JFlorian wrote: > AND... NEVER click "Spam" on a List Mail from rootsweb. If you do, entire > IP addresses can get blacklisted. An IP may be shared by thousands of > people. Once blacklisted, no one with that IP can receive List Mail from > THAT list (because the E-Mail provider blocks it). It isn't just that list, it's all Rootsweb lists and addresses, including Admin and Request that are affected. Anyone within that IP block on ANY Rootsweb list will be unable to send a query, a reply, contact the list admin via the Rootsweb address, subscribe to a list or unsubscribe from one. Nor will they be able to contact the Help Desk for help. AOL users who mark a list mail as spam get bounced straight off the list. It has to be deleted even if it is spam. Rootsweb aren't using the same spam blocker outfit they were, the one that caused so much trouble back along. The blacklisting only lasts a relatively short time, providing there are no further retports. It isn't a permanent thing. It's never wise to bounce an unwanted mail with a program such as MailWasher. The wording is slightly different from a genuine unavailable address bounce. A little while ago, a couple of my list members on different lists were having mails bounced back to them. It turned out that spam was being sent out via a server in Ireland and was being blocked by Rootsweb. Neither of the members were in Ireland but that server was on the route the mails were using to get to Rootsweb's servers. Both members were using the same ISP though which followed that route. It wasn't the either of the list members, nor their ISP that was being blocked. It was the server. -- Charani (UK) OPC for Walton, Ashcott, Shapwick, Greinton and Clutton, SOM http://wsom-opc.org.uk

AND... NEVER click "Spam" on a List Mail from rootsweb. If you do, entire IP addresses can get blacklisted. An IP may be shared by thousands of people. Once blacklisted, no one with that IP can receive List Mail from THAT list (because the E-Mail provider blocks it). J On Sat, Mar 30, 2013 at 4:16 PM, List Admin FPH <pjroots@att.net> wrote: > At 03:00 PM 3/30/2013, Kevin Boyd wrote: > <.LINK SNIPPED> > > > > > >

Very, VERY understandable! ShelVy ________________________________ From: JFlorian <cageycat@gmail.com> To: freepages-help@rootsweb.com Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2013 9:52 PM Subject: Re: [FreeHelp] REMINDER Re: http://whatever AND... NEVER click "Spam" on a List Mail from rootsweb.  If you do, entire IP addresses can get blacklisted.  An IP may be shared by thousands of people.  Once blacklisted, no one with that IP can receive List Mail from THAT list (because the E-Mail provider blocks it). J On Sat, Mar 30, 2013 at 4:16 PM, List Admin FPH <pjroots@att.net> wrote: > At 03:00 PM 3/30/2013, Kevin Boyd wrote: > <.LINK SNIPPED> > > > > > > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FREEPAGES-HELP-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

At 03:00 PM 3/30/2013, Kevin Boyd wrote: <.LINK SNIPPED> Never click on a link you did not, or have no reason to expect, even though it comes from someone you know, or through this RootsWeb mail list. RW List Admins have no way of knowing a subscriber's email account has been hacked until a post with an inappropriate link is made to the list -- so we can't anticipate and stop it before it is sent. We can only react by removing that subscriber after the post has been made. I'm sure most of you have seen enough messages containing unsolicited links to recognize them as spam, and as mail you should discard without clicking the link. I wish there was a crystal ball I could use to stop these posts before they are sent, but unfortunately there is not. Only you can protect your own computer using appropriate AV and anti-malware software, and your own common sense. Pat Asher List Admin

My rule of thumb is: "If in doubt - delete". I have good protection on my computer and have not had any virus. My service provider scans most of my email for spam or other bad things. Seems to work great. Heidi Boos-Utley Email: hutley@greenhills.net URL: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~heidisfamily ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ----- Original Message ----- From: "List Admin FPH" <pjroots@att.net> To: <freepages-help@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2013 3:16 PM Subject: [FreeHelp] REMINDER Re: http://whatever > At 03:00 PM 3/30/2013, Kevin Boyd wrote: > <.LINK SNIPPED> > > Never click on a link you did not, or have no reason to expect, even > though it comes from someone you know, or through this RootsWeb mail list. > > RW List Admins have no way of knowing a subscriber's email account > has been hacked until a post with an inappropriate link is made to > the list -- so we can't anticipate and stop it before it is sent. We > can only react by removing that subscriber after the post has been made. > > I'm sure most of you have seen enough messages containing unsolicited > links to recognize them as spam, and as mail you should discard > without clicking the link. I wish there was a crystal ball I could > use to stop these posts before they are sent, but unfortunately there > is not. Only you can protect your own computer using appropriate AV > and anti-malware software, and your own common sense. > > Pat Asher > List Admin > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > FREEPAGES-HELP-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Would appear from the general rumble on the web, that Microsoft are reviewing their attitude to the rendering of legacy websites designed specifically to provide IE only stylesheets when the server detects a MSIE User Agent string. The current proposal is that IE 11 will drop the MS from the user agent string and describe itself as "like Gecko", which will prompt the server to deliver the stylesheets it would have for a Mozilla/Gecko browser. Possibly a sensible move. The likely User Agent string for IE 11 is:- Mozilla/5.0 (IE 11.0; Windows NT 6.3; Trident/7.0; .NET4.0E; .NET4.0C; rv:11.0) like Gecko and as an example, here is the a common string for IE6:- Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.1; Windows XP) All part of cleaning up their deception caused by providing the IE Conditional Comments for IE5 through IE9 browsers. Barry

On 27/03/2013 08:34, Joyce Gaston Reece wrote: > Butwww.techspot.com > does have a driver for this scanner that does work with Win 7. I have same issue with HP not upgrading drivers to new windows. Nothing on techspot for Scanjet 4470c Their web advised to Vuescan - it does sort of work but a scan is very slow. So I will use HP on XP netbook. On Epson V700 Vuescan UI is actually easier/faster than Epson scan. PS I will buy Epson scanners in future as they seem to support their drivers Ron Lankshear -Sydney NSW (from London-Shepherds Bush/Chiswick) try my links http://freepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~lankshear/

On Wednesday, March 27, 2013 5:21 AM(UTC+13) Doris wrote:- >I have several browser windows open at a time with Win8. I often use 2-3 > for Chrome and one each for Firefox and IE. You do have the shortcuts on > the desktop window to do this. ------------------------------------------------- Doris, Thanks for your response. You are right, and I obviously was not reliablby informed. I have been contacted by Ron Lankshear (off list) who also informed me that he also had multiple browsers open at the same time. Barry

Joyce, I completely agree with you. I use a cloud backup. 2 months after I started the service, my computer died. I had to buy a new one and all of my data was downloaded from the "cloud" intact. Best investment I have ever made. Liz Nash -----Original Message----- From: Joyce Gaston Reece Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2013 9:07 PM To: Shelby Vick ; freepages-help@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [FreeHelp] FREEPAGES-HELP Digest, Vol 8, Issue 29 The Cloud. Upload to the Cloud. In other words put it on the internet somewhere. Don't allow spidering and don't tell anyone where it is. Automatic backup. Joyce Gaston Reece -----Original Message----- From: Shelby Vick Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2013 8:54 PM To: freepages-help@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [FreeHelp] FREEPAGES-HELP Digest, Vol 8, Issue 29 Hmmm.... Buy a hardrive, clone everything to it, then let a friend keep it for you??? ShelVy ________________________________ From: William Thompson <billthompson76@gmail.com> To: freepages-help@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2013 7:36 PM Subject: Re: [FreeHelp] FREEPAGES-HELP Digest, Vol 8, Issue 29 A friend of mine backed his laptop's file to his desktop & vice versa. A few months ago his home burned to the ground and he was left, in his words, with "two lumps of plastic". On Tue, Mar 26, 2013 at 6:38 PM, <freepages-help-request@rootsweb.com>wrote: > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2013 06:39:27 -0500 > From: Billie Walsh <bilwalsh@swbell.net> > Subject: Re: [FreeHelp] Website Security > To: freepages-help@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <515188EF.1000207@swbell.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed > > As Barry pointed out, computers can be fickle devices. A stray cosmic > particle can cause havoc. I have a working copy of all my sites on my > main production computer. There's a second copy on my backup computer > and another on an external drive. Backups of backups of backups and if > possible a backup of that. *<]:oD > > On 03/25/2013 11:36 AM, Shelby Vick wrote: > > Isn't the external drive itself sufficient? To avoid contamination, I > keep it unplugged when not in use. Oh, I DO keep different versions of the > same page, but I do that from fear of misplacing a change, not as > 'back-up'. > > > > By the way; my gender is male, not female. Someone referred to me as > 'she'; just wanted to clear that up. > > > > ShelVy > > > > ________________________________ > > From: Billie Walsh <bilwalsh@swbell.net> > > To: freepages-help@rootsweb.com > > Sent: Monday, March 25, 2013 7:27 AM > > Subject: Re: [FreeHelp] Website Security > > > > From what some write I think some people don't keep local backups of > > their pages. I keep all my websites "backed up" on my local machine as > > well as an external hard drive. If the unthinkable happens I can replace > > the damage in short order without having to recreate the whole site from > > scratch. > > > > Passwords can be changed by asking Rootsweb for a new one. Not something > > to be done on a whim but in extreme cases. > > > > On 03/25/2013 02:01 AM, Barry Carlson wrote: > >> Most webpage servers are not immune to hacking attacks through the > backdoor > >> and/or by exploitation of a known security hole. In the case of the > >> 'rootsweb.ancestry.com' servers a restriction on Server-side active > >> scripting reduces the likelihood of such a security breach > >> dramatically. > >> > >> The weakest part of the defence is the proliferation of FTP User > Accounts > >> and Passwords. The User Account Names are freely available, and with > >> the > >> current inability to change the assigned Password, it is imperative > >> that > >> care is taken in how and where you keep those details. > >> > >> Bearing the above in mind, I have put together an example page to > >> demonstrate how a hacker could once acquiring your FTP details arrange > for > >> the Client-side switching of all your hyperlinks to other sites. > >> > >> http://freepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~bristowe/test/hyperlinks.html > >> > >> The page is meant as a gentle warning that it could happen to any one > >> of > >> you. So as one police sergeant said many years ago, "Take care out > there!" > >> > >> Barry ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FREEPAGES-HELP-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FREEPAGES-HELP-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FREEPAGES-HELP-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

The Cloud. Upload to the Cloud. In other words put it on the internet somewhere. Don't allow spidering and don't tell anyone where it is. Automatic backup. Joyce Gaston Reece -----Original Message----- From: Shelby Vick Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2013 8:54 PM To: freepages-help@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [FreeHelp] FREEPAGES-HELP Digest, Vol 8, Issue 29 Hmmm.... Buy a hardrive, clone everything to it, then let a friend keep it for you??? ShelVy ________________________________ From: William Thompson <billthompson76@gmail.com> To: freepages-help@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2013 7:36 PM Subject: Re: [FreeHelp] FREEPAGES-HELP Digest, Vol 8, Issue 29 A friend of mine backed his laptop's file to his desktop & vice versa. A few months ago his home burned to the ground and he was left, in his words, with "two lumps of plastic". On Tue, Mar 26, 2013 at 6:38 PM, <freepages-help-request@rootsweb.com>wrote: > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2013 06:39:27 -0500 > From: Billie Walsh <bilwalsh@swbell.net> > Subject: Re: [FreeHelp] Website Security > To: freepages-help@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <515188EF.1000207@swbell.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed > > As Barry pointed out, computers can be fickle devices. A stray cosmic > particle can cause havoc. I have a working copy of all my sites on my > main production computer. There's a second copy on my backup computer > and another on an external drive. Backups of backups of backups and if > possible a backup of that. *<]:oD > > On 03/25/2013 11:36 AM, Shelby Vick wrote: > > Isn't the external drive itself sufficient? To avoid contamination, I > keep it unplugged when not in use. Oh, I DO keep different versions of the > same page, but I do that from fear of misplacing a change, not as > 'back-up'. > > > > By the way; my gender is male, not female. Someone referred to me as > 'she'; just wanted to clear that up. > > > > ShelVy > > > > ________________________________ > > From: Billie Walsh <bilwalsh@swbell.net> > > To: freepages-help@rootsweb.com > > Sent: Monday, March 25, 2013 7:27 AM > > Subject: Re: [FreeHelp] Website Security > > > > From what some write I think some people don't keep local backups of > > their pages. I keep all my websites "backed up" on my local machine as > > well as an external hard drive. If the unthinkable happens I can replace > > the damage in short order without having to recreate the whole site from > > scratch. > > > > Passwords can be changed by asking Rootsweb for a new one. Not something > > to be done on a whim but in extreme cases. > > > > On 03/25/2013 02:01 AM, Barry Carlson wrote: > >> Most webpage servers are not immune to hacking attacks through the > backdoor > >> and/or by exploitation of a known security hole. In the case of the > >> 'rootsweb.ancestry.com' servers a restriction on Server-side active > >> scripting reduces the likelihood of such a security breach > >> dramatically. > >> > >> The weakest part of the defence is the proliferation of FTP User > Accounts > >> and Passwords. The User Account Names are freely available, and with > >> the > >> current inability to change the assigned Password, it is imperative > >> that > >> care is taken in how and where you keep those details. > >> > >> Bearing the above in mind, I have put together an example page to > >> demonstrate how a hacker could once acquiring your FTP details arrange > for > >> the Client-side switching of all your hyperlinks to other sites. > >> > >> http://freepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~bristowe/test/hyperlinks.html > >> > >> The page is meant as a gentle warning that it could happen to any one > >> of > >> you. So as one police sergeant said many years ago, "Take care out > there!" > >> > >> Barry ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FREEPAGES-HELP-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FREEPAGES-HELP-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

A friend of mine backed his laptop's file to his desktop & vice versa. A few months ago his home burned to the ground and he was left, in his words, with "two lumps of plastic". On Tue, Mar 26, 2013 at 6:38 PM, <freepages-help-request@rootsweb.com>wrote: > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2013 06:39:27 -0500 > From: Billie Walsh <bilwalsh@swbell.net> > Subject: Re: [FreeHelp] Website Security > To: freepages-help@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <515188EF.1000207@swbell.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed > > As Barry pointed out, computers can be fickle devices. A stray cosmic > particle can cause havoc. I have a working copy of all my sites on my > main production computer. There's a second copy on my backup computer > and another on an external drive. Backups of backups of backups and if > possible a backup of that. *<]:oD > > On 03/25/2013 11:36 AM, Shelby Vick wrote: > > Isn't the external drive itself sufficient? To avoid contamination, I > keep it unplugged when not in use. Oh, I DO keep different versions of the > same page, but I do that from fear of misplacing a change, not as 'back-up'. > > > > By the way; my gender is male, not female. Someone referred to me as > 'she'; just wanted to clear that up. > > > > ShelVy > > > > ________________________________ > > From: Billie Walsh <bilwalsh@swbell.net> > > To: freepages-help@rootsweb.com > > Sent: Monday, March 25, 2013 7:27 AM > > Subject: Re: [FreeHelp] Website Security > > > > From what some write I think some people don't keep local backups of > > their pages. I keep all my websites "backed up" on my local machine as > > well as an external hard drive. If the unthinkable happens I can replace > > the damage in short order without having to recreate the whole site from > > scratch. > > > > Passwords can be changed by asking Rootsweb for a new one. Not something > > to be done on a whim but in extreme cases. > > > > On 03/25/2013 02:01 AM, Barry Carlson wrote: > >> Most webpage servers are not immune to hacking attacks through the > backdoor > >> and/or by exploitation of a known security hole. In the case of the > >> 'rootsweb.ancestry.com' servers a restriction on Server-side active > >> scripting reduces the likelihood of such a security breach dramatically. > >> > >> The weakest part of the defence is the proliferation of FTP User > Accounts > >> and Passwords. The User Account Names are freely available, and with the > >> current inability to change the assigned Password, it is imperative that > >> care is taken in how and where you keep those details. > >> > >> Bearing the above in mind, I have put together an example page to > >> demonstrate how a hacker could once acquiring your FTP details arrange > for > >> the Client-side switching of all your hyperlinks to other sites. > >> > >> http://freepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~bristowe/test/hyperlinks.html > >> > >> The page is meant as a gentle warning that it could happen to any one of > >> you. So as one police sergeant said many years ago, "Take care out > there!" > >> > >> Barry

Hmmm.... Buy a hardrive, clone everything to it, then let a friend keep it for you??? ShelVy ________________________________ From: William Thompson <billthompson76@gmail.com> To: freepages-help@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2013 7:36 PM Subject: Re: [FreeHelp] FREEPAGES-HELP Digest, Vol 8, Issue 29 A friend of mine backed his laptop's file to his desktop & vice versa. A few months ago his home burned to the ground and he was left, in his words, with "two lumps of plastic". On Tue, Mar 26, 2013 at 6:38 PM, <freepages-help-request@rootsweb.com>wrote: > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2013 06:39:27 -0500 > From: Billie Walsh <bilwalsh@swbell.net> > Subject: Re: [FreeHelp] Website Security > To: freepages-help@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <515188EF.1000207@swbell.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed > > As Barry pointed out, computers can be fickle devices. A stray cosmic > particle can cause havoc. I have a working copy of all my sites on my > main production computer. There's a second copy on my backup computer > and another on an external drive. Backups of backups of backups and if > possible a backup of that. *<]:oD > > On 03/25/2013 11:36 AM, Shelby Vick wrote: > > Isn't the external drive itself sufficient? To avoid contamination, I > keep it unplugged when not in use. Oh, I DO keep different versions of the > same page, but I do that from fear of misplacing a change, not as 'back-up'. > > > > By the way; my gender is male, not female. Someone referred to me as > 'she'; just wanted to clear that up. > > > > ShelVy > > > > ________________________________ > >  From: Billie Walsh <bilwalsh@swbell.net> > > To: freepages-help@rootsweb.com > > Sent: Monday, March 25, 2013 7:27 AM > > Subject: Re: [FreeHelp] Website Security > > > >  From what some write I think some people don't keep local backups of > > their pages. I keep all my websites "backed up" on my local machine as > > well as an external hard drive. If the unthinkable happens I can replace > > the damage in short order without having to recreate the whole site from > > scratch. > > > > Passwords can be changed by asking Rootsweb for a new one. Not something > > to be done on a whim but in extreme cases. > > > > On 03/25/2013 02:01 AM, Barry Carlson wrote: > >> Most webpage servers are not immune to hacking attacks through the > backdoor > >> and/or by exploitation of a known security hole. In the case of the > >> 'rootsweb.ancestry.com' servers a restriction on Server-side active > >> scripting reduces the likelihood of such a security breach dramatically. > >> > >> The weakest part of the defence is the proliferation of FTP User > Accounts > >> and Passwords. The User Account Names are freely available, and with the > >> current inability to change the assigned Password, it is imperative that > >> care is taken in how and where you keep those details. > >> > >> Bearing the above in mind, I have put together an example page to > >> demonstrate how a hacker could once acquiring your FTP details arrange > for > >> the Client-side switching of all your hyperlinks to other sites. > >> > >> http://freepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~bristowe/test/hyperlinks.html > >> > >> The page is meant as a gentle warning that it could happen to any one of > >> you. So as one police sergeant said many years ago, "Take care out > there!" > >> > >> Barry ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FREEPAGES-HELP-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I had a major breakthrough today and wanted to pass along the info just in case it helps others. I had a perfectly good Microtek scanner that I'd purchased a few months before installing Win XP Pro. I recall thinking that the folks at microtek would surely create drivers for the newer versions of Windows. Man was I ever mistaken. They didn't and still haven't created updated software/drivers for many of their discontinued scanners. That really got my dander up. I've sworn to never buy another microtek scanner for that one reason. I put the scanner away for some unknown reason. It has sit on a shelf for at least 3-4 years. I'm now running Win 7. I just had a thought this morning that perhaps the 7 with it's compatibility features might accidently get the scanner and computer to work together. Nope....that wasn't to be. But www.techspot.com does have a driver for this scanner that does work with Win 7. So if anyone has a microtek scanner that isn't working for these reasons you can visit that web site and perhaps they will have drivers for yours too. Joyce Gaston Reece

Epson works fine for me, did with WinXP and does now with Win7 ShelVy ________________________________ From: Ron Lankshear <ronlank@yahoo.com.au> To: freepages-help@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2013 5:09 PM Subject: Re: [FreeHelp] Technology On 27/03/2013 08:34, Joyce Gaston Reece wrote: > Butwww.techspot.com > does have a driver for this scanner that does work with Win 7. I have same issue with HP not upgrading drivers to new windows. Nothing on techspot for Scanjet 4470c Their web advised to Vuescan - it does sort of work but a scan is very slow. So I will use HP on XP netbook. On Epson V700 Vuescan UI is actually easier/faster than Epson scan. PS I will buy Epson scanners in future as they seem to support their drivers Ron Lankshear -Sydney NSW (from London-Shepherds Bush/Chiswick) try my links http://freepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~lankshear/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FREEPAGES-HELP-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I have several browser windows open at a time with Win8. I often use 2-3 for Chrome and one each for Firefox and IE. You do have the shortcuts on the desktop window to do this. Doris On Mon, Mar 25, 2013 at 2:53 PM, Barry Carlson <barrycarlson@vodafone.co.nz>wrote: > A few months ago, I came across information provided by a Russian website > pertaining to the MS Windows 'Blue' project. This I believe is the code > name > for the first of many incremental updates to the Windows 8 O/S, and those > updates will also be extended to the Internet Explorer browser. > > I am reliably informed (not being a Win 8 user) that only one browser can > be > open in Windows 8 at any time, and to open that browser you need to set it > as the default. That should all change when the Windows 'Blue' project in > reality becomes Windows 9 in the late northern summer or early fall of > 2013. > IE 11 can be expected at the same time. > > The downside of these regular Future Technology updates is, I suspect, the > accelerated redundancy of Windows 7 - not to mention Vista and XP. > > My current Windows 7 O/S also has the Linux Ubuntu O/S installed alongside, > which provides access to the Win files from Linux, but not in the reverse > direction. From a security point of view, I somehow feel more relaxed when > using the Linux O/S, but as time goes on all that could change. > > Here's a link to what is going on in the MSFT Kitchen. If you watch the > video, on its conclusion there will appear many related links to similar > videos. > > http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2013/03/what-to-expect-in-windows-blue/ > > or, if the above URL breaks - > > http://tinyurl.com/bnn2jw9 > > Barry > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > FREEPAGES-HELP-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Unnerstood! <g> ShelVy ________________________________ From: Billie Walsh <bilwalsh@swbell.net> To: freepages-help@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2013 6:39 AM Subject: Re: [FreeHelp] Website Security As Barry pointed out, computers can be fickle devices. A stray cosmic particle can cause havoc. I have a working copy of all my sites on my main production computer. There's a second copy on my backup computer and another on an external drive. Backups of backups of backups and if possible a backup of that. *<]:oD On 03/25/2013 11:36 AM, Shelby Vick wrote: > Isn't the external drive itself sufficient? To avoid contamination, I keep it unplugged when not in use. Oh, I DO keep different versions of the same page, but I do that from fear of misplacing a change, not as 'back-up'. > > By the way; my gender is male, not female. Someone referred to me as 'she'; just wanted to clear that up. > > ShelVy > > ________________________________ >  From: Billie Walsh <bilwalsh@swbell.net> > To: freepages-help@rootsweb.com > Sent: Monday, March 25, 2013 7:27 AM > Subject: Re: [FreeHelp] Website Security >  >  From what some write I think some people don't keep local backups of > their pages. I keep all my websites "backed up" on my local machine as > well as an external hard drive. If the unthinkable happens I can replace > the damage in short order without having to recreate the whole site from > scratch. > > Passwords can be changed by asking Rootsweb for a new one. Not something > to be done on a whim but in extreme cases. > > On 03/25/2013 02:01 AM, Barry Carlson wrote: >> Most webpage servers are not immune to hacking attacks through the backdoor >> and/or by exploitation of a known security hole. In the case of the >> 'rootsweb.ancestry.com' servers a restriction on Server-side active >> scripting reduces the likelihood of such a security breach dramatically. >> >> The weakest part of the defence is the proliferation of FTP User Accounts >> and Passwords. The User Account Names are freely available, and with the >> current inability to change the assigned Password, it is imperative that >> care is taken in how and where you keep those details. >> >> Bearing the above in mind, I have put together an example page to >> demonstrate how a hacker could once acquiring your FTP details arrange for >> the Client-side switching of all your hyperlinks to other sites. >> >> http://freepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~bristowe/test/hyperlinks.html >> >> The page is meant as a gentle warning that it could happen to any one of >> you. So as one police sergeant said many years ago, "Take care out there!" >> >> Barry >> >>    >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FREEPAGES-HELP-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > -- “Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I’m not sure about the former.” -Albert Einstein _ _...  ..._ _ _._  ._  .....  ._..  ...  .._ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FREEPAGES-HELP-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

On 26/03/2013 05:53, Barry Carlson wrote: > I am reliably informed (not being a Win 8 user) that only one browser can be > open in Windows 8 at any time, and to open that browser you need to set it > as the default. Barry In WIn 8 as I write I have open IE, Chrome, Firefox and Palemoon (my default and Windows special Firefox derivative) In Win 8 I have installed Classic Start Menu which makes it easier to Shutdown etc as well as running programs (ie not Apps) Ron Lankshear -Sydney NSW (from London-Shepherds Bush/Chiswick) try my links http://freepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~lankshear/

A few months ago, I came across information provided by a Russian website pertaining to the MS Windows 'Blue' project. This I believe is the code name for the first of many incremental updates to the Windows 8 O/S, and those updates will also be extended to the Internet Explorer browser. I am reliably informed (not being a Win 8 user) that only one browser can be open in Windows 8 at any time, and to open that browser you need to set it as the default. That should all change when the Windows 'Blue' project in reality becomes Windows 9 in the late northern summer or early fall of 2013. IE 11 can be expected at the same time. The downside of these regular Future Technology updates is, I suspect, the accelerated redundancy of Windows 7 - not to mention Vista and XP. My current Windows 7 O/S also has the Linux Ubuntu O/S installed alongside, which provides access to the Win files from Linux, but not in the reverse direction. From a security point of view, I somehow feel more relaxed when using the Linux O/S, but as time goes on all that could change. Here's a link to what is going on in the MSFT Kitchen. If you watch the video, on its conclusion there will appear many related links to similar videos. http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2013/03/what-to-expect-in-windows-blue/ or, if the above URL breaks - http://tinyurl.com/bnn2jw9 Barry

On Tuesday, March 26, 2013 1:27 AM (UTC+13) Billie Walsh wrote:- >From what some write I think some people don't keep local backups of their pages. I keep all my websites "backed up" on my local machine as well as an external hard drive. If the unthinkable happens I can replace the damage in short order without having to recreate the whole site from scratch. Passwords can be changed by asking Rootsweb for a new one. Not something to be done on a whim but in extreme cases. --------------------------------- Billie, Good points, and hopefully everyone is regularly following your advice. The day when you machine fails to boot up and the BIOS announces, "Hard Drive failure", is not exactly what anyone is expecting. Barry

Oh, Barry, how I wish that I were...YOU!  You are so dang smart & puter savvy! TY for the website page info.  Have bookmarked it for now.  (I don't understand what an <a> is, btw?! <lol> But, will learn, now.) As for me, I don't do any internet banking, or any internet 'business'. No buying, no selling.  I don't copy any PW's into any documents,  but keep a hand-written notebook.  I don't allow my anti-virus programs to include my passwords for any of my accounts either.  I use long passwords with unusual words and numbers.  I do not use my birth date, or personal identifying info for any PW.  (I do feel that rootsweb's assigned PW is very weak, and therefore, vulnerable.) The above is 'archaic', mebbee, but safer, it seems to me.  Companies do have phone numbers to order things, and I can pay my bills by check, or by phone, or set up "auto pay" monthly, hopefully with more security.  But, I understand that people have businesses to run, like buying online, or transferring funds, and must have accounts online.  I'd hope that people are using more than 'strong' passwords, if doing that. I also check the "Do not remember this password" every time I sign into any acct. My toolbar has that 'pop-out'; I'm using Mozilla Firefox, but have all the search engines on my toolbar (in a drop down menu), so that must still be Google (set as default toolbar).  But, I can "Manage Search Engines" from there too, and "Ask" is not one of them, since I unchecked the last installation of Java (which has "Ask" checked in the installation box.  I have a new version of Java to install, so I might encounter the "Ask" toolbar problem as have others.  But, if I do have the Ask problem, I'll know what to do about it now. As for the links showing as "red" on Anthony's site, which prompted much of this discussion too, I think that he just was new to rootsweb freepages, and possibly computing, so he didn't understand that the links that he was seeing, since he'd looked at them, would change color.  (No offense intended)   I don't think that he had any breach in his security at rootsweb. Lastly, I sign out, and never stay signed into any acct., esp. email.  It's not as 'convenient', perhaps, but it only takes a moment to sign in again to any account or site.  Do stay safe, all.  (And, change your passwords from time to time to very strong passwords.  Also, use different passwords for different accounts, and NEVER copy them to any docs saved on your computer, (unless you copy to disk, remove the original data physically from your computer, delete your history, and remove all temp files/'clean' your computer?  But, you might need to do even more to ever get rid of everything. (which still stays somewhere on your hard drive.  Yikes!) "Stay safe out there!" Aye, Aye! Sergeant! Kathie B. (PS: All, if the forum link I'd posted for the Ask toolbar removal help, which mentioned "malware", was the cause of the ensuing...um...'discussion', I do apologize! That 'discussion' got really 'cwazy'!) ________________________________ From: Barry Carlson <barrycarlson@vodafone.co.nz> To: FREEPAGES-HELP@rootsweb.com Sent: Monday, March 25, 2013 3:01 AM Subject: [FreeHelp] Website Security Most webpage servers are not immune to hacking attacks through the backdoor and/or by exploitation of a known security hole. In the case of the 'rootsweb.ancestry.com' servers a restriction on Server-side active scripting reduces the likelihood of such a security breach dramatically. The weakest part of the defence is the proliferation of FTP User Accounts and Passwords. The User Account Names are freely available, and with the current inability to change the assigned Password, it is imperative that care is taken in how and where you keep those details. Bearing the above in mind, I have put together an example page to demonstrate how a hacker could once acquiring your FTP details arrange for the Client-side switching of all your hyperlinks to other sites. http://freepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~bristowe/test/hyperlinks.html The page is meant as a gentle warning that it could happen to any one of you. So as one police sergeant said many years ago, "Take care out there!" Barry ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FREEPAGES-HELP-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message