Suspicious link? - A query

[~BD~]

Dustin wrote:
> ~BD~<~BD~@nomail.afraid.org> wrote in
> news:9f-dnW86hrldMlDRnZ2dnUVZ8iydnZ2d@bt.com:
>
>> Dustin wrote:
>>> ~BD~<~BD~@nomail.afraid.org> wrote in
>>> news:sMSdnYBB-Lzz_VDRnZ2dnUVZ8uednZ2d@bt.com:
>>>
>>>> Mike Easter wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> The file is from MS.
>>>>
>>>> How do you *KNOW* that? Serious question regarding that particular
>>>> link.
>>>
>>> You provided the links, moron.
>>>
>>>> They do! What better domain to choose to fool folk?!!!
>>>
>>> Again, your wasting our time and looking in the wrong places.
>>>
>>> your refers and plaguirism has been snipped; YOU need to read AND
>>> understand the material, not us.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Dustin
>>
>> Here is the link in question:
>>
>> hxxp://www.microsoft.com/downloads/thankyou.aspx?familyId=5b33b5a8-5e
>> 76-401f-be08-1e1555d4f3d4&displayLang=pt-pt
>>
>>
>> If YOU test it, and YOU say it's clean, I'll believe you.
>
> ARGH! It *IS* service pack3 for windows XP- portugese edition.
>
>> Your call.
>
> Not my call; damnit! BD, educate yourself; quit being obnoxious here.

Dustin,

*Did* you *TEST* it to see if there was anything else *with* it, or just
'go with the flow'? I don't care about this for myself, but on behalf of
others. I want folk to be safe - that's all.

Surely that's not being obnoxious in any way. *YOU* are the expert and
*might* just determine something which others cannot. If you confirm
that you *have* done all that you can to double check the link and find
nothing, I'll let the matter drop. I hope that is fair.

I'm trying to smooth our relationship so bring to your attention another
post on 24hsh <ndWdnVGMion4TFDRnZ2dnUVZ7oednZ2d@bt.com>
where your past comments about Uniblue to me have been mentioned. It's
quite a long thread again now!


>> Btw, Aardvark says that putting xx's instead of t's (as taught to me
>> by David Lipman IIRC) does *not* obfuscate a link. Is he right?
>
> It depends on the client, some "newer" clients are deliberately de
> obfuscating them. Why, I don't know.

The link 'looked' live (blue) in Google Groups (apart from the http://
part, which was grey)) and one can click on the blue part and be whisked
away to ......

Not Found

The requested URL
/www.microsoft.com/downloads/thankyou.aspx?familyId=5b33b5a8-5e76-401f-be08-1e1555d4f3d4&displayLang=pt-pt
was not found on this server.

The obfuscated link is certainly not 'live' on my iMac!

D.

[Peter Foldes]

For the last time. That link from Microsoft for the Portuguese SP3 is a bonafide
link and nothing wrong with it except in your Trolling head. Go away and get a life.

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"~BD~" <~BD~@nomail.afraid.org> wrote in message
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> Dustin wrote:
>> ~BD~<~BD~@nomail.afraid.org> wrote in
>> news:9f-dnW86hrldMlDRnZ2dnUVZ8iydnZ2d@bt.com:
>>
>>> Dustin wrote:
>>>> ~BD~<~BD~@nomail.afraid.org> wrote in
>>>> news:sMSdnYBB-Lzz_VDRnZ2dnUVZ8uednZ2d@bt.com:
>>>>
>>>>> Mike Easter wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> The file is from MS.
>>>>>
>>>>> How do you *KNOW* that? Serious question regarding that particular
>>>>> link.
>>>>
>>>> You provided the links, moron.
>>>>
>>>>> They do! What better domain to choose to fool folk?!!!
>>>>
>>>> Again, your wasting our time and looking in the wrong places.
>>>>
>>>> your refers and plaguirism has been snipped; YOU need to read AND
>>>> understand the material, not us.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> Dustin
>>>
>>> Here is the link in question:
>>>
>>> hxxp://www.microsoft.com/downloads/thankyou.aspx?familyId=5b33b5a8-5e
>>> 76-401f-be08-1e1555d4f3d4&displayLang=pt-pt
>>>
>>>
>>> If YOU test it, and YOU say it's clean, I'll believe you.
>>
>> ARGH! It *IS* service pack3 for windows XP- portugese edition.
>>
>>> Your call.
>>
>> Not my call; damnit! BD, educate yourself; quit being obnoxious here.
>
> Dustin,
>
> *Did* you *TEST* it to see if there was anything else *with* it, or just 'go with
> the flow'? I don't care about this for myself, but on behalf of others. I want
> folk to be safe - that's all.
>
> Surely that's not being obnoxious in any way. *YOU* are the expert and *might*
> just determine something which others cannot. If you confirm that you *have* done
> all that you can to double check the link and find nothing, I'll let the matter
> drop. I hope that is fair.
>
> I'm trying to smooth our relationship so bring to your attention another post on
> 24hsh <ndWdnVGMion4TFDRnZ2dnUVZ7oednZ2d@bt.com>
> where your past comments about Uniblue to me have been mentioned. It's quite a
> long thread again now!
>
>
>>> Btw, Aardvark says that putting xx's instead of t's (as taught to me
>>> by David Lipman IIRC) does *not* obfuscate a link. Is he right?
>>
>> It depends on the client, some "newer" clients are deliberately de
>> obfuscating them. Why, I don't know.
>
> The link 'looked' live (blue) in Google Groups (apart from the http:// part, which
> was grey)) and one can click on the blue part and be whisked away to ......
>
> Not Found
>
> The requested URL
> /www.microsoft.com/downloads/thankyou.aspx?familyId=5b33b5a8-5e76-401f-be08-1e1555d4f3d4&displayLang=pt-pt
> was not found on this server.
>
> The obfuscated link is certainly not 'live' on my iMac!
>
> D.

[~BD~]

Peter Foldes wrote:
> For the last time. That link from Microsoft for the Portuguese SP3 is a
> bonafide link and nothing wrong with it except in your Trolling head. Go
> away and get a life.
>

Many thanks, Dustin!

Ooops! It's not from Dustin.

OK Peter Foldes. I'll expect no further contact from you. There is no
longer any need for you to read any more posts on this group.

'Byeeeeeee!

[Dustin]

"Peter Foldes" <okf22@hotmail.com> wrote in
news:iaktr3$3u5$1@speranza.aioe.org:

> For the last time. That link from Microsoft for the Portuguese SP3
> is a bonafide link and nothing wrong with it except in your Trolling
> head. Go away and get a life.

You could do everyone a favor and quit poking his paranoid/stupid arse
with sticks. STOP telling him horse**** and nobody will have to explain
why it's horse****. Ok?

It used to be somewhat amusing, but now, he's posting nonsense after page
of nonsense. Please stop.




--
Some people are like a Slinky. Not much good for anything, but you can't
help but smile when one tumbles down the stairs.

[Beauregard T. Shagnasty]

Dustin wrote:

> It used to be somewhat amusing, but now, he's posting nonsense after
> page of nonsense. Please stop.

"Killfile Them All, Let God Sort Them Out!"

--
-bts
-Four wheels carry the body; two wheels move the soul

[Peter Foldes]

"Dustin" <bughunter.dustin@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:Xns9E22D4E395C4HHI2948AJD832@no...
> "Peter Foldes" <okf22@hotmail.com> wrote in


> You could do everyone a favor and quit poking his paranoid/stupid arse
> with sticks. STOP telling him horse**** and nobody will have to explain
> why it's horse****. Ok?
>
> It used to be somewhat amusing, but now, he's posting nonsense after page
> of nonsense. Please stop.


:-). Heard you . I will go another way with him in another group where nobody from
here is at and that includes SE also

--
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"Dustin" <bughunter.dustin@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:Xns9E22D4E395C4HHI2948AJD832@no...
> "Peter Foldes" <okf22@hotmail.com> wrote in

[Dustin]

"Peter Foldes" <okf22@hotmail.com> wrote in
news:ial7i0$o1i$1@speranza.aioe.org:

>:-). Heard you . I will go another way with him in another group
>:where nobody from
> here is at and that includes SE also


I really appreciate it.


--
Some people are like a Slinky. Not much good for anything, but you can't
help but smile when one tumbles down the stairs.

[Heather]

"Dustin" <bughunter.dustin@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:Xns9E241D1DF039HHI2948AJD832@no...
> "Peter Foldes" <okf22@hotmail.com> wrote in
> news:ial7i0$o1i$1@speranza.aioe.org:
>
>>:-). Heard you . I will go another way with him in another group
>>:where nobody from
>> here is at and that includes SE also
>
>
> I really appreciate it.

DITTO!!! He has to be the world's most annoying moron!!
>
>
> --
> Some people are like a Slinky. Not much good for anything, but you can't
> help but smile when one tumbles down the stairs.

[Dustin]

~BD~ <~BD~@nomail.afraid.org> wrote in
news:Q8mdne9Rjo43bVDRnZ2dnUVZ8tGdnZ2d@bt.com:

> Dustin wrote:
>> ~BD~<~BD~@nomail.afraid.org> wrote in
>> news:9f-dnW86hrldMlDRnZ2dnUVZ8iydnZ2d@bt.com:
>>
>>> Dustin wrote:
>>>> ~BD~<~BD~@nomail.afraid.org> wrote in
>>>> news:sMSdnYBB-Lzz_VDRnZ2dnUVZ8uednZ2d@bt.com:
>>>>
>>>>> Mike Easter wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> The file is from MS.
>>>>>
>>>>> How do you *KNOW* that? Serious question regarding that
>>>>> particular link.
>>>>
>>>> You provided the links, moron.
>>>>
>>>>> They do! What better domain to choose to fool folk?!!!
>>>>
>>>> Again, your wasting our time and looking in the wrong places.
>>>>
>>>> your refers and plaguirism has been snipped; YOU need to read AND
>>>> understand the material, not us.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> Dustin
>>>
>>> Here is the link in question:
>>>
>>> hxxp://www.microsoft.com/downloads/thankyou.aspx?familyId=5b33b5a8-
>>> 5e 76-401f-be08-1e1555d4f3d4&displayLang=pt-pt
>>>
>>>
>>> If YOU test it, and YOU say it's clean, I'll believe you.
>>
>> ARGH! It *IS* service pack3 for windows XP- portugese edition.
>>
>>> Your call.
>>
>> Not my call; damnit! BD, educate yourself; quit being obnoxious
>> here.
>
> Dustin,
>
> *Did* you *TEST* it to see if there was anything else *with* it, or
> just 'go with the flow'? I don't care about this for myself, but on
> behalf of others. I want folk to be safe - that's all.

What in the hell is wrong with you? It's an offline (network install)
edition of service pack3. I really see no reason to humour you with
this nonsense.

> Surely that's not being obnoxious in any way. *YOU* are the expert
> and *might* just determine something which others cannot. If you
> confirm that you *have* done all that you can to double check the
> link and find nothing, I'll let the matter drop. I hope that is
> fair.

Are you high? Really, have you been sniffing gas or something?
The link is fine, you trollish *******.

> I'm trying to smooth our relationship so bring to your attention

Your doing what?

> The obfuscated link is certainly not 'live' on my iMac!

Have you considered the possibility that the returned 'link' you got is
malformed in some fashion? What's that? No? I didn't think so.

Piss off, you trollish stalkerish old fart.


--
Some people are like a Slinky. Not much good for anything, but you
can't help but smile when one tumbles down the stairs.

[~BD~]

Dustin wrote:
> ~BD~<~BD~@nomail.afraid.org> wrote in
> news:Q8mdne9Rjo43bVDRnZ2dnUVZ8tGdnZ2d@bt.com:

[....]

>> Dustin,
>>
>> *Did* you *TEST* it to see if there was anything else *with* it, or
>> just 'go with the flow'? I don't care about this for myself, but on
>> behalf of others. I want folk to be safe - that's all.

> What in the hell is wrong with you?

I'll take that as a *no* then, shall I? ;-)

> It's an offline (network install) edition of service pack3.

I imagined that my initial query could have been *simply* answered but
AFAICT no one has advised *why* with this particular link the .exe file
is *automatically* downloaded to a computer without any user interaction
(i.e. no need to press a 'download button').

Maybe, Dustin, you have just nailed the reason.

Could it be because, as you say above, it's an offline (network install)
edition?

Might that be the explanation?