Re: Are Free Online Storage Sites Safe?

[David_B]

haly@wherever.com wrote:
> I want to keep a file or 2 online for safety sake.
>
> I found this site which describes sites with free online storage.
>
> http://www.submitside.com/free_storage.html
>
> I do see that some require downloading a certain program to manage
> uploads/downloads.
>
> I was unaware of such sites before. Are these sites safe in regard to
> malware, etc.? As far as privacy goes, I will have the file PGP
> encrypted.
>
> No, it is not feasible for me to have CD/DVD placed somewhere else.


Hi :-)

You may find this recent article of interest.

http://askbobrankin.com/save_your_ba...JF8qsvDNV8P6SL

[David_B]

haly@wherever.com wrote:
> On Tue, 25 Sep 2012 20:52:06 +0100, David_B <~BD~@nomail.afraid.org>
> wrote:
>
>> haly@wherever.com wrote:
>>> I want to keep a file or 2 online for safety sake.
>>>
>>> I found this site which describes sites with free online storage.
>>>
>>> http://www.submitside.com/free_storage.html
>>>
>>> I do see that some require downloading a certain program to manage
>>> uploads/downloads.
>>>
>>> I was unaware of such sites before. Are these sites safe in regard to
>>> malware, etc.? As far as privacy goes, I will have the file PGP
>>> encrypted.
>>>
>>> No, it is not feasible for me to have CD/DVD placed somewhere else.
>>
>>
>> Hi :-)
>>
>> You may find this recent article of interest.
>>
>> http://askbobrankin.com/save_your_ba...JF8qsvDNV8P6SL
>
> Thanks for answering.
>
> I already have Acronis TI. It has saved my butt many, many times over
> the years. What I'm looking for now is somewhere to put off site a few
> important files I want to keep secret. I also would like them to be
> able to access them from any computer.
>
> If my house, garage and outbuildings burned down, or Obama bombs them
> because I won't let him have my guns, I'd like to have these files safe.

Did you read about this in the article?

http://askbobrankin.com/free_online_...crashplan.html

[David_B]

haly@wherever.com wrote:
> On Tue, 25 Sep 2012 21:49:01 +0100, David_B <~BD~@nomail.afraid.org>
> wrote:
>
>> haly@wherever.com wrote:
>>> On Tue, 25 Sep 2012 20:52:06 +0100, David_B <~BD~@nomail.afraid.org>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> haly@wherever.com wrote:
>>>>> I want to keep a file or 2 online for safety sake.
>>>>>
>>>>> I found this site which describes sites with free online storage.
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.submitside.com/free_storage.html
>>>>>
>>>>> I do see that some require downloading a certain program to manage
>>>>> uploads/downloads.
>>>>>
>>>>> I was unaware of such sites before. Are these sites safe in regard to
>>>>> malware, etc.? As far as privacy goes, I will have the file PGP
>>>>> encrypted.
>>>>>
>>>>> No, it is not feasible for me to have CD/DVD placed somewhere else.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hi :-)
>>>>
>>>> You may find this recent article of interest.
>>>>
>>>> http://askbobrankin.com/save_your_ba...JF8qsvDNV8P6SL
>>>
>>> Thanks for answering.
>>>
>>> I already have Acronis TI. It has saved my butt many, many times over
>>> the years. What I'm looking for now is somewhere to put off site a few
>>> important files I want to keep secret. I also would like them to be
>>> able to access them from any computer.
>>>
>>> If my house, garage and outbuildings burned down, or Obama bombs them
>>> because I won't let him have my guns, I'd like to have these files safe.
>>
>> Did you read about this in the article?
>>
>> http://askbobrankin.com/free_online_...crashplan.html
>
> Hate to keep shooting you down, but don't know anyone I'd trust that
> much. People have a habit of asking questions that are none of their
> business and getting mad when you button up and don't answer.
>
> What I'm really worried about with one of those freebie sites is their
> downloading a boat load of spam onto me, or placing stuff on my comp for
> their own purposes that I don't want there. Yes, backing up with
> Acronis would help, but how long would it have taken me to find out what
> was happening, and how far back would I have to go with Acronis
> incremental saves before I wouldn't have the invasive crud on my machine
> anymore? Even if I went back to the original backup before joining the
> site, how many windows backups, program installs, etc., would I have to
> do again? The longer it took me to find out what was happening, the
> more stuff I would have installed since. Even with full backups to
> another drive - which I do every few weeks, I'd still have the same
> problem.
>
> I have a Web site. Even though it isn't supplied for 'parking' files, I
> think I'll just upload the encrypted files to it with their extensions
> changed to HTML, or some other common Web file name.
>
> Well, I guess my mental meandering in answering your posts have helped
> me arrive at one solution. )
>
> Thanks.

YW :-)

Good luck!

[Aardvark]

On Tue, 25 Sep 2012 16:41:03 -0500, haly wrote:

> On Tue, 25 Sep 2012 21:49:01 +0100, David_B <~BD~@nomail.afraid.org>
> wrote:
>
>>haly@wherever.com wrote:
>>> On Tue, 25 Sep 2012 20:52:06 +0100, David_B <~BD~@nomail.afraid.org>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> haly@wherever.com wrote:
>>>>> I want to keep a file or 2 online for safety sake.
>>>>>
>>>>> I found this site which describes sites with free online storage.
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.submitside.com/free_storage.html
>>>>>
>>>>> I do see that some require downloading a certain program to manage
>>>>> uploads/downloads.
>>>>>
>>>>> I was unaware of such sites before. Are these sites safe in regard
>>>>> to malware, etc.? As far as privacy goes, I will have the file PGP
>>>>> encrypted.
>>>>>
>>>>> No, it is not feasible for me to have CD/DVD placed somewhere else.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hi :-)
>>>>
>>>> You may find this recent article of interest.
>>>>
>>>> http://askbobrankin.com/
save_your_bacon_with_acronis_true_image_backup.htm l?
awt_l=IHEtl&awt_m=JF8qsvDNV8P6SL
>>>
>>> Thanks for answering.
>>>
>>> I already have Acronis TI. It has saved my butt many, many times over
>>> the years. What I'm looking for now is somewhere to put off site a
>>> few important files I want to keep secret. I also would like them to
>>> be able to access them from any computer.
>>>
>>> If my house, garage and outbuildings burned down, or Obama bombs them
>>> because I won't let him have my guns, I'd like to have these files
>>> safe.
>>
>>Did you read about this in the article?
>>
>>http://askbobrankin.com/free_online_...crashplan.html
>
> Hate to keep shooting you down, but don't know anyone I'd trust that
> much. People have a habit of asking questions that are none of their
> business and getting mad when you button up and don't answer.
>

Heh. You just described the poster to whom you're replying to a 'T'.

> What I'm really worried about with one of those freebie sites is their
> downloading a boat load of spam onto me, or placing stuff on my comp for
> their own purposes that I don't want there. Yes, backing up with
> Acronis would help, but how long would it have taken me to find out what
> was happening, and how far back would I have to go with Acronis
> incremental saves before I wouldn't have the invasive crud on my machine
> anymore? Even if I went back to the original backup before joining the
> site, how many windows backups, program installs, etc., would I have to
> do again? The longer it took me to find out what was happening, the
> more stuff I would have installed since. Even with full backups to
> another drive - which I do every few weeks, I'd still have the same
> problem.
>
> I have a Web site. Even though it isn't supplied for 'parking' files, I
> think I'll just upload the encrypted files to it with their extensions
> changed to HTML, or some other common Web file name.
>
> Well, I guess my mental meandering in answering your posts have helped
> me arrive at one solution. )
>
> Thanks.





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those who feel certainty are stupid, and those with
any imagination and understanding are filled with doubt
and indecision" -Bertrand Russell, 1872-1970

[David H. Lipman]

From: <haly@wherever.com>

> On Tue, 25 Sep 2012 20:52:06 +0100, David_B <~BD~@nomail.afraid.org>
> wrote:
>
>> haly@wherever.com wrote:
>>> I want to keep a file or 2 online for safety sake.
>>>
>>> I found this site which describes sites with free online storage.
>>>
>>> http://www.submitside.com/free_storage.html
>>>
>>> I do see that some require downloading a certain program to manage
>>> uploads/downloads.
>>>
>>> I was unaware of such sites before. Are these sites safe in regard to
>>> malware, etc.? As far as privacy goes, I will have the file PGP
>>> encrypted.
>>>
>>> No, it is not feasible for me to have CD/DVD placed somewhere else.
>>
>> Hi :-)
>>
>> You may find this recent article of interest.
>>
>> http://askbobrankin.com/save_your_ba...JF8qsvDNV8P6SL
>
> Thanks for answering.
>
> I already have Acronis TI. It has saved my butt many, many times over
> the years. What I'm looking for now is somewhere to put off site a few
> important files I want to keep secret. I also would like them to be
> able to access them from any computer.
>
> If my house, garage and outbuildings burned down, or Obama bombs them
> because I won't let him have my guns, I'd like to have these files safe.

You can ignore this troll. He doesn't understand the concepts of what you
brought up. As you can see, his answer was a red-herring.

--
Dave
Multi-AV Scanning Tool - http://multi-av.thespykiller.co.uk
http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp

[Stephen Wolstenholme]

On Tue, 25 Sep 2012 15:35:14 -0500, haly@wherever.com wrote:

>On Tue, 25 Sep 2012 20:52:06 +0100, David_B <~BD~@nomail.afraid.org>
>wrote:
>
>>haly@wherever.com wrote:
>>> I want to keep a file or 2 online for safety sake.
>>>
>>> I found this site which describes sites with free online storage.
>>>
>>> http://www.submitside.com/free_storage.html
>>>
>>> I do see that some require downloading a certain program to manage
>>> uploads/downloads.
>>>
>>> I was unaware of such sites before. Are these sites safe in regard to
>>> malware, etc.? As far as privacy goes, I will have the file PGP
>>> encrypted.
>>>
>>> No, it is not feasible for me to have CD/DVD placed somewhere else.
>>
>>
>>Hi :-)
>>
>>You may find this recent article of interest.
>>
>>http://askbobrankin.com/save_your_ba...JF8qsvDNV8P6SL
>
>Thanks for answering.
>
>I already have Acronis TI. It has saved my butt many, many times over
>the years. What I'm looking for now is somewhere to put off site a few
>important files I want to keep secret. I also would like them to be
>able to access them from any computer.
>
>If my house, garage and outbuildings burned down, or Obama bombs them
>because I won't let him have my guns, I'd like to have these files safe.

I zip my files and upload to my web sites. The sites are hosted in
Europe and America.

Steve

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[David_B]

David H. Lipman wrote:
> From: <haly@wherever.com>
>
>> On Tue, 25 Sep 2012 20:52:06 +0100, David_B <~BD~@nomail.afraid.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> haly@wherever.com wrote:
>>>> I want to keep a file or 2 online for safety sake.
>>>>
>>>> I found this site which describes sites with free online storage.
>>>>
>>>> http://www.submitside.com/free_storage.html
>>>>
>>>> I do see that some require downloading a certain program to manage
>>>> uploads/downloads.
>>>>
>>>> I was unaware of such sites before. Are these sites safe in regard to
>>>> malware, etc.? As far as privacy goes, I will have the file PGP
>>>> encrypted.
>>>>
>>>> No, it is not feasible for me to have CD/DVD placed somewhere else.
>>>
>>> Hi :-)
>>>
>>> You may find this recent article of interest.
>>>
>>> http://askbobrankin.com/save_your_ba...JF8qsvDNV8P6SL
>>>
>>
>> Thanks for answering.
>>
>> I already have Acronis TI. It has saved my butt many, many times over
>> the years. What I'm looking for now is somewhere to put off site a few
>> important files I want to keep secret. I also would like them to be
>> able to access them from any computer.
>>
>> If my house, garage and outbuildings burned down, or Obama bombs them
>> because I won't let him have my guns, I'd like to have these files safe.
>
> You can ignore this troll. He doesn't understand the concepts of what
> you brought up. As you can see, his answer was a red-herring.

You are wrong yet again, Mr Lipman.

Perhaps you should explain to the OP that you were sacked by
Malwarebytes because of your ....... ummm ...... incompetence?

Will you do that?

[Aardvark]

On Thu, 27 Sep 2012 12:53:18 -0400, David H. Lipman wrote:

> From: "David_B" <~BD~@nomail.afraid.org>
>
>>>> Thanks for answering.
>>>>
>>>> I already have Acronis TI. It has saved my butt many, many times
>>>> over the years. What I'm looking for now is somewhere to put off
>>>> site a few important files I want to keep secret. I also would like
>>>> them to be able to access them from any computer.
>>>>
>>>> If my house, garage and outbuildings burned down, or Obama bombs them
>>>> because I won't let him have my guns, I'd like to have these files
>>>> safe.
>>>
>>> You can ignore this troll. He doesn't understand the concepts of what
>>> you brought up. As you can see, his answer was a red-herring.
>>
>> You are wrong yet again, Mr Lipman.
>>
>> Perhaps you should explain to the OP that you were sacked by
>> Malwarebytes because of your ....... ummm ...... incompetence?
>>
>> Will you do that?
>
> ******* - I resigned. You have nothing to the contrary because it is a
> non existent event. Get that into your crud laden noggen.
>
> As I stated before, I still have the formal resignation letter. It is
> on record with Malwarebytes' counsel.
>
> Your a bloody troll and so you sling mud hoping it will stick.

Typical lying, insinuation from the king of slime. What else do you
expect?

Did you know that he's at present on the run from the UK police? He's
hiding out somewhere on the 2000-plus miles of inland waterways in his
narrowboat, constantly on the move. Both Cheshire and Devon & Cornwall
police wish to question him about threats to kill.



--
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socialism." Hubert H. Humphrey

[David H. Lipman]

From: "Aardvark" <aardvark@aardvark.uk.tc>

> On Thu, 27 Sep 2012 12:53:18 -0400, David H. Lipman wrote:
>
>> From: "David_B" <~BD~@nomail.afraid.org>
>>
>>>>> Thanks for answering.
>>>>>
>>>>> I already have Acronis TI. It has saved my butt many, many times
>>>>> over the years. What I'm looking for now is somewhere to put off
>>>>> site a few important files I want to keep secret. I also would like
>>>>> them to be able to access them from any computer.
>>>>>
>>>>> If my house, garage and outbuildings burned down, or Obama bombs them
>>>>> because I won't let him have my guns, I'd like to have these files
>>>>> safe.
>>>>
>>>> You can ignore this troll. He doesn't understand the concepts of what
>>>> you brought up. As you can see, his answer was a red-herring.
>>>
>>> You are wrong yet again, Mr Lipman.
>>>
>>> Perhaps you should explain to the OP that you were sacked by
>>> Malwarebytes because of your ....... ummm ...... incompetence?
>>>
>>> Will you do that?
>>
>> ******* - I resigned. You have nothing to the contrary because it is a
>> non existent event. Get that into your crud laden noggen.
>>
>> As I stated before, I still have the formal resignation letter. It is
>> on record with Malwarebytes' counsel.
>>
>> Your a bloody troll and so you sling mud hoping it will stick.
>
> Typical lying, insinuation from the king of slime. What else do you
> expect?
>
> Did you know that he's at present on the run from the UK police? He's
> hiding out somewhere on the 2000-plus miles of inland waterways in his
> narrowboat, constantly on the move. Both Cheshire and Devon & Cornwall
> police wish to question him about threats to kill.
>

ROFLOL



--
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Multi-AV Scanning Tool - http://multi-av.thespykiller.co.uk
http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp

[Aardvark]

On Fri, 28 Sep 2012 18:52:18 -0400, David H. Lipman wrote:

> From: "Aardvark" <aardvark@aardvark.uk.tc>
>
>> On Thu, 27 Sep 2012 12:53:18 -0400, David H. Lipman wrote:
>>
>>> From: "David_B" <~BD~@nomail.afraid.org>
>>>
>>>>>> Thanks for answering.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I already have Acronis TI. It has saved my butt many, many times
>>>>>> over the years. What I'm looking for now is somewhere to put off
>>>>>> site a few important files I want to keep secret. I also would
>>>>>> like them to be able to access them from any computer.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If my house, garage and outbuildings burned down, or Obama bombs
>>>>>> them because I won't let him have my guns, I'd like to have these
>>>>>> files safe.
>>>>>
>>>>> You can ignore this troll. He doesn't understand the concepts of
>>>>> what you brought up. As you can see, his answer was a red-herring.
>>>>
>>>> You are wrong yet again, Mr Lipman.
>>>>
>>>> Perhaps you should explain to the OP that you were sacked by
>>>> Malwarebytes because of your ....... ummm ...... incompetence?
>>>>
>>>> Will you do that?
>>>
>>> ******* - I resigned. You have nothing to the contrary because it is
>>> a non existent event. Get that into your crud laden noggen.
>>>
>>> As I stated before, I still have the formal resignation letter. It is
>>> on record with Malwarebytes' counsel.
>>>
>>> Your a bloody troll and so you sling mud hoping it will stick.
>>
>> Typical lying, insinuation from the king of slime. What else do you
>> expect?
>>
>> Did you know that he's at present on the run from the UK police? He's
>> hiding out somewhere on the 2000-plus miles of inland waterways in his
>> narrowboat, constantly on the move. Both Cheshire and Devon & Cornwall
>> police wish to question him about threats to kill.
>>
>>
> ROFLOL

Totally true. And yes, highly amusing.



--
"Compassion is not weakness, and concern for the unfortunate is not
socialism." Hubert H. Humphrey