Newsgroup spammer hunted down...
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From: John Robertson on 11 Jun 2010 13:57 A raging mob of s.e.r. computer geeks tracked down and destroyed the credit ratings of a notorious newsgroup spammer recently. The spammer may not even be aware of the attack as it is likely to show up in ways unexpected. However they left such an easy trail in their postings that even a neophyte could track 'em. Details on the evening news @ http://www.youareaspamtwit04fools.com John ;-#)#
From: Adrian C on 12 Jun 2010 15:24 On 12/06/2010 18:15, Michael A. Terrell wrote: >> Firefox is linked (strategically) to Google, not Yahoo... > > > Really? Then why did I have to wander all through a local business > to change the default search engine from Yahoo to Google on every > install of Firefox? > Java runtime install :-( -- Adrian C
From: David Nebenzahl on 12 Jun 2010 16:34 On 6/12/2010 12:24 PM Adrian C spake thus: > On 12/06/2010 18:15, Michael A. Terrell wrote: > >>> Firefox is linked (strategically) to Google, not Yahoo... >> >> Really? Then why did I have to wander all through a local business >> to change the default search engine from Yahoo to Google on every >> install of Firefox? > > Java runtime install :-( So you're saying that installing Java somehow makes Yahoo! the default address for certain Firefox functions? Lovely, just lovely. - The fashion in killing has an insouciant, flirty style this spring, with the flaunting of well-defined muscle, wrapped in flags. - Comment from an article on Antiwar.com (http://antiwar.com)
From: David Nebenzahl on 12 Jun 2010 16:41 On 6/12/2010 5:05 AM PeterD spake thus: > Firefox is linked (strategically) to Google, not Yahoo... So may be you, or someone else, can help me here. Using about:config, I see the following configuration items that have "yahoo" in them: browser.search.order.Yahoo: chrome://branding/content/searchconfig.properties browser.search.order.Yahoo.1: chrome://branding/content/searchconfig.properties browser.search.order.Yahoo.2: chrome://branding/content/searchconfig.properties browser.search.param.yahoo-f-CN: D3_g browser.search.param.yahoo-fr: moz2 browser.search.param.yahoo-fr-cjkt: moz2 I don't really know what these "preferences" mean or what the values mean. Is there some way I can tweak my configuration items so that Yahoo! is no longer my default *anything*? -- The fashion in killing has an insouciant, flirty style this spring, with the flaunting of well-defined muscle, wrapped in flags. - Comment from an article on Antiwar.com (http://antiwar.com)
From: Bob Pownall on 12 Jun 2010 23:57
David Nebenzahl wrote: > > So you're saying that installing Java somehow makes Yahoo! the default > address for certain Firefox functions? > > Lovely, just lovely. > IIRC, when you install Java, one of the decision points will, by default, make Yahoo! your default search engine. If you uncheck the box on the page, nothing changes. Pretty simple fix, but you have to be paying attention to the questions you're being asked and not just blindly click "Yes/Accept" to every prompt. Bob Pownall |