[Shotimes] OT- (computer stuf)
Paul Nimz
niks@dialnetwork.com
Fri, 21 Nov 2003 12:17:34 -0600
But I don't have to spend time programming my software. Unless a worm
attachment comes in imbedded in a picture file I am safe. Any executable
files arriving have their extensions changed before you have a chance to use
them.
Paul Nimz
'97 TR
'93 EG mtx
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Porter" <ronporter@prodigy.net>
To: "'Paul Nimz'" <niks@dialnetwork.com>; "'Carl Prochilo'"
<gr8sho@prochilo.myserver.org>; <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, November 21, 2003 11:33 AM
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] OT- (computer stuf)
> You can't stay proactive with worms and viruses. If you wish to spend you
> time programming a firewall for every new piece of hacker code that rolls
> in, fine, but I have better things to do.
>
> AV packages and a good gateway router/firewall are good protection for a
> home system. Using AV software is not "fixing a sick system", it
intercepts
> problems on their way in.....just like a firewall.
>
> Ron Porter
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of Paul Nimz
> Sent: Friday, November 21, 2003 9:56 AM
> To: Carl Prochilo; shotimes@autox.team.net
> Subject: [Shotimes] OT- (computer stuf)
>
>
> Personally I would rather spend my time and money preventing virus
problems
> than fixing them. Why rely on products that fix your sick computer if you
> can take measures and not become infected in the first place?
>
> Paul Nimz
> '97 TR
> '93 EG mtx
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Carl Prochilo" <gr8sho@prochilo.myserver.org>
> To: "James White" <greensho@crown.net>
> Cc: "Paul Nimz" <niks@dialnetwork.com>; <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Friday, November 21, 2003 7:49 AM
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] OT (computer stuf)
>
>
> > Jim, Ron gave you a good way to look at this. NAV being owned by
> > Symantec has a very good support structure. That's what you really want
> > to look for. The whole virus world is reactive in nature and you can't
> > really stop this stuff before it happens, but when it does, you want
> > someone there to code a def file so that you can protect your sytem. So
> > for all intents and purposes, these programs (McAfee, etc) to me are
> > fairly equal but are an absolute necessity in today's world.
> >
> > As for LINUX, I know a lot of people that swear by it and really no one
> > that swears at it. But its use is going to limited in my view to server
> > based work at this point and not as a replacement for the Windows
client.
> > For instance, a buddy of mine has a LINUX box in his house that is used
> > for file and web serving that he does virtually no maintenance to. But
> > client apps are pretty much all written for Windoze because it is
> > ubiquitous.
> >
> > If you follow the type of approach I outlined earlier to protect your
PC,
> > that is a good model to insure no issues will befall you.
> > --
> > Cheers,
> > Carl Prochilo
> > 1992 Ultra Red Crimson
> >
> > James White said:
> > > I have always thought that anything MicroSoft was all anchor and
bloat!
> > >
> > > The old Atari did a lot with only 1/100 of the memory and wabout
1/1000
> of
> > > the disk storage space. Old dos (not even Windows) was sorta' OK.
> > >
> > > Was happy with non-Windows dos, but they fixed what wasn't broken...
> > >
> > > Is Linux any better?
> > >
> > > Or maybe they "fixed" that too?
> > >
> > > regards, Jim White - greensho@crown.net
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Paul Nimz" <niks@dialnetwork.com>
> > > To: "Carl Prochilo" <gr8sho@prochilo.myserver.org>; "Midwest SHO
> > > Specialists" <SHOtimes@midwestsho.com>
> > > Cc: "James White" <greensho@crown.net>; <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> > > Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 12:37 AM
> > > Subject: Re: [Shotimes] OT (computer stuf)
> > >
> > >
> > >> NA isn't anything but an anchor and bloat. IMHO
> > >>
> > >> Paul Nimz
> > >> '97 TR
> > >> '93 EG mtx
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> ----- Original Message -----
> > >> From: "Carl Prochilo" <gr8sho@prochilo.myserver.org>
> > >> To: "Midwest SHO Specialists" <SHOtimes@midwestsho.com>
> > >> Cc: "James White" <greensho@crown.net>; <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> > >> Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2003 12:39 PM
> > >> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] OT (computer stuf)
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> > Yes, those are good, but you also need something like Norton
> Antivirus
> > >> > too. What I normally have on my machines are:
> > >> >
> > >> > Hardware Router (Linksys, Netgear, etc)
> > >> > Norton Antivirus
> > >> > Zone Alarm Pro (actually Zone Labs Integrity Client)
> > >> > Adaware
> > >> > Spybot
> > >> >
> > >> > These together seem reasonably good at securing a machine.
> > >> > --
> > >> > Cheers,
> > >> > Carl Prochilo
> > >> > 1992 Ultra Red Crimson
> > >> >
> > >> > Midwest SHO Specialists said:
> > >> > > I run Ad Aware and Zone alarm. Neither stop spam email, but they
> do
> > >> block
> > >> > > pop ups.
> > >> > >
> > >> > > ~ Mike
> > >> > >
> > >> > >
> > >> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > >> > > From: "James White" <greensho@crown.net>
> > >> > > To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> > >> > > Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2003 9:07 PM
> > >> > > Subject: [Shotimes] OT (computer stuf)
> > >> > >
> > >> > >
> > >> > >> Didn't think that this was Spam..., but speaking of Spam, I got
a
> > >> > >> program
> > >> > >> from a friend/customer called SpyBot. Think that it prevents
> > >> > >> information
> > >> > > on
> > >> > >> me from being sent out about me, and this will, maybe, reduce
the
> > > Spam.
> > >> > >>
> > >> > >> Is it worth the time to run it?
> > >> > >>
> > >> > >> And time is what I don't have. The '95MTX SHO still has the
idle
> > >> > >> problem.
> > >> > >>
> > >> > >> And this crap-top still won't fax. I want to reformat the whole
> > > thing,
> > >> > > but
> > >> > >> want to keep the saved email from this list and a several
hundred
> > > sent
> > >> > >> faxes, from when the fax program worked, but I haven't a clue as
> > >> how
> > > to
> > >> > >> do
> > >> > >> that and don't have the time to learn how. Would OS/2 be
better?
> > > How
> > >> > > about
> > >> > >> Linux?
> > >> > >>
> > >> > >> Working a 80 hour week, just to keep this rotten job...
> > >> > >>
> > >> > >> regards, Jim White - greensho@crown.net
> > >> > >> Valparaiso, Indiana
> > >> > >> '93 5 SPEED 282k few mods
> > >> > >> '95 5 SPEED 265k lots of mods
> > >> > >> "double clutch" it's good for both you and your SHO
> > >> > >>
> > >> > >> ----- Original Message -----
> > >> > >> From: "Midwest SHO Specialists" <SHOtimes@midwestsho.com>
> > >> > >> To: "V6&V8SHO SHOCAGO" <slightlyhigheroutput@hotmail.com>;
> > >> > >> <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> > >> > >> Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2003 8:11 PM
> > >> > >> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] SHOFAST Performance Gen 2 ATX
Transmission
> > >> > >>
> > >> > >>
> > >> > >> > Welcome to the list Jon... It's best to stick around and post
> > > awhile
> > >> > >> before
> > >> > >> > you start spamming.
> > >> > >> >
> > >> > >> > :-)
> > >> > >> >
> > >> > >> > ~ Mike
> > >> > >> >
> > >> > >> > Midwest SHO
> > >> > >> > www.midwestsho.com
> > >> > >> > Sales@Midwestsho.com
> > >> > >> > ----- Original Message -----
> > >> > >> > From: "V6&V8SHO SHOCAGO" <slightlyhigheroutput@hotmail.com>
> > >> > >> > To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> > >> > >> > Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2003 7:24 PM
> > >> > >> > Subject: [Shotimes] SHOFAST Performance Gen 2 ATX Transmission
> > >> > >> >
> > >> > >> >
> > >> > >> > > Hello! Newbie to the shotimes list. Name is Jon
> Martinucci,
> > >> I
> > >> > >> own
> > >> > > a
> > >> > >> 93
> > >> > >> > > Black metallic ATX SHO. Current Staff member of SHOCAGO, and
a
> > >> > >> member
> > >> > >> with
> > >> > >> > > SHOFORUM.
> > >> > >> > >
> > >> > >> > > I want to express my experiance to everyone about SHOFAST
> > >> > >> PERFORMANCE.
> > >> > >> > >
> > >> > >> > > I got my car from SHOFAST 3 days ago with their built up Gen
2
> > > ATX
> > >> > >> > > transmission and I must say it is the best trans my car has
> > >> ever
> > >> > >> seen.
> > >> > >> The
> > >> > >> > > 2-3 shift is as firm as the 1-2. The firmness is solid and
> dead
> > > on
> > >> > > every
> > >> > >> > > time. Feels like im getting pushed in the bumper every 2-3
> > >> shift.
> > >> > >> The
> > >> > >> > drive
> > >> > >> > > back from Cincy to Chicago was great and damn does their
> > >> SHOFAST
> > >> > > torque
> > >> > >> > > convertor have great lockup.
> > >> > >> > >
> > >> > >> > > The cost is very competitive with other performance
> > >> transmissions
> > >> > > which
> > >> > >> is
> > >> > >> > > why I choose to go with them. And the time and service was
> > >> great.
> > >> > > Brad
> > >> > >> > the
> > >> > >> > > owner of SHOFAST promised the car to be finished within a
week
> > > and
> > >> > >> it
> > >> > >> was
> > >> > >> > > done in a week.
> > >> > >> > >
> > >> > >> > > I am also in the works of setting up a date to do full
> > >> suspension
> > >> > >> upgrade
> > >> > >> > > along with bigger brakes at SHOFAST for the convention.
> > >> > >> > >
> > >> > >> > > With all the troubles with SHOSHOP its good to see a vendor
on
> > > the
> > >> > > right
> > >> > >> > > track.
> > >> > >> > >
> > >> > >> > > Not to many people know about SHOFAST and niether did I till
I
> > >> heard
> > >> > >> about
> > >> > >> > > them from a freind. They offer high quality of service and I
> > > would
> > >> > > refer
> > >> > >> > > others to them due to my excellent experiance.
> > >> > >> > >
> > >> > >> > > I believe there website is
http://www.shofastperformance.com/
> > >> > >> > >
> > >> > >> > > End
> > >> > >> > >
> > >> > >> > > Jon Martinucci
> > >> > >> > > SHOCAGO.com STAFF
> > >> > >> > >
> > >> > >> > >
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