Re: 30 Years Of Netscape

From	Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net>
Newsgroups	alt.comp.software.firefox, comp.misc
Subject	Re: 30 Years Of Netscape
Date	2024-11-05 21:48 -0500
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On 05.11.24 21:43, sticks wrote:
> On 11/5/2024 8:19 PM, The Real Bev wrote:
>>>
>>> One of the things I really like about Firefox is the "Firefox Account".
>>> The ability to get it all set up on a different computer by just syncing
>>> into the account has made life easy many times.  With the old people I
>>> have to maintain systems on, I set them all up on one.
>>
>> Heh.  I am one of those old people and I started using Netscape .9 for 
>> linux.  I even used Mosaic a few times!
> 
> I meant no disrespect, and should have said older than me (I ain't no 
> spring chicken).  Couple days ago, my mom got silly and called the 
> number on an email from someone claiming to be from paypal saying they 
> were charging her account $500.  My younger nephew was there at the 
> time.  She figured out during the call it was a scam and hung up. 
> Delete the email and move on.  No harm.
> 
> For some reason the nephew decides she needs to reinstall windows cause 
> she got phished.  Not sure exactly what procedure he used, but he 
> effectively did a full install and erased everything she had on her 
> system.  All pictures, documents, contacts...every damn thing.  He never 
> asked if she needed anything saved or backed up.  Then, he got stuck in 
> an endless loop which would not allow it to finish the installation.  He 
> texts me for help, and I let him sweat it out.  When he failed to figure 
> out how to move forward I told him to just leave it and I would take 
> care of it.
> 
> I was able to get it done and get everything installed again, and 
> Firefox was the only thing that was back as it should be because of 
> having the Firefox Account.  Didn't lose any email since I had her on 
> IMAP, but he toasted all her contacts.

My goodness! Use a Mac with iCloud.

> I imaged it all before giving it back to her and hope she learned a 
> lesson or two.

Obviously not yet.


-- 
"De gustibus non est disputandum."

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      Re: 30 Years Of Netscape Dave Royal <dave@dave123royal.com> - 2024-11-05 08:41 +0000
    Re: 30 Years Of Netscape sticks <wolverine01@charter.net> - 2024-11-04 15:45 -0600
      Re: 30 Years Of Netscape The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2024-11-05 18:19 -0800
        Re: 30 Years Of Netscape sticks <wolverine01@charter.net> - 2024-11-05 20:43 -0600
          Re: 30 Years Of Netscape Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-11-06 02:47 +0000
          Re: 30 Years Of Netscape Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2024-11-05 21:48 -0500
            Re: 30 Years Of Netscape knuttle <keith_nuttle@yahoo.com> - 2024-11-06 06:56 -0500
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              Re: 30 Years Of Netscape Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-11-06 18:54 +0000
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                Re: 30 Years Of Netscape D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-11-08 16:20 +0100
                Re: 30 Years Of Netscape Wolfgang Agnes <wagnes@jemoni.to> - 2024-11-08 13:34 -0300
                Re: 30 Years Of Netscape D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-11-08 22:04 +0100
                Re: 30 Years Of Netscape Wolfgang Agnes <wagnes@jemoni.to> - 2024-11-08 20:48 -0300
                Re: 30 Years Of Netscape candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> - 2024-11-08 19:30 +0000
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          Re: 30 Years Of Netscape ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2024-11-07 02:08 +0000
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              Re: 30 Years Of Netscape ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2024-11-07 21:04 +0000
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