Re: Download times

From	keithr0 <user@account.invalid>
Newsgroups	aus.computers
Subject	Re: Download times
Date	2017-04-29 16:32 +1000
Message-ID	<emiqb5F5v21U2@mid.individual.net> (permalink)
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On 4/29/2017 9:29 AM, felix wrote:
> On Friday, 28 Apr 2017 2:24 PM, keithr0 wrote:
>> On 4/28/2017 11:51 AM, Ned Latham wrote:
>>> keithr0 wrote:
>>>> felix wrote:
>>>>> keithr0 wrote:
>>>>>> Murtz wrote:
>>>
>>> ----snip----
>>>
>>>>>>> I have been thinking I may even get an ssd and put XP on it,
>>>>>>> it should go like the clappers.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It will still be a steaming heap of insecurity just waiting to
>>>>>> be part of a botnet
>>>
>>> That's a Windows problem, not limited to XP.
>>>
>>>>>>                     (maybe it is already which would explain
>>>>>> your performance problems)
>>>>>
>>>>> even with virus and malware protection and a goof firewall?
>>>>
>>>> Yes.
>>>
>>> Crap. All ypu do is give it a gateway address to a machine that doesn't
>>> do port forwarding. It runs as happily as can be, interacting nicely
>>> with the LAN, and it and the internate can't see each other, so it's
>>> perfectly safe (except for the Windows tendency to trash itself).
>>> Even Microsoft's Trojan can't do anything to it.
>>>
>>> Ned
>>>
>> Of course its fine as long as you don't let it near the internet that
>> is so obvious that even felix may understand it..
>
> can't help yourself can you. but it's a good feeling to know that ppl
> are envious of me, and feel the need for disparagement. tall poppy
> syndrome I guess.. :)

Envy? Thanks felix, I haven't had such a good laugh in ages.

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  Re: Download times F Murtz <haggisz@hotmail.com> - 2017-04-25 19:55 +1000
    Re: Download times Ned Latham <nedlatham@woden.valhalla.oz> - 2017-04-25 13:21 +0000
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                Re: Download times keithr0 <user@account.invalid> - 2017-04-26 20:36 +1000
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                Re: Download times Ned Latham <nedlatham@woden.valhalla.oz> - 2017-05-04 13:02 +0000
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                Re: Download times Ned Latham <nedlatham@woden.valhalla.oz> - 2017-05-02 09:51 +0000
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