Because many data service providers interface *only* through Internet Explorer.
That can be handled. But the VB code the services use won't run on Mac or
Linux.
I'm a real estate appraiser and our local Multiple Listing Service uses a
database/web application that runs only on IE. I've asked s
On 08/19/2014 05:13 AM, Rory O'Farrell wrote:
/snip/
Some non-SourceForge sites which come top of Google searches use a
DownloadManager (or similar name) of about 34MB to download OpenOffice. Such
sites, in my limited experience of investigating complaints on the en-Forum,
always include unw
On Tue, 19 Aug 2014 10:45:15 +0200
Roberto Galoppini wrote:
> Morning all,
>
> Thanks Andrea for looping me in, in line comments.
>
>
> 2014-08-19 8:42 GMT+02:00 Andrea Pescetti :
>
> > Well, if this is the case then SourceForge committed to removing unwanted
> > ads. They have even setup a
Morning all,
Thanks Andrea for looping me in, in line comments.
2014-08-19 8:42 GMT+02:00 Andrea Pescetti :
> Well, if this is the case then SourceForge committed to removing unwanted
> ads. They have even setup a dedicated channel for reporting this kind of
> situations. I'm including Roberto
Well, if this is the case then SourceForge committed to removing
unwanted ads. They have even setup a dedicated channel for reporting
this kind of situations. I'm including Roberto in the conversation
(Roberto, see below for context) since he already took action in a few
other cases discussed o
Brian, that's a very likely explanation. I made the mistake many years
ago of clicking on the big green button. I can't remember now what I
got, but it installed something that caused me problems and it took a
while for me to realise what had happened. Once I did, I uninstalled the
offending so
At 08:14 19/08/2014 +0800, Carl Wilson wrote:
When you download open office it comes with an attached piece of
software called Driver Manager which is spyware, they do not claim
to be affiliated with Apache but they seem to have succeed in
attaching Driver Manager to your download.
When peopl
They used to call us as well, always claiming to be from Microsoft. My
wife would always be the one to answer and would disconnect. I happened
to answer one day. I asked them which computer they were asking about.
"Your personal computer, the one you use" he replied. I said to him then
"This is
Pescetti [mailto:pesce...@apache.org]
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Subject: Re: Sneak in Scam
On 18/08/2014 carl wilson wrote:
> There is an Indian based "Company" Techliveconnect that is using you
> as a mea
On 18/08/2014 carl wilson wrote:
There is an Indian based "Company" Techliveconnect that is using you as a
means of convincing potential users that that they have major computer
problems
In what way would they be "using" OpenOffice? Do they represent in some
way that they are affiliated with t
My mother received one of these calls. My mother is 82 and has never owned
a computer, nor has any intention of ever doing so. They still continued
following the same script about how she needed to call them and get her
computer repaired. They finally hung up when she told them it was
"pathetica
On 08/18/2014 10:10 AM, Doug wrote:
On 08/18/2014 11:52 AM, James Plante wrote:
It's a *telephone* scam, Doug. They call you, and tell you that there
are problems with your Windows computer, and that they can repair
them. I don't know what happens when you agree; maybe they have you
log into
On 08/18/2014 11:52 AM, James Plante wrote:
It's a *telephone* scam, Doug. They call you, and tell you that there are
problems with your Windows computer, and that they can repair them. I don't
know what happens when you agree; maybe they have you log into their site and
install malware, mayb
It's a *telephone* scam, Doug. They call you, and tell you that there are
problems with your Windows computer, and that they can repair them. I don't
know what happens when you agree; maybe they have you log into their site and
install malware, maybe they just charge you for the login. I just do
On 08/18/2014 09:44 AM, Vincent A. Juliano wrote:
I've had an indian company call me twice about my computer "Problems" and how they could
fix them. Each time the explanation got "murky" as we went long. Each time I cancelled
out. Unfortunately I do not remember the company name.
On Aug 17
I've had an indian company call me twice about my computer "Problems" and how
they could fix them. Each time the explanation got "murky" as we went long.
Each time I cancelled out. Unfortunately I do not remember the company name.
On Aug 17, 2014, at 10:02 PM, carl wilson wrote:
> Dear Sir/M
Dear Sir/Madam
There is an Indian based "Company" Techliveconnect that is using you as a
means of convincing potential users that that they have major computer
problems particularly when they download a piece of software called
Driverdoctor. They appear to be a well organised scam with the charges
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