Re: is ms internet explorer 5 a spambot?

[Lex Ein <lex_ein at f-m dot fm>]

>>> When I tried to access messages in the cygwin mailing list archive
>>> (using ms internet explorer 5), I got the following:
>>>    Spambot detected.
>>>    Hi, your web browser has triggered our spambot detection mechanism.
>>>    <...>
>>> I understand the humor. However, cygwin is intended to run under
>>> ms windows, where ie 5 is the standard web browser, isn't it?
>>> Any suggestions?

The fine Opera browser also works with the archives, and can be 
quick-preference set to identify as other browsers.

If you must use IE and happen to browse promiscuously, do run cwshredder 
to eliminate a particularly pernicious browser-helper-object.  I'm just 
saying.
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/cwschronicles.html

Okay, NOW we're off the rigidly defined Cygwin topic, but it was short, 
wasn't it?

L1


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