Why is your name, Rob Swindell in the registry?
Re: Registry
By: The Millionaire to Digital Man on Mon Oct 05 2020 11:42 am
In the Windows registry? It's likely just the "Swindell" folder for the "Synchronet Control Panel" settings (registry keys and values). The Synchronet Control Panel stores its window settings (sizes, positions, fonts, etc.) in the Registry and you have to choose an "organization name" to place your application folder. I chose "Swindell" 20 years ago and have had no reason to change it. If my full name is somewhere in your Registry, it's probably just copyright information taken from the resources stored in sbbsctrl.exe. But you weren't very clear in your question, so that's just a guess.
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Re: Registry
By: The Millionaire to Digital Man on Mon Oct 05 2020 11:42 am
In the Windows registry? It's likely just the "Swindell" folder for the "Synchronet Control Panel" settings (registry keys and values). The Synchronet Control Panel stores its window settings (sizes, positions, fonts, etc.) in the Registry and you have to choose an "organization name" to place your application folder. I chose "Swindell" 20 years ago and have had no reason to change it. If my full name is somewhere in your Registry, it's probably just copyright information taken from the resources stored in sbbsctrl.exe. But you weren't very clear in your question, so that's just a guess.
Well I saw it in your SBBS 3.18b video and I noticed you only deleted the Synchronet key but not the Swindell one. Don't you have to delete both to re-install the BBS like you did in the video.
In the Windows registry? It's likely just the "Swindell" folder for the "Synchronet Control Panel" settings (registry keys and values). The Synchronet Control Panel stores its window settings (sizes, positions, fonts, etc.) in the Registry and you have to choose an "organization
name" to place your application folder. I chose "Swindell" 20 years ago and have had no reason to change it. If my full name is somewhere in
your Registry, it's probably just copyright information taken from the resources stored in sbbsctrl.exe. But you weren't very clear in your question, so that's just a guess.
Rob,
In the Windows registry? It's likely just the "Swindell" folder for the "Synchronet Control Panel" settings (registry keys and values). The Synchronet Control Panel stores its window settings (sizes, positions, fonts, etc.) in the Registry and you have to choose an "organization name" to place your application folder. I chose "Swindell" 20 years ago and have had no reason to change it. If my full name is somewhere in your Registry, it's probably just copyright information taken from the resources stored in sbbsctrl.exe. But you weren't very clear in your question, so that's just a guess.
He's just bored and nosey. :P
I noticed when I was on Marisa's Site, the Synchronet tools used for the Linux version of Synchronet, the recycle option sometimes wouldn't work. Is that a bug in the software?
Re: Re: Registry
By: Daryl Stout to Digital Man on Tue Oct 06 2020 03:43 pm
It does seem that way.
digital man
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Re: Re: Registry
By: Daryl Stout to Digital Man on Tue Oct 06 2020 03:43 pm
It does seem that way.
digital man
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I'm just bored and like to start conversations. I love to talk to people.
$ The Millionaire $
Because they say Microsoft is spying on you through the registry, is Synchronet also as well?
Because they say Microsoft is spying on you through the registry, is Synchronet
also as well?
Re: Registry
By: The Millionaire to Digital Man on Wed Oct 07 2020 12:45 pm
Who is "they"?
The registry is just a database, an alternative to a bunch of .ini (or other configuration type) files as was used in versions of Windows prior to Windows 95.
Windows 8/10 does have a bunch of (optional) "features" where your usage data is shared with Microsoft and their "partners" via the Internet (supposedly, securely). I don't think the registry is a germane aspect of that data sharing.
No, there's no "spying" going on in Synchronet. You seem to be concerned with the fact that sbbsctrl stores some settings in the Windows Registry. This is just what is expected of Windows applications, it's nothing unusual or nefarious.
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Who is "they"?
Stories I've read on the internet. Spyware and Malware plus viruses as well.
Because they say Microsoft is spying on you through the registry, is Synchronet also as well?
Re: Registry
By: The Millionaire to Digital Man on Wed Oct 07 2020 02:28 pm
If you haven't realized yet, your questions are lacking in context and seem aimless. Try harder.
Your original message asked this:
Are you suggesting that Microsoft is writing Spyware and Malware? What makes you ask "is Synchronet also as well"?
Are you just testing me to see how many pointless questions I will attempt to answer?
digital man
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Re: Registry
By: The Millionaire to Digital Man on Wed Oct 07 2020 02:28 pm
If you haven't realized yet, your questions are lacking in context and seem aimless. Try harder.
Your original message asked this:
Are you suggesting that Microsoft is writing Spyware and Malware? What makes you ask "is Synchronet also as well"?
Are you just testing me to see how many pointless questions I will attempt to answer?
You think this is an exam that you have to study for? I'm the teacher and you're the student? Far from it. I am just merely making a clarification here and just wanted to sift through the particles and barnacles of sand so I get a better and clearer understanding of the facts because there is a lot of misleading and fake news and stories out there that they make believable.
Re: Registry
By: The Millionaire to Digital Man on Wed Oct 07 2020 03:03 pm
Maybe research/read *before* posting questions to me, specifically.
For example: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/256986/windows-registry -information-for-advanced-users https://www.hackread.com/windows-10-is-spying-on-you/
If you don't actually care enough to do any research, don't ask me to explain it to you.
digital man
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If you don't actually care enough to do any research, don't ask me to explain it to you.
That hackread was a good one. It's what I was trying to explain to you about spying.
Re: Registry
By: The Millionaire to Digital Man on Wed Oct 07 2020 04:42 pm
You asked me questions. You didn't explain, or try to explain, anything. Do you understand the difference?
I don't need you to explain to me how Windows "spies on you" - I already have a firm understanding of that.
digital man
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If you haven't realized yet, your questions are lacking in context and
seem aimless. Try harder.
Are you just testing me to see how many pointless questions I will
attempt to answer?
You think this is an exam that you have to study for? I'm the teacher and you're the student? Far from it. I am just merely making a clarification here and just wanted to sift through the particles and barnacles of sand so I get a better and clearer understanding of the facts because there is a lot of misleading and fake news and stories out there that they make believable.
Re: Registry
By: The Millionaire to Digital Man on Wed Oct 07 2020 03:03 pm
To gain a better or clearer understanding, you must first grasp the concept of basic computer knowledge and how they work, not only hardware but software as well. And if you say that you do, your questions and responses most definetly do not portray that. You were asking about the registry, then talking about viruses of which are totally different. Furthormore, viruses and malware don't simply target Microsoft Windows, all OS's are susceptible.
Do you need a firewall? I'm partners with Cisco and Fortinet among several others. :D
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To gain a better or clearer understanding, you must first grasp the
concept of basic computer knowledge and how they work, not only
hardware but software as well. And if you say that you do, your
Do you need a firewall? I'm partners with Cisco and Fortinet among
several others. :D
-altere
I hear ZoneAlarm is the best one out there.
You think this is an exam that you have to study for? I'm the teacher and you're the student? Far from it. I am just merely making a clarification here and just wanted to sift through the particles and barnacles of sand so I get a better and clearer understanding of the facts because there is a lot of misleading and fake news and stories out there that they make believable.
Re: Registry
By: The Millionaire to Digital Man on Wed Oct 07 2020 03:03 pm
It sounds like perhaps there are some basics of Windows that you don't understand. An application simply using the registry to store settings doesn't mean it's malware. It's just how Windows works.
Nightfox
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I've also heard and read that Linux and IOS spies on you too. Don't you
Stories I've read on the internet. Spyware and Malware plus viruses as well.
Re: Registry
By: The Millionaire to Digital Man on Wed Oct 07 2020 04:54 pm
I think that's about one of the most nonsensical things I've heard. How does Linux spy on you? How even does DOS spy on you? Most people don't even use DOS anymore, but back when DOS was used a lot, DOS PCs were not connected to the internet or another online system very often, so where would it have been sending your data? Also, what do you even mean by the OS itself spying on you?
Many of the things you say & post here are vague, outlandish, nonsensical, or a combination thereof.
Nightfox
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The Millionaire wrote to Digital Man <=-have
You asked me questions. You didn't explain, or try to explain, anything. Do you understand the difference?
I don't need you to explain to me how Windows "spies on you" - I already
a firm understanding of that.
I've also heard and read that Linux and IOS spies on you too.
Don't you feel your privacy being invaded makes you feel uneasy
in this way? Why do they have to know what we do on our computer?
They say we have privacy but it's just a word used to calm us
down but at the same time worrisome. We live in a strange world
with a lot of unorthodox rules that can bent like a piece of wire
at any time.
It sounds like perhaps there are some basics of Windows that you don'tThen read this article DM made me read: https://www.hackread.com/windows-10-is-spying-on-you/
understand. An application simply using the registry to store
settings doesn't mean it's malware. It's just how Windows works.
I think that's about one of the most nonsensical things I've heard.
How does Linux spy on you? How even does DOS spy on you? Most people
don't even use DOS anymore, but back when DOS was used a lot, DOS PCs
were not connected to the internet or another online system very
often, so where would it have been sending your data? Also, what do
you even mean by the OS itself spying on you?
Many of the things you say & post here are vague, outlandish,
nonsensical, or a combination thereof.
Funny that you bring that up. Now that you mentioned it, you people do the exact same thing to me and DM as well. You're not perfect people and neither am I. But you claim to be though.
have
I think you've sprained my brain.
Seriously. Fucking. Speechless.
It's like you don't even read/hear what people are telling you,
and just go off on another blathering tangent.
Will you just fuck right on off out of here?
... Ignorance can be cured. Stupid is forever.
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have
I think you've sprained my brain.
Seriously. Fucking. Speechless.
It's like you don't even read/hear what people are telling you,
and just go off on another blathering tangent.
Will you just fuck right on off out of here?
... Ignorance can be cured. Stupid is forever.
--- MultiMail/Linux v0.52
þ Synchronet þ Palantir BBS * palantirbbs.ddns.net * Pensacola, FL
It sounds like perhaps there are some basics of Windows that you don't
understand. An application simply using the registry to store
settings doesn't mean it's malware. It's just how Windows works.
Then read this article DM made me read:
https://www.hackread.com/windows-10-is-spying-on-you/
It sounds like perhaps there are some basics of Windows that you
don't understand. An application simply using the registry to store
settings doesn't mean it's malware. It's just how Windows works.
Then read this article DM made me read:
https://www.hackread.com/windows-10-is-spying-on-you/
I was under the impression that was for your reading pleasure to 'catch' you up so to speak, but I don't recall anyone 'making' or 'made' you read anything, you clearly only read what you want.
What?! Seriously, what?! Don't worry about anyone, just please explain this. I really want to keep saying "what?!". You and DM in the same category, and claims of being perfect, and who is "you people"? Am I missing some of my feed, this makes me feel like I missed something.
...
Re: Registry
By: The Millionaire to Nightfox on Thu Oct 08 2020 09:10 am
Another vague response. You didn't quote anything, so I don't know what specifically this is in response to, or what exactly you mean by "...".
Nightfox
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DM said earlier in the thread that Microsoft doesn't produce malware. Well this story says just the opposite. https://www.gnu.org/proprietary/malware-microsoft.en.htmlYou're referencing a propaganda article which was probably written by Richard Stallman and has little basis to reallity
$ The Millionaire $
DM said earlier in the thread that Microsoft doesn't produce malware.
Well this story says just the opposite.
https://www.gnu.org/proprietary/malware-microsoft.en.html
Nightfox wrote to The Millionaire <=-
Re: Registry
By: The Millionaire to Nightfox on Thu Oct 08 2020 12:59 pm
DM said earlier in the thread that Microsoft doesnª€™t produce malware. Well this story says just the opposite.
https://www.gnu.org/proprietary/malware-microsoft.en.html
That article is from GNU. Are you familiar with them? They're
one of the biggest open-source groups, and they're associated
with Linux. They tend to be fairly opinionated and very
anti-Microsoft. They'll say things like "Microsoft's software is
malware" (which is on that article), which might be an
intentional exaggeration. Many dedicated Linux users openly say
stuff like Microsoft & Windows is malware, because they don't
like Windows, but that doesn't make it all true.
One of their examples is that Microsoft imposes changes on their
Windows users, and for that they call it "malware".. Although
true, perhaps calling Windows malware for that is a bit of an exaggeration.
So, you should take things you read with a grain of salt.
Because they say Microsoft is spying on you through the registry, is Synchronet
also as well?
Re: Registry
By: The Millionaire to Digital Man on Wed Oct 07 2020 12:45 pm
> Because they say Microsoft is spying on you through the registry, is
> Synchronet also as well?
Who is "they"?
The registry is just a database, an alternative to a bunch of .ini (or other configuration type) files as was used in versions of Windows prior to Windows 95.
Windows 8/10 does have a bunch of (optional) "features" where your usage data is shared with Microsoft and their "partners" via the Internet (supposedly, securely). I don't think the registry is a germane aspect of that data sharing.
No, there's no "spying" going on in Synchronet. You seem to be concerned with the fact that sbbsctrl stores some settings in the Windows Registry. This is just what is expected of Windows applications, it's nothing unusual or nefarious.
That hackread was a good one. It's what I was trying to explain to you about spying.
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$ The Millionaire $
This reminds me of people terrified of browser cookies in the mid-late 90's (and later).
This reminds me of people terrified of browser cookies in the mid-late
90's (and later).
HEY MAN I WAS ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE. YOU PROBABLY WERE TOO!
On 10-10-20 22:17, Tracker1 wrote to MRO <=-
On 10/10/2020 7:43 PM, MRO wrote:
This reminds me of people terrified of browser cookies in the mid-late
90's (and later).
HEY MAN I WAS ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE. YOU PROBABLY WERE TOO!
I was not, I understood what cookies were/did and how they worked.
On 10/8/2020 5:56 AM, The Millionaire wrote:
OMFG, he actually *IS* a russian bot, we have proof... You won't steal
my elections.
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On 10/8/2020 5:56 AM, The Millionaire wrote:
OMFG, he actually *IS* a russian bot, we have proof... You won't steal
my elections.
--
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tracker1 +o Roughneck BBS
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The Millionaire wrote to Digital Man <=-have
You asked me questions. You didn't explain, or try to explain, anything you understand the difference?
I don't need you to explain to me how Windows "spies on you" - I alread
a firm understanding of that.
I've also heard and read that Linux and IOS spies on you too.
Don't you feel your privacy being invaded makes you feel uneasy
in this way? Why do they have to know what we do on our computer? They say we have privacy but it's just a word used to calm us
down but at the same time worrisome. We live in a strange world
with a lot of unorthodox rules that can bent like a piece of wire
at any time.
I think you've sprained my brain.
Seriously. Fucking. Speechless.
It's like you don't even read/hear what people are telling you,
and just go off on another blathering tangent.
Will you just fuck right on off out of here?
paulie420 wrote to Gamgee <=-
I've also heard and read that Linux and IOS spies on you too.
Don't you feel your privacy being invaded makes you feel uneasy
in this way? Why do they have to know what we do on our computer? They say we have privacy but it's just a word used to calm us
down but at the same time worrisome. We live in a strange world
with a lot of unorthodox rules that can bent like a piece of wire
at any time.
I think you've sprained my brain.
Seriously. Fucking. Speechless.
It's like you don't even read/hear what people are telling you,
and just go off on another blathering tangent.
Will you just fuck right on off out of here?
NAH - I'm a Millionairre supporter.... I wish he'd tone back, and
kinda get back into his OLD self where he posts less
attention-seeking or .... those posts- but he needs BBSes and we
need him. Maybe a little less of the taunting BS; and I wish he'd
leave DM alone and stop pushing the real folks who give a lot to synchronet....
but i like him around.
He's been given advice, he's been asked nicely to change his ways,
and he ignores all of it. He's not gonna change.
but i like him around.
Honestly, I don't.
paulie420 wrote to Gamgee <=-
He's been given advice, he's been asked nicely to change his ways,
and he ignores all of it. He's not gonna change.
Honestly, I don't.
I know... I've been on both sides; I just wonder if he does this
crap because he feels like hes in a corner as opposed to he
really harbors ill will.
Regardless, the posts are annoying. :P I just think....... hes a
part of the community one way or another. Like you, I wish it
would be another.
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