Re: [Scottish] Not strictly linux, but advice welcomed all the same

2008-04-26 Thread Colin Shorts
John Gordon Ollason wrote: > Am I making a fuss about nothing? Is there any linux software that I > can install that will prevent this behaviour? Tor? But seriously, I wouldn't be at all concerned about this sort of thing. They have your IP address. So does anyone else who wants it* > > Thanks for

Re: [Scottish] Not strictly linux, but advice welcomed all the same

2008-04-26 Thread Gordon JC Pearce
On Sat, 2008-04-26 at 15:03 +0100, John Gordon Ollason wrote: > > Am I making a fuss about nothing? Is there any linux software that I can > install that will prevent this behaviour? > > Thanks for in advance for your thoughts. ZOMG YUOR COMPUTAR IS TRANSMITING YOR IP ADDRESS! OH NOES! Gordo

Re: [Scottish] Not strictly linux, but advice welcomed all the same

2008-04-26 Thread Claudio Calvelli
[...] > I am annoyed that another user of the discussion board > is responsible for transmitting information about me to a third party > without my permission. There is no guarantee that the information about me > obtained by danasoft will not be passed on elsewhere. > Am I making a fuss ab

Re: [Scottish] Not strictly linux, but advice welcomed all the same

2008-04-26 Thread Michael Maclean
Hi, John Gordon Ollason wrote: I participate in a discussion board hosted in America. Yesterday, the sig line of one of the other participants fed me back my Internet address, the operating system, linux, the browser, Opera, I was using, and the company name of my ISP. All that is happening

[Scottish] Not strictly linux, but advice welcomed all the same

2008-04-26 Thread John Gordon Ollason
I participate in a discussion board hosted in America. Yesterday, the sig line of one of the other participants fed me back my Internet address, the operating system, linux, the browser, Opera, I was using, and the company name of my ISP. The sig is provided free to anybody who would like to