RE: email & spyware, Bob
- Subject: RE: email & spyware, Bob
- From: H*
- Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2001 04:09:08 -0500
- Importance: Normal
Hi Bob
No, but Diane seemed to feel her server was at fault... Anyway, NO, I was
not referring to cookies. I was referring to spyware. Spyware is installed
and your personal movements on the net, what you buy, what your interests
are, the sites you visit, what you download, etc, are tracked, and reported
back to the interested party. Many so called 'freeware' programs contain
spyware. Because of the uproar it's been causing with people who place a
value on their privacy, a number of 'free' programs now notify you in
advance of this presence, sometimes before you download, sometimes during
the install process, (which I personally, now abort). Some of the better
known ones are Mozilla, Smart Download, (from Netscape!), and Doubleclick to
mention a few.
The eremove program takes 392kb on my drive. A VERY small price to pay for
the convenience.
I probably somehow missed the start of the discussion - just picked it up
tonight. Do you ever sleep Bob? I have insomnia... what's your excuse <g>?
Helen
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-hosta-open@mallorn.com
[o*@mallorn.com]On Behalf Of bob
Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2001 2:02 AM
To: hosta-open@mallorn.com
Subject: Re: He's working on it! Virus
Helen wrote:
>
> Hi Dian & Bob
>
> Don't necessarily blame your server... Many sites you visit install small
> programs on your computer for collecting data for that purpose. Also,
when
> you log on to a site, the site can retrieve information while you are
there
> giving your name, email, isp, etc etc which can then later be used.
HI Helen
I never blamed my server. Are you talking about cookies. If I didn't
want to download the email I could just use mail2web.com, saves
installing another program. These emails don't take any time at all to
download, just are annoying when you fire up the computer in the morning
and have 20 of them waiting for you. That is why I mentioned the
outlook filters which my old netscape email doesn't have.
--
Bye
Bob Bob Axmear 208 2nd St Ne Waukon, Ia 52172
Websites http://gardensights.com
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