XPost: misc.phone.mobile.iphone   
   From: marianjones@helpfulpeople.com   
      
   Jolly Roger wrote:   
   >> But insisted even after being show screenshots and even videos that it   
   >> couldn't be possible...   
   >   
   > Yup. Someone told him that you can run an SMB service on an iOS device   
   > using the default port and connect to it from a computer, and he   
   > immediately claimed that was not possible because it doesn't work that   
   > way on Android. He then argued with and insulted anyone who told him he   
   > was wrong. He petty bickering went on for over a week IIRC and included   
   > several of us posting screenshots showing that it does indeed work on   
   > iOS, while he continued to argue. Like most interactions with Arlen, it   
   > was a ridiculous waste of time filled with schoolyard insults and   
   > pathetic lies.   
      
   Hi Jolly Roger,   
      
   I'm not interested in trading insults, but I'll respond to your accusation.   
   Specifically, I will clarify facts about how I approached this discussion.   
      
   When the SMB claim first came up, I simply couldn't rely on your statements   
   because past technical claims you've made about iOS haven't aligned with   
   what I've been able to verify in practice. That's not meant as a personal   
   attack; it's just the reality of how adults must evaluate information.   
      
   The only reason I took the SMB claim seriously was because Tyrone   
   demonstrated a solid understanding of Windows 11 networking and provided   
   verifiable details. Once I saw that, I then adding the testing of the   
   behavior myself, and through that testing I learned exactly where iOS   
   behaves differently, specifically including the lack of port mapping.   
      
   Without that testing, I wouldn't have known, and neither would anyone else   
   in the thread, that the actual ports were not being mapped under the hood.   
      
   My point isn't to re-litigate old disagreements. That's your point.   
      
   My point is simply to make you aware that I rely on reproducible results,   
   not assertions.   
      
   When something is demonstrated clearly, I accept it, even if it's from you.   
      
   When it isn't, I verify it myself. That's how I approach every platform,   
   whether that platform is iOS, Android, Windows, Linux or anything else.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)