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| From | songbird <songbird@anthive.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | linux.debian.user |
| Subject | Re: Synaptic fails to fix broken packages |
| Date | 2018-10-04 13:40 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <wFa93-4Nu-7@gated-at.bofh.it> (permalink) |
| References | <wEOrT-nH-5@gated-at.bofh.it> <wEPQZ-14V-11@gated-at.bofh.it> |
| Organization | the little wild kingdom |
Dan Purgert wrote: > Richard Owlett wrote: >> I received an email with an attachment in .doc format. >> I clicked to open with default program - LibreOffice Writer. >> All I got was a brief display of the LibreOffice flash screen. >> I tried to open from MATE's Application menu - failed likewise. > > You sure that the *doc wasn't broken-by-design (i.e. one of the various > types of malware that tend to use *doc files, etc.)? my first thought too, i don't open any word processor type documents sent to me via e-mail unless i absolutely trust the source and have verified by phone or prior conversation what it was to be sent to me AND WHEN <-- like i may open something sent to me a few minutes or an hour from someone i know, but later than that i'll assume someone's hacked their system or is scanning e-mails and sending possible gunk. and, yes, i have gotten e-mails from someone i thought was a valid account but it was hacked and i never opened them. i sent a plain text question to them to that e-mail address and never heard a reply. yah*oo e-mail addresses seem commonly abused/cracked and i have seen evidence of plain text e-mail scanning (using certain words or names in attempts to get me to think they actually know me). so, um, be careful out there! :) songbird
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Synaptic fails to fix broken packages Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-10-03 14:30 +0200
Re: Synaptic fails to fix broken packages Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2018-10-03 16:00 +0200
Re: Synaptic fails to fix broken packages songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2018-10-04 13:40 +0200
Re: Synaptic fails to fix broken packages Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-10-04 14:10 +0200
More info - was [Re: Synaptic fails to fix broken packages] Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-10-04 16:10 +0200
Re: More info - was [Re: Synaptic fails to fix broken packages] Glenn English <ghe2001@gmail.com> - 2018-10-04 19:30 +0200
Re: More info - was [Re: Synaptic fails to fix broken packages] Cindy-Sue Causey <butterflybytes@gmail.com> - 2018-10-05 00:10 +0200
Re: More info - was [Re: Synaptic fails to fix broken packages] mick crane <mick.crane@gmail.com> - 2018-10-05 06:20 +0200
Re: More info - was [Re: Synaptic fails to fix broken packages] Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-10-05 12:00 +0200
Re: More info - was [Re: Synaptic fails to fix broken packages] Reco <recoverym4n@enotuniq.net> - 2018-10-05 12:10 +0200
Re: More info - was [Re: Synaptic fails to fix broken packages] Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-10-05 13:00 +0200
Re: More info - was [Re: Synaptic fails to fix broken packages] Reco <recoverym4n@enotuniq.net> - 2018-10-05 13:20 +0200
Re: More info - was [Re: Synaptic fails to fix broken packages] rhkramer@gmail.com - 2018-10-05 13:10 +0200
Re: More info - was [Re: Synaptic fails to fix broken packages] Reco <recoverym4n@enotuniq.net> - 2018-10-05 13:30 +0200
Re: More info - was [Re: Synaptic fails to fix broken packages] rhkramer@gmail.com - 2018-10-05 17:10 +0200
Re: apt 101 (was: Re: More info) Reco <recoverym4n@enotuniq.net> - 2018-10-05 17:40 +0200
Re: apt 101 (was: Re: More info) rhkramer@gmail.com - 2018-10-05 18:10 +0200
Re: More info - was [Re: Synaptic fails to fix broken packages] Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2018-10-05 21:50 +0200
Re: More info - was [Re: Synaptic fails to fix broken packages] rhkramer@gmail.com - 2018-10-05 22:20 +0200
Re: More info - was [Re: Synaptic fails to fix broken packages] Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2018-10-05 23:40 +0200
Re: More info - was [Re: Synaptic fails to fix broken packages] David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2018-10-06 03:40 +0200
Re: More info - was [Re: Synaptic fails to fix broken packages] Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2018-10-06 16:50 +0200
Re: More info - was [Re: Synaptic fails to fix broken packages] Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2018-10-06 10:20 +0200
Re: More info - was [Re: Synaptic fails to fix broken packages] Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2018-10-05 15:00 +0200
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