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 Message 2804 
 Ed Vance to Nick Andre 
 Re: NoScript 
 28 Jul 20 22:16:00 
 
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07-28-20 05:29 Nick Andre wrote to Ed Vance about Re: NoScript
Howdy! Nick,

 NA> @MSGID: <5F203DF1.2163.windowsb@capitolcityonline.net>
 NA> @REPLY: <5F1F6F72.2160.windowsb@capitolcityonline.net>
 NA> On 27 Jul 20  17:38:00, Ed Vance said the following to All:

 EV> I am too cautious (paranoid?) to Always Allow every Safe Address, thinking
 EV> that even a popular web page/web site may get bit by Malware put on it by
 EV> a Black Hat Hacker (even for a short time) and my visiting that page would
 EV> allow the Black Hat Hackers GIFT to get in my computer.

 NA> No normal person sits there and debugs website code to the level you
 NA> are describing unless they are being paid a handsome salary.

You have been a BBS User for a long time and I would had thought that You
know that I wasn't a normal person from reading messages that I post.

 NA> The scenario you are worried about just doesn't happen. Even if it were
 NA> to happen, you would likely find out about it on the news first. If you
 NA> were to be hit with malware chances are your computer would exhibit
 NA> tell-tale signs, not your bank accounts.

I usually don't watch or listen to TV or Radio when the News is being told
about.

I use Mailwasher free and Mozilla Thunderbird for Email.
If I see an unwanted Email after I used Mailwasher to see if the Mail
Server has any for me I will go to the Web Mail site and delete that message,

Before I Sign In to the Email option, I will see aome links to News Articles
and I may read the summary of a few of them and then go do what I wanted to
do, then I Sign Out and use Mailwasher to check Email again, and then
Get Email with Thunderbird and read the messages.

I don't use the computer for any bsnking, If I want to buy something I see
advertised by a Companies internet page, I will call their toll free number
to see if they will accept my personal check for the item and then send what
I ordered when the check has cleared.  Works for me.

 NA> If you are that paranoid about browser security, then piece together a
 NA> seperate dedicated system to browse the web with which has absolutely
 NA> no personal files whatsoever, no saved passwords, no access to any
 NA> network shares or devices etc.

Thanks for the idea.

I've learned about accessories being made for the Commodore 64 that have
a CAT-5 connector that I could run a cable from that to a port on the Router
to use the internet with the C=64.
And it might be the same accessory that has a SD Card slot built in on it.

Both of those things have crossed my mind, but I haven't desired to shell out
any cash to buy new things for the c=64.

73 de Ed W9ODR                      .          .


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