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Re: FBI tells the public to call their ISP for help
From: "D'Arcy J.M. Cain" <darcy () druid net>
Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2007 16:33:29 -0400
On Fri, 15 Jun 2007 13:17:07 -0700 "Scott Weeks" <surfer () mauigateway com> wrote:
: Most ISPs recommend using Microsoft software or : provide software for the Microsoft platform, and : require to turn on JavaScript I've never heard of an ISP requiring this. They might provide it for you if you want to use their branded Micro$loth-oriented software, but it's not a requirement. Any ISP requiring folks to use a particular OS is doomed to fail.
You're kidding, right? Have you ever called an ISP to report a technical problem that has nothing to do with your computer or even your connection to them, say a reverse DNS issue? If you tell them that you run Unix they just ask you to run IE anyway. If you don't run Windows they won't help you. That's a pretty clear message. -- D'Arcy J.M. Cain <darcy () druid net> | Democracy is three wolves http://www.druid.net/darcy/ | and a sheep voting on +1 416 425 1212 (DoD#0082) (eNTP) | what's for dinner.
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- Re: Quarantining infected hosts (Was: FBI tells the public to call their ISP for help), (continued)
- Re: Quarantining infected hosts (Was: FBI tells the public to call their ISP for help) Leigh Porter (Jun 19)
- Re: Quarantining infected hosts (Was: FBI tells the public to call their ISP for help) Sean Donelan (Jun 20)
- RE: FBI tells the public to call their ISP for help Jamie Bowden (Jun 15)
- Re: FBI tells the public to call their ISP for help John Levine (Jun 14)
- Re: FBI tells the public to call their ISP for help Brandon Butterworth (Jun 13)
- Re: FBI tells the public to call their ISP for help Sean Donelan (Jun 13)
- Re: FBI tells the public to call their ISP for help Brandon Butterworth (Jun 13)
- Re: FBI tells the public to call their ISP for help Leigh Porter (Jun 13)
- Re: FBI tells the public to call their ISP for help Fergie (Jun 14)
- Re: FBI tells the public to call their ISP for help Scott Weeks (Jun 15)
- Re: FBI tells the public to call their ISP for help D'Arcy J.M. Cain (Jun 15)
- Re: FBI tells the public to call their ISP for help Jack Bates (Jun 15)
- Re: FBI tells the public to call their ISP for help D'Arcy J.M. Cain (Jun 15)
- Re: FBI tells the public to call their ISP for help Scott Weeks (Jun 15)
- Re: FBI tells the public to call their ISP for help D'Arcy J.M. Cain (Jun 15)
- Re: FBI tells the public to call their ISP for help Valdis . Kletnieks (Jun 15)
- Re: FBI tells the public to call their ISP for help Lyndon Nerenberg (Jun 15)
- Re: FBI tells the public to call their ISP for help Scott Weeks (Jun 15)
- Re: FBI tells the public to call their ISP for help D'Arcy J.M. Cain (Jun 15)
- Re: FBI tells the public to call their ISP for help Joe Greco (Jun 16)
- Re: FBI tells the public to call their ISP for help Roland Perry (Jun 16)
- Re: FBI tells the public to call their ISP for help Fergie (Jun 15)
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