From: Halfix NB on
That's right. Now McAfee and Norton etc. could also be doing this but the
chances are much less.


"Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Trouble is that you cant be sure that the authors of this
> arent harvesting IPs and flogging them to criminals etc.
>
> Rob wrote:
>> Halfix NB wrote:
>>
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From: Halfix NB on

"Craig Welch" <craig(a)pacific.net.sg> wrote in message
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> Halfix NB wrote:
>
>> That's right. Now McAfee and Norton etc. could also be doing this but
>> the chances are much less.
>
> Could be doing what? You didn't prefix your comment with any quoted
> material.
>

The quoted material was below because I was following the pattern of the
previous poster.


From: Craig Welch on
Halfix NB wrote:

> "Craig Welch" <craig(a)pacific.net.sg> wrote:

>> Halfix NB wrote:
>>
>>> That's right. Now McAfee and Norton etc. could also be doing this but
>>> the chances are much less.
>> Could be doing what? You didn't prefix your comment with any quoted
>> material.
>>
>
> The quoted material was below because I was following the pattern of the
> previous poster.

Man up. You don't have to follow the previous poster.

You could always try following the guidance of RFCs ...