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Skriven 2007-03-27 19:23:00 av WAYNE CHIRNSIDE
     Kommentar till en text av MAURICE KINAL
Ärende: Re: You were right
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-=> MAURICE KINAL wrote to WAYNE CHIRNSIDE <=-

 MK> Hey WAYNE!

 MK> Mar 27 11:23 07, WAYNE CHIRNSIDE wrote to MAURICE KINAL:

 WC> Someone was using an exploit in the flashplayer release version 9.0
 WC> to listen in on stuff said in my apartment.

 MK> Really?  Is this one of those plugin dealies for browsers?

( not certain about the file names but it's close, the suffix is right)
libflashplayer.so
and 
flashplayer.xpt

 WC> Likely some random hacker.

 MK> Or not a hacker at all.  If you click and install something from the
 MK> outside world that installs itself on your space then it no longer is
 MK> the outside world it is you.  I never install those things simply

I was nowhere near any risky site.
It's a known exploit attached to flash having to do with
webcams and audio.

Seems I was operating as a sound server and it overloaded and brought itself
to my attention.

I'm reasonably confident I've gotten rid of it by deleting those files.
Meant to do it anyway and since having done it have not seen it repeat.
For a time I had the Mic unplugged.  

 MK> because they cannot seem to get the idea that my systems don't seem to
 MK> listen to what plugins seem to think ought to be happening on any given
 MK> system.  They probably prefer something like Ubuntu.  ;-)

I gotta get rid of anything actuating Xine or Gzine as well.
When I did this instalation I was nowhere near this competent
and comfortable with Linux.
Now it's a walk in the park.

 WC> I promptly located and deleted the relavent files.

 MK> Good idea.

Gone :-)

 WC> There appears to however be some residual problem with telneting
 WC> into certain BBS's.

 MK> How so?  I tried telnetting into one recently and other then a lack of
 MK> certain options I prefer and too many that I am not sure I wanted, it

I'm uncertain though expect it to clear soon enough.
I'm staying with fidonet primarily to talk to you.

When my health was at greater risk I was pretty unstable but I've 
taken control of most variables within my control and things
are settling down.
Idiot wet brained neighbor thought I'd nothing better to do than to keep him
company as he dran himself silly and is so far gone refuses to understand
anything he doesn't chose to.

I ticked off his 6'4" near 400 pound brother into telling him
I'm a AH and somehow he got through to him where I could not. 
 

 MK> seemed okay. Also noticed the messages there were sorted incorrectly
 MK> based on time which is totally meaningless due to a lack of
 MK> standardization.

Yeah, I've noticed that as well.

 WC> Not likely to be a problem as I believe I've figured that out also.

 MK> Sounds good.  What was the problem?

don't really care to say just now, let's just say I'm resolved not to get
dragged back to politics. 

 WC> Also the cheap 600 ohm microphone's on - off swicth
 WC> was broken in the on position  but that has been the case since
 WC> shortly after I'd acquired it some years ago.

 MK> Yeah I can't say I care much for those.

It's an OK mike, Koss, cheap but functional and it's the telephone standard
impedence.
RE: throwaway society.
Someone was tossing a microwave, I pulled 5 screws, replaced the  fuse
and it's good to go.
Near new and clean.
A remote control fan of all things, a little litium grease and 
it's a go.

 MK> We made some progress here at Kumalockasun yesterday with our wireless
 MK> connections but found some new issues which I hope to have resolved
 MK> soon.  At the moment the neighbour is telnetting into a special box to
 MK> help alleviate the issues until it is all resolved.  Starting to look
 MK> and feel very BBSish for some strange reason.  <EG>

I'm getting more studious about Linux and with a clearing head
I'll be getting ambitious again.
Comes with the rest I am now getting.
Got the power in my name now so I'm clear of that bill.

Next month a hard drive or the 933 Pentium is a near certainty
and hopefully something will work out to source some independent income.

That's been in the works for a *long* time but now clear of the
responsibilities of the dog and that nasty situation at the other apartment
and with improving health I shall be attempting to proceed with that.

Now to clear the drive of all the nonsense notes I've left wherever
I was at time when thoughts occured.
Time to knuckle down with some discipline now that it's feasable.

Nothing like a near death experience to bring things into sharp focus ;-)



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