Re: Newb question

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On Sunday, August 01, 2010 01:48:26 am Christofer C. Bell did opine:

> On Sat, Jul 31, 2010 at 5:15 PM, Gene Heskett <gene.heskett@xxxxxxxxx> 
wrote:
> > On Saturday, July 31, 2010 06:13:21 pm D. VITELLIUS REGULUS did opine:
> >> Is there any programs i can use to install .exe files to Fedora 13?
> >> 
> >> Investigator, Embassy Investigations.
> > 
> > I get the impression this one came from a hacker, looking for some way
> > to exploit linux.
> > 
> > If you come back again, please come back with a believable name, and a
> > believable return address.  This msg sets off all sorts of red lights
> > and alarms.
> 
> Can you elaborate a bit?  The OP is apparently a member of a
> PoliceOne. Have you actually taken a look at that site?
> 
> http://www.policeone.com/
> 
> "PoliceOne.com is the #1 resource for up-to-the-minute law enforcement
> information online. More than 200,000 police professionals nationwide
> are registered PoliceOne members and trust us to provide them with the
> most timely, accurate and useful information available anywhere. At
> PoliceOne, we take your safety and protection of law enforcement
> sensitive information we provide very seriously. We confirm the status
> of all officers registering for PoliceOne by calling that officer’s
> department directly. Our mission is to provide you with leading edge
> information and resources that make you better able to protect your
> communities and stay safer on the streets."
> 
> So how is his return address not believable and why do you feel the
> need to call him out on it even if it's not?  He asked a pretty simple
> question, got a pretty simple answer, and was happy with it.  What
> gives you the right to call him a "hacker" and besmirch his name,
> fictional or not, on this public list?

I was just there again, and I did not find the text pasted above even after 
I cleared the site with no-script.

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