"Mike Easter" <MikeE@ster.invalid> wrote in message
news:8g3utqF6e8U1@mid.individual.net...
> Posted to a.p.s only
>
> ~BD~ wrote:
> Newsgroups: alt.privacy.spyware, Alt.politics.scorched-earth
>
> This message of yours is a stupid and inappropriate crosspost. An
> excellent filter would be one which filters out any message which you
> ever crosspost.
>
>> http://groups.google.com/group/alt.p...57a243cf?hl=en
>
> If one reads the actual thread of the single message you have
> linked...
>
> GG link to recent 9 message thread in scorched-earth
> http://peek.snipr.com/160j8o
>
> ... one will see that the topic has been discussed sufficiently in
> that group.
>
> The filename in question is Word_Riddle.wmv
>
> Here is a wiki discussion of that file type
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.wmv
>
> I recommend that you develop your own filter or more appropriate
> philosophy for dealing with your PF interactions and stop bothering
> other people with questions related to your interactions with him.


BD said.............

<q/p>
I'm not so sure that any file was actually downloaded to my computer but
would be interested to take advice on this. I'm not certain how to check
(but I did *not* have to 'approve' anything!)
<q>

Mike Easter's response does not address this specific issue.

Does clicking on the link
hxxp://xa.yimg.com/kq/groups/14452350/478679383/name/Word_Riddle%2Ewmv

*actually* result in anything being downloaded onto a user's computer?