 2001 11:40 am, Jeferson Lopes Zacco wrote: That linux needs to get easier to configure if it wants to atract Window$ users is a fact. Most all 'computer' problems are/or, at least I've found it's best for me, should be approached as User,