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Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM?

Started byNelson <nelson@nowhere.com>
First post2017-05-13 14:27 -0400
Last post2017-05-19 09:46 +1200
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  Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Nelson <nelson@nowhere.com> - 2017-05-13 14:27 -0400
    Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-05-13 21:08 +0000
      Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2017-05-13 17:40 -0400
        Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-05-13 22:21 +0000
        Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2017-05-14 11:07 +1200
      Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2017-05-13 18:52 -0700
        Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2017-05-13 22:20 -0400
          Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2017-05-13 19:38 -0700
            Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-05-13 22:56 -0400
              Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Nelson <nelson@nowhere.com> - 2017-05-14 09:11 -0400
          Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2017-05-14 15:42 +1200
        Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-05-14 05:23 +0000
          Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2017-05-14 11:00 -0700
            Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-05-14 19:17 +0000
              Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2017-05-14 12:40 -0700
                Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-05-14 19:51 +0000
                  Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2017-05-14 13:00 -0700
                    Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-05-14 16:52 -0400
                      Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2017-05-14 16:12 -0700
                        Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2017-05-15 01:43 +0000
                    Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-05-14 22:03 +0000
                      Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2017-05-14 16:04 -0700
                        Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-05-14 23:11 +0000
                          Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2017-05-14 16:30 -0700
                            Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-05-14 23:55 +0000
                              Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? super70s <super70s@super70s.invalid> - 2017-05-15 08:25 -0500
                                Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2017-05-15 14:26 +0100
                                Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-05-15 09:38 -0400
                                Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-05-15 16:14 +0000
                                Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2017-05-16 09:06 +1200
                                  Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-05-15 17:11 -0400
                                    Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2017-05-15 14:21 -0700
                                      Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-05-15 21:25 +0000
                                        Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2017-05-15 14:32 -0700
                                          Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-05-16 00:01 +0000
                                      Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2017-05-16 09:35 +1200
                                        Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-05-15 17:40 -0400
                                          Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2017-05-15 14:52 -0700
                                            Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-05-15 17:55 -0400
                                              Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-05-16 00:08 +0000
                                                Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2017-05-16 09:45 -0700
                                                  Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-05-16 13:56 -0400
                                                    Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? android <here@there.was> - 2017-05-16 20:36 +0200
                                                      Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-05-16 14:38 -0400
                                                        Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? android <here@there.was> - 2017-05-16 21:05 +0200
                                                          Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-05-16 20:28 +0000
                                                            Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? android <here@there.was> - 2017-05-17 05:48 +0200
                                                              Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-05-16 23:53 -0400
                                                                Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? android <here@there.was> - 2017-05-17 06:10 +0200
                                                                  Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-05-17 00:12 -0400
                                                                    Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? android <here@there.was> - 2017-05-17 06:48 +0200
                                                                    Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2017-05-17 00:09 -0700
                                                                      Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-05-17 10:24 -0400
                                                                        Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-05-17 15:00 +0000
                                                                        Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2017-05-17 08:57 -0700
                                                                          Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-05-17 12:41 -0400
                                                                            Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2017-05-17 09:47 -0700
                                                                              Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-05-17 12:50 -0400
                                                                                Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2017-05-17 09:53 -0700
                                                                Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2017-05-17 00:09 -0700
                                                        Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2017-05-16 17:44 -0700
                                                          Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-05-16 21:05 -0400
                                                            Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2017-05-16 18:09 -0700
                                                              Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2017-05-17 13:26 +1200
                                                              Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-05-16 21:35 -0400
                                                          Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-05-17 02:04 +0000
                                                      Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-05-16 18:59 +0000
                                                        Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? android <here@there.was> - 2017-05-16 21:07 +0200
                                                          Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-05-16 20:28 +0000
                                                  Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-05-16 18:20 +0000
                                                    Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2017-05-16 17:41 -0700
                                                      Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-05-17 02:04 +0000
                                                        Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2017-05-16 19:14 -0700
                                                          Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-05-16 22:46 -0400
                                                            Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2017-05-16 19:51 -0700
                                                              Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-05-16 23:41 -0400
                                                                Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2017-05-17 09:00 -0700
                                                                  Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-05-17 12:41 -0400
                                                                    Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2017-05-17 09:45 -0700
                                                                      Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-05-17 12:50 -0400
                                                                        Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2017-05-17 09:53 -0700
                                                                          Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-05-17 13:06 -0400
                                                                            Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2017-05-17 10:31 -0700
                                                                              Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-05-17 16:43 -0400
                                                                                Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2017-05-17 15:41 -0700
                                                                                  Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-05-17 18:49 -0400
                                                                                    Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2017-05-17 15:56 -0700
                                                                                      Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-05-18 00:43 -0400
                                                                                        Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2017-05-17 21:51 -0700
                                                                                          Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-05-18 01:05 -0400
                                                                                            Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2017-05-17 22:14 -0700
                                                                                              Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-05-18 01:46 -0400
                                                                                                Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2017-05-17 22:55 -0700
                                                                                              Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2017-05-18 21:50 +0000
                                                                                                Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2017-05-18 16:23 -0700
                                                                                                  Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2017-05-19 00:16 +0000
                                                                                                    Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2017-05-19 14:55 -0700
                                                                                                      Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-05-19 18:33 -0400
                                                                                                        Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2017-05-19 15:39 -0700
                                                                                                          Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-05-19 19:08 -0400
                                                                                                            Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2017-05-19 16:28 -0700
                                                                                                              Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-05-19 19:32 -0400
                                                                                                                Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2017-05-19 16:45 -0700
                                                                                                                  Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-05-19 20:05 -0400
                                                                                                                    Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2017-05-19 17:10 -0700
                                                                                                                      Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-05-20 15:04 +0000
                                                                                                                        Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2017-05-20 09:33 -0700
                                                                                                                          Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-05-20 16:43 +0000
                                                                                                                            Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-05-20 16:45 +0000
                                                                                                                            Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2017-05-20 09:47 -0700
                                                                                                                              Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-05-20 17:08 +0000
                                                                                                                                Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-05-22 15:21 +0000
                                                                                                                              Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2017-05-22 06:31 +0000
                                                                                                                                Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-05-22 15:23 +0000
                                                                                                                                  Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2017-05-23 09:32 +0000
                                                                                                                                    Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2017-05-23 10:50 -0700
                                                                                                                                      Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2017-05-23 21:15 +0000
                                                                                                                                        Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2017-05-23 16:06 -0700
                                                                                          Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2017-05-18 21:47 +0000
                                                                                            Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2017-05-18 16:19 -0700
                                                                                              Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2017-05-19 00:13 +0000
                                                                                                Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2017-05-19 01:20 -0700
                                            Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-05-16 00:05 +0000
                                              Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2017-05-16 09:45 -0700
                                                Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-05-16 13:56 -0400
                                                  Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Nelson <nelson@nowhere.com> - 2017-05-16 14:32 -0400
                                                  Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2017-05-16 17:40 -0700
                                                Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-05-16 18:06 +0000
                                                  Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2017-05-16 15:30 -0700
                                                    Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-05-16 23:50 +0000
                                                      Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2017-05-16 17:38 -0700
                                                        Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-05-17 02:00 +0000
                                                          Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2017-05-16 19:16 -0700
                                  Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2017-05-15 18:50 -0400
                                    Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-05-16 00:09 +0000
                                      Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2017-05-15 20:12 -0400
                                        Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-05-16 00:16 +0000
                                    Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-05-15 20:20 -0400
                        Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-05-14 23:17 +0000
                          Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2017-05-14 16:32 -0700
                            Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-05-14 19:42 -0400
                              Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-05-15 00:04 +0000
                              Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2017-05-15 01:36 +0000
                        Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-05-14 23:32 +0000
                        Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-05-14 23:33 +0000
                      Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2017-05-14 16:14 -0700
                        Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-05-14 23:57 +0000
                          Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2017-05-14 17:00 -0700
                            Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-05-15 00:16 +0000
                          Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2017-05-15 01:39 +0000
                            Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-05-15 03:14 +0000
                          Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Nelson <nelson@nowhere.com> - 2017-05-15 11:39 -0400
                            Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-05-15 17:01 +0000
                Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2017-05-14 21:16 +0100
                  Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2017-05-14 13:25 -0700
                    Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2017-05-15 01:53 +0000
                  Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-05-14 22:10 +0000
                    Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2017-05-14 16:05 -0700
                      Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-05-14 23:49 +0000
                      Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-05-14 23:50 +0000
                    Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2017-05-14 16:16 -0700
                      Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-05-15 00:01 +0000
                        Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2017-05-14 17:37 -0700
                          Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-05-15 01:00 +0000
                  Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2017-05-15 01:50 +0000
                    Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-05-15 03:20 +0000
                      Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2017-05-15 05:23 +0000
                        Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-05-15 15:11 +0000
                Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-05-14 16:52 -0400
                  Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2017-05-14 14:05 -0700
                    Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-05-14 17:27 -0400
                      Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-05-14 22:18 +0000
                        Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2017-05-14 16:08 -0700
                          Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-05-14 23:53 +0000
                      Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2017-05-14 16:02 -0700
                        Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-05-14 19:26 -0400
                    Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-05-14 22:14 +0000
                      Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2017-05-14 16:08 -0700
                        Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-05-14 23:51 +0000
              Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Nelson <nelson@nowhere.com> - 2017-05-15 11:25 -0400
                Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-05-15 16:48 +0000
                  Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Nelson <nelson@nowhere.com> - 2017-05-15 19:26 -0400
                    Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-05-16 00:15 +0000
                      Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Nelson <nelson@nowhere.com> - 2017-05-16 04:52 -0400
                        Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-05-16 14:30 +0000
                    Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-05-15 20:20 -0400
                  Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2017-05-16 04:28 +0000
                    Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Nelson <nelson@nowhere.com> - 2017-05-16 05:02 -0400
                      Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-05-16 14:32 +0000
                        Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2017-05-16 17:39 -0700
                          Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2017-05-17 22:14 +0000
                      Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-05-16 11:55 -0400
                      Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2017-05-17 22:13 +0000
                Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2017-05-16 09:09 +1200
            Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? "Andre G. Isaak" <agisaak@gm.invalid> - 2017-05-14 13:35 -0600
              Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2017-05-14 21:18 +0100
                Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2017-05-15 10:07 +1200
              Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2017-05-14 17:04 -0400
              Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2017-05-14 16:20 -0700
            Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-05-15 00:46 +0000
              Re: Could Mac Files be Ransomwared via Windows XP Running in a VM? gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2017-05-14 23:47 -0700
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#106953

FromAlan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net>
Date2017-05-16 17:44 -0700
Message-ID<ofg6d5$fob$7@news.datemas.de>
In reply to#106937
On 2017-05-16 11:38 AM, nospam wrote:
> In article <here-BFA50F.20360516052017@news.individual.net>, android
> <here@there.was> wrote:
>
>>>>>>>> it resets permissions to what apple thinks they should be, which
>>>>>>>> isn't the only valid choice.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Ummm... ...no.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> um, yes.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> there is no single 'correct' permission setting.
>>>>>
>>>>> Yep. In fact the glaring design fault of Repair Permissions is that it
>>>>> has no way to resolve the case where two different receipts have
>>>>> differing permission settings for a given file, which actually happens
>>>>> quite frequently. That means it's actually quite common for there to be
>>>>> disagreement (even between two *Apple* installs) about what the correct
>>>>> permissions should be for installed files.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Cite, please...
>>>
>>> have you even *used* repair permissions?
>>>
>>> run repair permissions and watch it change the permissions of certain
>>> files (apple has a list of them in a tech note) and then back again.
>>>
>>> run it a second time and it does the same thing.
>>>
>>> repeat as often as necessary until you understand just how pointless
>>> repair permissions actually is.
>>
>> It's not pointless.
>
> it is
>
>> It resets the permissions of files to those given to
>> them by the APPL installer.
>
> which is one of numerous valid possibilities

Says you...

...but why do you know more than Apple?

>
>> YMMV... Do you accuse the APPL of posting
>> clunky stuff?
>
> yes.

And yet, on the other hand, you turn around and say (imply at the very 
least) that their stuff is so good, there's no need to check for malware 
on a regular basis...

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#106954

Fromnospam <nospam@nospam.invalid>
Date2017-05-16 21:05 -0400
Message-ID<160520172105017986%nospam@nospam.invalid>
In reply to#106953
In article <ofg6d5$fob$7@news.datemas.de>, Alan Baker
<alangbaker@telus.net> wrote:

> >
> >>>>>>>> it resets permissions to what apple thinks they should be, which
> >>>>>>>> isn't the only valid choice.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Ummm... ...no.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> um, yes.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> there is no single 'correct' permission setting.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Yep. In fact the glaring design fault of Repair Permissions is that it
> >>>>> has no way to resolve the case where two different receipts have
> >>>>> differing permission settings for a given file, which actually happens
> >>>>> quite frequently. That means it's actually quite common for there to be
> >>>>> disagreement (even between two *Apple* installs) about what the correct
> >>>>> permissions should be for installed files.
> >>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Cite, please...
> >>>
> >>> have you even *used* repair permissions?
> >>>
> >>> run repair permissions and watch it change the permissions of certain
> >>> files (apple has a list of them in a tech note) and then back again.
> >>>
> >>> run it a second time and it does the same thing.
> >>>
> >>> repeat as often as necessary until you understand just how pointless
> >>> repair permissions actually is.
> >>
> >> It's not pointless.
> >
> > it is
> >
> >> It resets the permissions of files to those given to
> >> them by the APPL installer.
> >
> > which is one of numerous valid possibilities
> 
> Says you...

says everyone who understands unix, file permissions and mac os.

> ...but why do you know more than Apple?

i never said i did.

> >> YMMV... Do you accuse the APPL of posting
> >> clunky stuff?
> >
> > yes.
> 
> And yet, on the other hand, you turn around and say (imply at the very 
> least) that their stuff is so good, there's no need to check for malware 
> on a regular basis...

correct.

do you swap hard drives every 3 years? because that's the point at
which the failure rate starts to climb.

the solution is not to waste time scanning for what doesn't exist, but
to have a good solid backup strategy that covers *any* type of failure,
including malware, hd failure, fire, theft and much more.

people are *so* terrified about malware that they do stupid things,
such as ignore all of the other things that are more likely to go
wrong. that's bad.

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#106955

FromAlan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net>
Date2017-05-16 18:09 -0700
Message-ID<ofg7t6$il7$4@news.datemas.de>
In reply to#106954
On 2017-05-16 6:05 PM, nospam wrote:
> In article <ofg6d5$fob$7@news.datemas.de>, Alan Baker
> <alangbaker@telus.net> wrote:
>
>>>
>>>>>>>>>> it resets permissions to what apple thinks they should be, which
>>>>>>>>>> isn't the only valid choice.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Ummm... ...no.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> um, yes.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> there is no single 'correct' permission setting.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Yep. In fact the glaring design fault of Repair Permissions is that it
>>>>>>> has no way to resolve the case where two different receipts have
>>>>>>> differing permission settings for a given file, which actually happens
>>>>>>> quite frequently. That means it's actually quite common for there to be
>>>>>>> disagreement (even between two *Apple* installs) about what the correct
>>>>>>> permissions should be for installed files.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Cite, please...
>>>>>
>>>>> have you even *used* repair permissions?
>>>>>
>>>>> run repair permissions and watch it change the permissions of certain
>>>>> files (apple has a list of them in a tech note) and then back again.
>>>>>
>>>>> run it a second time and it does the same thing.
>>>>>
>>>>> repeat as often as necessary until you understand just how pointless
>>>>> repair permissions actually is.
>>>>
>>>> It's not pointless.
>>>
>>> it is
>>>
>>>> It resets the permissions of files to those given to
>>>> them by the APPL installer.
>>>
>>> which is one of numerous valid possibilities
>>
>> Says you...
>
> says everyone who understands unix, file permissions and mac os.
>
>> ...but why do you know more than Apple?
>
> i never said i did.

Yeah. You just did say that.

>
>>>> YMMV... Do you accuse the APPL of posting
>>>> clunky stuff?
>>>
>>> yes.
>>
>> And yet, on the other hand, you turn around and say (imply at the very
>> least) that their stuff is so good, there's no need to check for malware
>> on a regular basis...
>
> correct.
>
> do you swap hard drives every 3 years? because that's the point at
> which the failure rate starts to climb.

Cite


>
> the solution is not to waste time scanning for what doesn't exist, but
> to have a good solid backup strategy that covers *any* type of failure,
> including malware, hd failure, fire, theft and much more.
>
> people are *so* terrified about malware that they do stupid things,
> such as ignore all of the other things that are more likely to go
> wrong. that's bad.

I agree.

But that doesn't make imagining that a good strategy is to never check 
for malware.

What if someone rights an encryption-ransomware that just formats your 
Time Machine backup?

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#106956

FromYour Name <YourName@YourISP.com>
Date2017-05-17 13:26 +1200
Message-ID<ofg8s0$fl4$1@gioia.aioe.org>
In reply to#106955
On 2017-05-17 01:09:58 +0000, Alan Baker said:
> On 2017-05-16 6:05 PM, nospam wrote:
>> In article <ofg6d5$fob$7@news.datemas.de>, Alan Baker
>> <alangbaker@telus.net> wrote:
<snip>
>> 
>> do you swap hard drives every 3 years? because that's the point at
>> which the failure rate starts to climb.
> 
> Cite

The original 6GB hard drive from my old beige PowerMac G3 is still 
working fine ... it has outlived the G3 itself and is now in an 
external USB enclosure.  :-)  It has also outlived quite a few newer / 
bigger hard drives in various iMac models at various places I help out.

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#106957

Fromnospam <nospam@nospam.invalid>
Date2017-05-16 21:35 -0400
Message-ID<160520172135488811%nospam@nospam.invalid>
In reply to#106955
In article <ofg7t6$il7$4@news.datemas.de>, Alan Baker
<alangbaker@telus.net> wrote:

> >>>
> >>>> It resets the permissions of files to those given to
> >>>> them by the APPL installer.
> >>>
> >>> which is one of numerous valid possibilities
> >>
> >> Says you...
> >
> > says everyone who understands unix, file permissions and mac os.
> >
> >> ...but why do you know more than Apple?
> >
> > i never said i did.
> 
> Yeah. You just did say that.

nope.

> >>>> YMMV... Do you accuse the APPL of posting
> >>>> clunky stuff?
> >>>
> >>> yes.
> >>
> >> And yet, on the other hand, you turn around and say (imply at the very
> >> least) that their stuff is so good, there's no need to check for malware
> >> on a regular basis...
> >
> > correct.
> >
> > do you swap hard drives every 3 years? because that's the point at
> > which the failure rate starts to climb.
> 
> Cite

<http://media.bestofmicro.com/4/A/302122/original/ssdfailurerates_1024.p
ng>

<http://storagemojo.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/02/afr_age.png>

<https://www.extremetech.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/backblaze-drive-
life-three-phases.jpg>
<https://www.extremetech.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/backblaze-annual-
hard-drive-failure-by-quarter.jpg>


> > the solution is not to waste time scanning for what doesn't exist, but
> > to have a good solid backup strategy that covers *any* type of failure,
> > including malware, hd failure, fire, theft and much more.
> >
> > people are *so* terrified about malware that they do stupid things,
> > such as ignore all of the other things that are more likely to go
> > wrong. that's bad.
> 
> I agree.
> 
> But that doesn't make imagining that a good strategy is to never check 
> for malware.

and if it shows something, you restore from backup, the same as if you
didn't check and had malware, hd crashed, house burned down, etc.

the solution is not checking for malware, but to *have* *a* *backup*.

if you don't have a backup, then you're fucked.

at least with ransomware, you can pay to get your data back. if your hd
crashes, you're basically fucked. there are drive recovery services,
but they will make ransomware look *cheap* in comparison.

> What if someone rights an encryption-ransomware that just formats your 
> Time Machine backup?

writes.

and they can't.

and time machine isn't my only backup, so even if they somehow did
manage to encrypt that, it won't make a difference. i'll just use
another backup.

it would be an amazing bit of ransomware to encrypt the hard drive
sitting on the shelf and not connected to anything or better yet, the
one that's offsite.

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#106960

FromJolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
Date2017-05-17 02:04 +0000
Message-ID<eo1pdiF3223U2@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#106953
Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> wrote:
> On 2017-05-16 11:38 AM, nospam wrote:
>> In article <here-BFA50F.20360516052017@news.individual.net>, android
>> <here@there.was> wrote:
>> 
>>>>>>>>> it resets permissions to what apple thinks they should be, which
>>>>>>>>> isn't the only valid choice.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Ummm... ...no.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> um, yes.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> there is no single 'correct' permission setting.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Yep. In fact the glaring design fault of Repair Permissions is that it
>>>>>> has no way to resolve the case where two different receipts have
>>>>>> differing permission settings for a given file, which actually happens
>>>>>> quite frequently. That means it's actually quite common for there to be
>>>>>> disagreement (even between two *Apple* installs) about what the correct
>>>>>> permissions should be for installed files.
>>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Cite, please...
>>>> 
>>>> have you even *used* repair permissions?
>>>> 
>>>> run repair permissions and watch it change the permissions of certain
>>>> files (apple has a list of them in a tech note) and then back again.
>>>> 
>>>> run it a second time and it does the same thing.
>>>> 
>>>> repeat as often as necessary until you understand just how pointless
>>>> repair permissions actually is.
>>> 
>>> It's not pointless.
>> 
>> it is
>> 
>>> It resets the permissions of files to those given to
>>> them by the APPL installer.
>> 
>> which is one of numerous valid possibilities
> 
> Says you...

Says a bunch of people who know what is going on behind the scenes. That
clearly excludes people like you.

> ...but why do you know more than Apple?

Straw man. Lame.

>>> YMMV... Do you accuse the APPL of posting
>>> clunky stuff?
>> 
>> yes.
> 
> And yet, on the other hand, you turn around and say (imply at the very 
> least) that their stuff is so good, there's no need to check for malware 
> on a regular basis...

Straw man again. Lame.

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#106938

FromJolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
Date2017-05-16 18:59 +0000
Message-ID<eo10frFs4pbU1@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#106936
android <here@there.was> wrote:
>
> the APPL installer

"Derr herr! I always refer to Apple with their stock symbol 'APPL' to show
the rest of you I'm oh so witty and sly! I make stupid joke, see?! Me
witty! Me smart! Me funny! Derr herr..."

Pffft...

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#106940

Fromandroid <here@there.was>
Date2017-05-16 21:07 +0200
Message-ID<here-B94B72.21070716052017@news.individual.net>
In reply to#106938
In article <eo10frFs4pbU1@mid.individual.net>,
 Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:

> android <here@there.was> wrote:
> >
> > the APPL installer
> 
> "Derr herr! I always refer to Apple with their stock symbol 'APPL' to show
> the rest of you I'm oh so witty and sly! I make stupid joke, see?! Me
> witty! Me smart! Me funny! Derr herr..."

Shhhhh... It was supposed to be a secret!
-- 
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#106943

FromJolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
Date2017-05-16 20:28 +0000
Message-ID<eo15o8Ftar3U2@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#106940
On 2017-05-16, android <here@there.was> wrote:
> In article <eo10frFs4pbU1@mid.individual.net>,
>  Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
>
>> android <here@there.was> wrote:
>> >
>> > the APPL installer
>> 
>> "Derr herr! I always refer to Apple with their stock symbol 'APPL' to show
>> the rest of you I'm oh so witty and sly! I make stupid joke, see?! Me
>> witty! Me smart! Me funny! Derr herr..."
>
> Shhhhh... It was supposed to be a secret!

HERR HERRR HERRRR!!! I just spit my drink! You're so, so witty!

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#106934

FromJolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
Date2017-05-16 18:20 +0000
Message-ID<eo0u6vFrc96U2@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#106929
On 2017-05-16, Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> wrote:
> On 2017-05-15 5:08 PM, Jolly Roger wrote:
>> On 2017-05-15, nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote:
>>> In article <ofd7v9$che$2@news.datemas.de>, Alan Baker
>>> <alangbaker@telus.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>>>>>>> "Repair Permissions" is not useless since it does do something,
>>>>>>>>> BUT whether running that process actually fixes *all* the
>>>>>>>>> problems it supposedly does is a totally different question.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> it's useless and rarely fixes anything, if ever.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It fixes what it was designed to fix ... Permissions.
>>>>>
>>>>> permissions do not break, so there's nothing to fix.
>>>>
>>>> I'm sorry, but at the very least, permissions DID (past tense) break.
>>>
>>> permissions are just a setting. they cannot break.
>>>
>>> they might be different than what apple thinks they should be but that
>>> doesn't mean they're broken. it just means they're different.
>>>
>>> there are valid reasons for permissions to be different and without
>>> causing any issues whatsoever.
>>>
>>>>> it resets permissions to what apple thinks they should be, which
>>>>> isn't the only valid choice.
>>>>
>>>> Ummm... ...no.
>>>
>>> um, yes.
>>>
>>> there is no single 'correct' permission setting.
>>
>> Yep. In fact the glaring design fault of Repair Permissions is that it
>> has no way to resolve the case where two different receipts have
>> differing permission settings for a given file, which actually happens
>> quite frequently. That means it's actually quite common for there to be
>> disagreement (even between two *Apple* installs) about what the correct
>> permissions should be for installed files.
>
> Cite, please...

It's easily observed and confirmed:

1. Run repair permissions multiple times in a row.  
2. Notice that the repair permissions log states that the permissions
for certain files need repair over and over again (seemingly never get
actually actually "fixed").
3. Examine the receipt BOMs and note that those very files are actually
mentioned in more than one receipt's BOM with differing permissions. 

No, I'm not going to do this exercise and document it for you. I don't
care whether you ignorantly claim this isn't the case. Revel in your
ignorance for all I care.

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#106952

FromAlan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net>
Date2017-05-16 17:41 -0700
Message-ID<ofg68c$fob$5@news.datemas.de>
In reply to#106934
On 2017-05-16 11:20 AM, Jolly Roger wrote:
> On 2017-05-16, Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> wrote:
>> On 2017-05-15 5:08 PM, Jolly Roger wrote:
>>> On 2017-05-15, nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote:
>>>> In article <ofd7v9$che$2@news.datemas.de>, Alan Baker
>>>> <alangbaker@telus.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> "Repair Permissions" is not useless since it does do something,
>>>>>>>>>> BUT whether running that process actually fixes *all* the
>>>>>>>>>> problems it supposedly does is a totally different question.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> it's useless and rarely fixes anything, if ever.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> It fixes what it was designed to fix ... Permissions.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> permissions do not break, so there's nothing to fix.
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm sorry, but at the very least, permissions DID (past tense) break.
>>>>
>>>> permissions are just a setting. they cannot break.
>>>>
>>>> they might be different than what apple thinks they should be but that
>>>> doesn't mean they're broken. it just means they're different.
>>>>
>>>> there are valid reasons for permissions to be different and without
>>>> causing any issues whatsoever.
>>>>
>>>>>> it resets permissions to what apple thinks they should be, which
>>>>>> isn't the only valid choice.
>>>>>
>>>>> Ummm... ...no.
>>>>
>>>> um, yes.
>>>>
>>>> there is no single 'correct' permission setting.
>>>
>>> Yep. In fact the glaring design fault of Repair Permissions is that it
>>> has no way to resolve the case where two different receipts have
>>> differing permission settings for a given file, which actually happens
>>> quite frequently. That means it's actually quite common for there to be
>>> disagreement (even between two *Apple* installs) about what the correct
>>> permissions should be for installed files.
>>
>> Cite, please...
>
> It's easily observed and confirmed:
>
> 1. Run repair permissions multiple times in a row.
> 2. Notice that the repair permissions log states that the permissions
> for certain files need repair over and over again (seemingly never get
> actually actually "fixed").
> 3. Examine the receipt BOMs and note that those very files are actually
> mentioned in more than one receipt's BOM with differing permissions.
>
> No, I'm not going to do this exercise and document it for you. I don't
> care whether you ignorantly claim this isn't the case. Revel in your
> ignorance for all I care.
>

Sorry, but all that demonstrates is that mistakes are being corrected.

The fact that it happens to be accomplished by simply changing 
permissions more than once is a difference that makes no difference.

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#106959

FromJolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
Date2017-05-17 02:04 +0000
Message-ID<eo1pdhF3223U1@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#106952
Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> wrote:
> On 2017-05-16 11:20 AM, Jolly Roger wrote:
>> On 2017-05-16, Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> wrote:
>>> On 2017-05-15 5:08 PM, Jolly Roger wrote:
>>>> On 2017-05-15, nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote:
>>>>> In article <ofd7v9$che$2@news.datemas.de>, Alan Baker
>>>>> <alangbaker@telus.net> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> "Repair Permissions" is not useless since it does do something,
>>>>>>>>>>> BUT whether running that process actually fixes *all* the
>>>>>>>>>>> problems it supposedly does is a totally different question.
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> it's useless and rarely fixes anything, if ever.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> It fixes what it was designed to fix ... Permissions.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> permissions do not break, so there's nothing to fix.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I'm sorry, but at the very least, permissions DID (past tense) break.
>>>>> 
>>>>> permissions are just a setting. they cannot break.
>>>>> 
>>>>> they might be different than what apple thinks they should be but that
>>>>> doesn't mean they're broken. it just means they're different.
>>>>> 
>>>>> there are valid reasons for permissions to be different and without
>>>>> causing any issues whatsoever.
>>>>> 
>>>>>>> it resets permissions to what apple thinks they should be, which
>>>>>>> isn't the only valid choice.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Ummm... ...no.
>>>>> 
>>>>> um, yes.
>>>>> 
>>>>> there is no single 'correct' permission setting.
>>>> 
>>>> Yep. In fact the glaring design fault of Repair Permissions is that it
>>>> has no way to resolve the case where two different receipts have
>>>> differing permission settings for a given file, which actually happens
>>>> quite frequently. That means it's actually quite common for there to be
>>>> disagreement (even between two *Apple* installs) about what the correct
>>>> permissions should be for installed files.
>>> 
>>> Cite, please...
>> 
>> It's easily observed and confirmed:
>> 
>> 1. Run repair permissions multiple times in a row.
>> 2. Notice that the repair permissions log states that the permissions
>> for certain files need repair over and over again (seemingly never get
>> actually actually "fixed").
>> 3. Examine the receipt BOMs and note that those very files are actually
>> mentioned in more than one receipt's BOM with differing permissions.
>> 
>> No, I'm not going to do this exercise and document it for you. I don't
>> care whether you ignorantly claim this isn't the case. Revel in your
>> ignorance for all I care.
>> 
> 
> Sorry, but all that demonstrates is that mistakes are being corrected.

Nope, it illustrates that the design of the repair permissions facility is
faulty. You just can't accept it.

-- 
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JR

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#106961

FromAlan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net>
Date2017-05-16 19:14 -0700
Message-ID<ofgbn3$p9c$3@news.datemas.de>
In reply to#106959
On 2017-05-16 7:04 PM, Jolly Roger wrote:
> Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> wrote:
>> On 2017-05-16 11:20 AM, Jolly Roger wrote:
>>> On 2017-05-16, Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> wrote:
>>>> On 2017-05-15 5:08 PM, Jolly Roger wrote:
>>>>> On 2017-05-15, nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote:
>>>>>> In article <ofd7v9$che$2@news.datemas.de>, Alan Baker
>>>>>> <alangbaker@telus.net> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> "Repair Permissions" is not useless since it does do something,
>>>>>>>>>>>> BUT whether running that process actually fixes *all* the
>>>>>>>>>>>> problems it supposedly does is a totally different question.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> it's useless and rarely fixes anything, if ever.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> It fixes what it was designed to fix ... Permissions.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> permissions do not break, so there's nothing to fix.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I'm sorry, but at the very least, permissions DID (past tense) break.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> permissions are just a setting. they cannot break.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> they might be different than what apple thinks they should be but that
>>>>>> doesn't mean they're broken. it just means they're different.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> there are valid reasons for permissions to be different and without
>>>>>> causing any issues whatsoever.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> it resets permissions to what apple thinks they should be, which
>>>>>>>> isn't the only valid choice.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Ummm... ...no.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> um, yes.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> there is no single 'correct' permission setting.
>>>>>
>>>>> Yep. In fact the glaring design fault of Repair Permissions is that it
>>>>> has no way to resolve the case where two different receipts have
>>>>> differing permission settings for a given file, which actually happens
>>>>> quite frequently. That means it's actually quite common for there to be
>>>>> disagreement (even between two *Apple* installs) about what the correct
>>>>> permissions should be for installed files.
>>>>
>>>> Cite, please...
>>>
>>> It's easily observed and confirmed:
>>>
>>> 1. Run repair permissions multiple times in a row.
>>> 2. Notice that the repair permissions log states that the permissions
>>> for certain files need repair over and over again (seemingly never get
>>> actually actually "fixed").
>>> 3. Examine the receipt BOMs and note that those very files are actually
>>> mentioned in more than one receipt's BOM with differing permissions.
>>>
>>> No, I'm not going to do this exercise and document it for you. I don't
>>> care whether you ignorantly claim this isn't the case. Revel in your
>>> ignorance for all I care.
>>>
>>
>> Sorry, but all that demonstrates is that mistakes are being corrected.
>
> Nope, it illustrates that the design of the repair permissions facility is
> faulty. You just can't accept it.
>

No. It doesn't illustrate that in the slightest.

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#106963

Fromnospam <nospam@nospam.invalid>
Date2017-05-16 22:46 -0400
Message-ID<160520172246534682%nospam@nospam.invalid>
In reply to#106961
In article <ofgbn3$p9c$3@news.datemas.de>, Alan Baker
<alangbaker@telus.net> wrote:

> >>>>>> there is no single 'correct' permission setting.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Yep. In fact the glaring design fault of Repair Permissions is that it
> >>>>> has no way to resolve the case where two different receipts have
> >>>>> differing permission settings for a given file, which actually happens
> >>>>> quite frequently. That means it's actually quite common for there to be
> >>>>> disagreement (even between two *Apple* installs) about what the correct
> >>>>> permissions should be for installed files.
> >>>>
> >>>> Cite, please...
> >>>
> >>> It's easily observed and confirmed:
> >>>
> >>> 1. Run repair permissions multiple times in a row.
> >>> 2. Notice that the repair permissions log states that the permissions
> >>> for certain files need repair over and over again (seemingly never get
> >>> actually actually "fixed").
> >>> 3. Examine the receipt BOMs and note that those very files are actually
> >>> mentioned in more than one receipt's BOM with differing permissions.
> >>>
> >>> No, I'm not going to do this exercise and document it for you. I don't
> >>> care whether you ignorantly claim this isn't the case. Revel in your
> >>> ignorance for all I care.
> >>>
> >>
> >> Sorry, but all that demonstrates is that mistakes are being corrected.
> >
> > Nope, it illustrates that the design of the repair permissions facility is
> > faulty. You just can't accept it.
> >
> 
> No. It doesn't illustrate that in the slightest.

yes it does, and very clearly.

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#106964

FromAlan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net>
Date2017-05-16 19:51 -0700
Message-ID<ofgdsf$tme$2@news.datemas.de>
In reply to#106963
On 2017-05-16 7:46 PM, nospam wrote:
> In article <ofgbn3$p9c$3@news.datemas.de>, Alan Baker
> <alangbaker@telus.net> wrote:
>
>>>>>>>> there is no single 'correct' permission setting.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Yep. In fact the glaring design fault of Repair Permissions is that it
>>>>>>> has no way to resolve the case where two different receipts have
>>>>>>> differing permission settings for a given file, which actually happens
>>>>>>> quite frequently. That means it's actually quite common for there to be
>>>>>>> disagreement (even between two *Apple* installs) about what the correct
>>>>>>> permissions should be for installed files.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Cite, please...
>>>>>
>>>>> It's easily observed and confirmed:
>>>>>
>>>>> 1. Run repair permissions multiple times in a row.
>>>>> 2. Notice that the repair permissions log states that the permissions
>>>>> for certain files need repair over and over again (seemingly never get
>>>>> actually actually "fixed").
>>>>> 3. Examine the receipt BOMs and note that those very files are actually
>>>>> mentioned in more than one receipt's BOM with differing permissions.
>>>>>
>>>>> No, I'm not going to do this exercise and document it for you. I don't
>>>>> care whether you ignorantly claim this isn't the case. Revel in your
>>>>> ignorance for all I care.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Sorry, but all that demonstrates is that mistakes are being corrected.
>>>
>>> Nope, it illustrates that the design of the repair permissions facility is
>>> faulty. You just can't accept it.
>>>
>>
>> No. It doesn't illustrate that in the slightest.
>
> yes it does, and very clearly.
>

No. The fact that it is convenient to simply let the repair permissions 
utility change permissions more than once rather than do it some other 
way doesn't change the fact that the permissions still get set properly 
in the end.

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#106965

Fromnospam <nospam@nospam.invalid>
Date2017-05-16 23:41 -0400
Message-ID<160520172341502510%nospam@nospam.invalid>
In reply to#106964
In article <ofgdsf$tme$2@news.datemas.de>, Alan Baker
<alangbaker@telus.net> wrote:

> >>>>>>>> there is no single 'correct' permission setting.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Yep. In fact the glaring design fault of Repair Permissions is that it
> >>>>>>> has no way to resolve the case where two different receipts have
> >>>>>>> differing permission settings for a given file, which actually happens
> >>>>>>> quite frequently. That means it's actually quite common for there to
> >>>>>>> be
> >>>>>>> disagreement (even between two *Apple* installs) about what the
> >>>>>>> correct
> >>>>>>> permissions should be for installed files.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Cite, please...
> >>>>>
> >>>>> It's easily observed and confirmed:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> 1. Run repair permissions multiple times in a row.
> >>>>> 2. Notice that the repair permissions log states that the permissions
> >>>>> for certain files need repair over and over again (seemingly never get
> >>>>> actually actually "fixed").
> >>>>> 3. Examine the receipt BOMs and note that those very files are actually
> >>>>> mentioned in more than one receipt's BOM with differing permissions.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> No, I'm not going to do this exercise and document it for you. I don't
> >>>>> care whether you ignorantly claim this isn't the case. Revel in your
> >>>>> ignorance for all I care.
> >>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Sorry, but all that demonstrates is that mistakes are being corrected.
> >>>
> >>> Nope, it illustrates that the design of the repair permissions facility is
> >>> faulty. You just can't accept it.
> >>>
> >>
> >> No. It doesn't illustrate that in the slightest.
> >
> > yes it does, and very clearly.
> 
> No. The fact that it is convenient to simply let the repair permissions 
> utility change permissions more than once rather than do it some other 
> way doesn't change the fact that the permissions still get set properly 
> in the end.

you clearly don't understand what permission repair does.

the simple fact that it flip-flops permissions on the *same* files is
proof that not only does it not know which one is correct, but that
it's also a waste of time.

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#106979

FromAlan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net>
Date2017-05-17 09:00 -0700
Message-ID<ofhs3a$10cp$2@gioia.aioe.org>
In reply to#106965
On 2017-05-16 8:41 PM, nospam wrote:
> In article <ofgdsf$tme$2@news.datemas.de>, Alan Baker
> <alangbaker@telus.net> wrote:
>
>>>>>>>>>> there is no single 'correct' permission setting.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Yep. In fact the glaring design fault of Repair Permissions is that it
>>>>>>>>> has no way to resolve the case where two different receipts have
>>>>>>>>> differing permission settings for a given file, which actually happens
>>>>>>>>> quite frequently. That means it's actually quite common for there to
>>>>>>>>> be
>>>>>>>>> disagreement (even between two *Apple* installs) about what the
>>>>>>>>> correct
>>>>>>>>> permissions should be for installed files.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Cite, please...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> It's easily observed and confirmed:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 1. Run repair permissions multiple times in a row.
>>>>>>> 2. Notice that the repair permissions log states that the permissions
>>>>>>> for certain files need repair over and over again (seemingly never get
>>>>>>> actually actually "fixed").
>>>>>>> 3. Examine the receipt BOMs and note that those very files are actually
>>>>>>> mentioned in more than one receipt's BOM with differing permissions.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> No, I'm not going to do this exercise and document it for you. I don't
>>>>>>> care whether you ignorantly claim this isn't the case. Revel in your
>>>>>>> ignorance for all I care.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Sorry, but all that demonstrates is that mistakes are being corrected.
>>>>>
>>>>> Nope, it illustrates that the design of the repair permissions facility is
>>>>> faulty. You just can't accept it.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> No. It doesn't illustrate that in the slightest.
>>>
>>> yes it does, and very clearly.
>>
>> No. The fact that it is convenient to simply let the repair permissions
>> utility change permissions more than once rather than do it some other
>> way doesn't change the fact that the permissions still get set properly
>> in the end.
>
> you clearly don't understand what permission repair does.
>
> the simple fact that it flip-flops permissions on the *same* files is
> proof that not only does it not know which one is correct, but that
> it's also a waste of time.
>

No. That is NOT proof of that.

It proves that someone changed their mind about what the permissions 
should be. That's all.

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#106981

Fromnospam <nospam@nospam.invalid>
Date2017-05-17 12:41 -0400
Message-ID<170520171241207870%nospam@nospam.invalid>
In reply to#106979
In article <ofhs3a$10cp$2@gioia.aioe.org>, Alan Baker
<alangbaker@telus.net> wrote:

> >>>>>>>>>> there is no single 'correct' permission setting.
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> Yep. In fact the glaring design fault of Repair Permissions is that
> >>>>>>>>> it
> >>>>>>>>> has no way to resolve the case where two different receipts have
> >>>>>>>>> differing permission settings for a given file, which actually
> >>>>>>>>> happens
> >>>>>>>>> quite frequently. That means it's actually quite common for there to
> >>>>>>>>> be
> >>>>>>>>> disagreement (even between two *Apple* installs) about what the
> >>>>>>>>> correct
> >>>>>>>>> permissions should be for installed files.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Cite, please...
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> It's easily observed and confirmed:
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> 1. Run repair permissions multiple times in a row.
> >>>>>>> 2. Notice that the repair permissions log states that the permissions
> >>>>>>> for certain files need repair over and over again (seemingly never get
> >>>>>>> actually actually "fixed").
> >>>>>>> 3. Examine the receipt BOMs and note that those very files are
> >>>>>>> actually
> >>>>>>> mentioned in more than one receipt's BOM with differing permissions.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> No, I'm not going to do this exercise and document it for you. I don't
> >>>>>>> care whether you ignorantly claim this isn't the case. Revel in your
> >>>>>>> ignorance for all I care.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Sorry, but all that demonstrates is that mistakes are being corrected.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Nope, it illustrates that the design of the repair permissions facility
> >>>>> is faulty. You just can't accept it.
> >>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> No. It doesn't illustrate that in the slightest.
> >>>
> >>> yes it does, and very clearly.
> >>
> >> No. The fact that it is convenient to simply let the repair permissions
> >> utility change permissions more than once rather than do it some other
> >> way doesn't change the fact that the permissions still get set properly
> >> in the end.
> >
> > you clearly don't understand what permission repair does.
> >
> > the simple fact that it flip-flops permissions on the *same* files is
> > proof that not only does it not know which one is correct, but that
> > it's also a waste of time.
> >
> 
> No. That is NOT proof of that.
> 
> It proves that someone changed their mind about what the permissions 
> should be. That's all.

which means there is no single correct value.

thanks for playing.

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#106982

FromAlan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net>
Date2017-05-17 09:45 -0700
Message-ID<ofhun5$j5f$1@news.datemas.de>
In reply to#106981
On 2017-05-17 9:41 AM, nospam wrote:
> In article <ofhs3a$10cp$2@gioia.aioe.org>, Alan Baker
> <alangbaker@telus.net> wrote:
>
>>>>>>>>>>>> there is no single 'correct' permission setting.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Yep. In fact the glaring design fault of Repair Permissions is that
>>>>>>>>>>> it
>>>>>>>>>>> has no way to resolve the case where two different receipts have
>>>>>>>>>>> differing permission settings for a given file, which actually
>>>>>>>>>>> happens
>>>>>>>>>>> quite frequently. That means it's actually quite common for there to
>>>>>>>>>>> be
>>>>>>>>>>> disagreement (even between two *Apple* installs) about what the
>>>>>>>>>>> correct
>>>>>>>>>>> permissions should be for installed files.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Cite, please...
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> It's easily observed and confirmed:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> 1. Run repair permissions multiple times in a row.
>>>>>>>>> 2. Notice that the repair permissions log states that the permissions
>>>>>>>>> for certain files need repair over and over again (seemingly never get
>>>>>>>>> actually actually "fixed").
>>>>>>>>> 3. Examine the receipt BOMs and note that those very files are
>>>>>>>>> actually
>>>>>>>>> mentioned in more than one receipt's BOM with differing permissions.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> No, I'm not going to do this exercise and document it for you. I don't
>>>>>>>>> care whether you ignorantly claim this isn't the case. Revel in your
>>>>>>>>> ignorance for all I care.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Sorry, but all that demonstrates is that mistakes are being corrected.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Nope, it illustrates that the design of the repair permissions facility
>>>>>>> is faulty. You just can't accept it.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> No. It doesn't illustrate that in the slightest.
>>>>>
>>>>> yes it does, and very clearly.
>>>>
>>>> No. The fact that it is convenient to simply let the repair permissions
>>>> utility change permissions more than once rather than do it some other
>>>> way doesn't change the fact that the permissions still get set properly
>>>> in the end.
>>>
>>> you clearly don't understand what permission repair does.
>>>
>>> the simple fact that it flip-flops permissions on the *same* files is
>>> proof that not only does it not know which one is correct, but that
>>> it's also a waste of time.
>>>
>>
>> No. That is NOT proof of that.
>>
>> It proves that someone changed their mind about what the permissions
>> should be. That's all.
>
> which means there is no single correct value.

No. Sorry.

It means that someone realized they'd made an error (or introduced one).

>
> thanks for playing.
>

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#106985

Fromnospam <nospam@nospam.invalid>
Date2017-05-17 12:50 -0400
Message-ID<170520171250441736%nospam@nospam.invalid>
In reply to#106982
In article <ofhun5$j5f$1@news.datemas.de>, Alan Baker
<alangbaker@telus.net> wrote:

> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Sorry, but all that demonstrates is that mistakes are being
> >>>>>>>> corrected.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Nope, it illustrates that the design of the repair permissions
> >>>>>>> facility
> >>>>>>> is faulty. You just can't accept it.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> No. It doesn't illustrate that in the slightest.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> yes it does, and very clearly.
> >>>>
> >>>> No. The fact that it is convenient to simply let the repair permissions
> >>>> utility change permissions more than once rather than do it some other
> >>>> way doesn't change the fact that the permissions still get set properly
> >>>> in the end.
> >>>
> >>> you clearly don't understand what permission repair does.
> >>>
> >>> the simple fact that it flip-flops permissions on the *same* files is
> >>> proof that not only does it not know which one is correct, but that
> >>> it's also a waste of time.
> >>>
> >>
> >> No. That is NOT proof of that.
> >>
> >> It proves that someone changed their mind about what the permissions
> >> should be. That's all.
> >
> > which means there is no single correct value.
> 
> No. Sorry.
> 
> It means that someone realized they'd made an error (or introduced one).

if that were true, they'd have removed the conflicting ones, leaving
only the correct one.

they didn't.

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