Uncle Chris' & Rob's Tech Support - Page 5

Stephen · 12 Mar 2004, 00:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by black dog

I've been told that if I do I will need a firewall as well as antivirus software.

Best bet for a fire wall is ZoneAlarm I would say. It's either free for the standard version or pay for a pro version which includes other useful features.

Just my opinion though!

Stephen.

[RDH]draconia · 12 Mar 2004, 16:36

i dont bother i got anti virus the norton one but as i get my internet connection through my husbands computer he gets it first via a network card
but i do scan though once a week

*AndyK* · 13 Mar 2004, 16:15

Just upgraded to a new computer running XP, am getting straneg behaviour now on this website, not all the icons appear when I load a page, sometimes it's the reply bbuttons, sometimes the avatars, other times it's the new post icons in a forum. Any ideas what's wrong?

black dog · 13 Mar 2004, 23:41

Andy I quite often get red X instead of the pic. It's most annoying but don't know how to stop it.

Caz · 14 Mar 2004, 14:54

Hi Chris & Rob .....

tried what u suggested Chris, re finding mysearch stuff in progs. There was nothing there but ........ I did find something that said Windows Search or something like that, I clicked it and a number came up to type in to prove I wasn't a bot or something like that, so ...... being the genius I am lol I typed in the number, and deleted that programme .... no more mysearch.com hijacking my home start up page

Thanks for the help guys

dottie · 14 Mar 2004, 15:51

URGENT! If anyone sends me an e mail with an attachment please enter "Paradise" into the subject title somewhere. Otherwise I'll be forced to delete just to make sure they aren't a virus.

I'm receiving e mails with attachments with webmaster.com written as the sender, and unless I recognise the particular topic, and know for sure its safe, I delete it straight away.

Caz · 17 Mar 2004, 03:55

Dottie, this could be due to the virus emails going around, although not too sure. I've had several, not from anyone on here i hasten to add. I passed them onto a friend, without opening them, who in turn sent a Malware Notice to the email address from which it came. If you would like me to do the same for you, contact me via pm on here, or via my hotmail addie and my friend will send a Malware Notice to whatever site they are coming from. Unfortunately, you will need to fwd the email to me, but you can do this just by hitting fwd and sending to my addie. There is no need to open the email.

dottie · 17 Mar 2004, 10:21

Caz when I receive another one like this I'll forward to you straight away ok - Thanks for your advice :)

original sin · 17 Mar 2004, 22:53

Dearest Chris and Rob!

I have a very perplexing problem - somehow the title to my agony page seems to have changed it's self

to :-

Original Sin't Agony Page.

instead of:-

Original Sin's Agony Page.

now I have confirmed with several sorces that it has always been the latter - so I am extremely perplexed

Also I really thought that the person who started a trh==thread could change the title - but i can't seem to do this. Any ideas?

heat · 17 Mar 2004, 22:58

Yeah - i noticed that too Sin.....

Weird

**The Flying Mouse** · 17 Mar 2004, 23:16

My fault

I had to merge another one post thread to the agony page earlier this evening.Whenever a mod merges threads, they have to type in the thread title wanted.I mistyped it

I've fixed it now

original sin · 17 Mar 2004, 23:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by THE FLYING MOUSE

My fault

I had to merge another one post thread to the agony page earlier this evening.Whenever a mod merges threads, they have to type in the thread title wanted.I mistyped it

I've fixed it now

damn Mousie!!!!! how dare you give me simple expalination I keep trying to get fox Mulder on to these boards and everyone keeps foiling my plans

R. · 17 Mar 2004, 23:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by THE FLYING MOUSE

My fault

I had to merge another one post thread to the agony page earlier this evening.Whenever a mod merges threads, they have to type in the thread title wanted.I mistyped it

I've fixed it now

Not exactly, you may enter a new title.

If you don't, the target threads title appears on the forum index.

original sin · 17 Mar 2004, 23:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by R.

Quote:

Originally Posted by THE FLYING MOUSE

My fault

I had to merge another one post thread to the agony page earlier this evening.Whenever a mod merges threads, they have to type in the thread title wanted.I mistyped it

I've fixed it now

Not exactly, you may enter a new title.

If you don't, the target threads title appears on the forum index.

you wanna say that aagin so I can understand it - how many times do we need to have the discussion that technology is above me

Does this actually mean I can give Foxie babe a call now?

R. · 17 Mar 2004, 23:56

Nope.

Again, if a mod merges some thread into an exisiting thread he may enter a new title, he doesn't have to.
On the other hand, if a mod merges two threads into a new thread he must enter a new title.
Bring Scully along, I'll explain it again. Slowly. Very slowly.

black dog · 19 Mar 2004, 22:55

Can anyone help me. I have a picture I want to use as my Avatar but it is too big. How do I go about resizing it and has anyone got any website they could then put it on.

I would really appreciate it.

Caz · 20 Mar 2004, 03:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by dottie

Caz when I receive another one like this I'll forward to you straight away ok - Thanks for your advice :)

Not a problem Dottie, anything to help a fellow addict lol.

**SueW** · 21 Mar 2004, 23:37

This problem is driving me nuts!!

I can suddenly (on about Thursday) no longer send any e-mail via my KasimInfo.com Outlook Express programme. My computer appears to send it but people don't always receive it (I check it with my AOL account and it never arrives there). I can receive e-mails fine though.

My ISP is AOL (which I detest but I'm signed up with for a few more months) but whenever I log onto Virgin.net, I can send my KasimInfo.com e-mail with no problem.

I've had this setup for about 2 years and not had any problems. I can't keep logging onto Virgin as I have to pay for each call and I've tried AOL support 5 times today but each time they are more interested in selling me broadband....so I won't be able to send e-mails far faster than I can't send them now!

R. · 22 Mar 2004, 20:57

This is probably due to AOL enforcing their anti-spam policy.
Does it work if you use the AOL software?

**SueW** · 23 Mar 2004, 02:05

I can send AOL e-mails through AOL fine but if it was anti-spam software, why does it let me receive e-mails with no problem and yet not send them?

Sue

R. · 23 Mar 2004, 20:15

The SMTP (~outgoing) server in your Outlook account, is that an AOL mailserver or some server of your kasiminfo.com host?

**SueW** · 23 Mar 2004, 22:19

It's set as the KI.com one but I tried it using an AOL server too with no luck.

SueW

R. · 23 Mar 2004, 22:26

Looks like they are blocking port 25 (SMTP) in order to prevent spam relaying (your emailer connects to the smtp server through tcp/ip using port 25).
You should ask AOL tech support if that's the case.

**SueW** · 23 Mar 2004, 22:31

That's what my hostcompany said but AOL say they aren't!

The strange thing is that on some settings I can send e-mail to some IPs but never to my AOL account!

R. · 23 Mar 2004, 22:47

Did you check if your hostcompany's mailserver is blacklisted as a spam relay? Google.

Send me an email as a test.

12 Mar 2004, 16:36	#102
[RDH]draconia Super Loafer Join Date: 29.10.2003 Location: wickford,essex,england Posts: 374	i dont bother i got anti virus the norton one but as i get my internet connection through my husbands computer he gets it first via a network card but i do scan though once a week

13 Mar 2004, 16:15	#103
AndyK Relentless Join Date: 21.11.2003 Location: Over the top..... seeing what's on the other side Posts: 18,694	Just upgraded to a new computer running XP, am getting straneg behaviour now on this website, not all the icons appear when I load a page, sometimes it's the reply bbuttons, sometimes the avatars, other times it's the new post icons in a forum. Any ideas what's wrong?

13 Mar 2004, 23:41	#104
black dog Mega Loafer Join Date: 21.11.2003 Location: Cornwall Posts: 1,667	Andy I quite often get red X instead of the pic. It's most annoying but don't know how to stop it.

14 Mar 2004, 14:54	#105
Caz Super Loafer Join Date: 27.01.2004 Location: Dechmont, West Lothian, Scotland Posts: 900	Hi Chris & Rob ..... tried what u suggested Chris, re finding mysearch stuff in progs. There was nothing there but ........ I did find something that said Windows Search or something like that, I clicked it and a number came up to type in to prove I wasn't a bot or something like that, so ...... being the genius I am lol I typed in the number, and deleted that programme .... no more mysearch.com hijacking my home start up page Thanks for the help guys

14 Mar 2004, 15:51	#106
dottie queen post- whore extraordinaire Join Date: 29.01.2003 Location: Still Rockin' at "72" Posts: 13,181	URGENT! If anyone sends me an e mail with an attachment please enter "Paradise" into the subject title somewhere. Otherwise I'll be forced to delete just to make sure they aren't a virus. I'm receiving e mails with attachments with webmaster.com written as the sender, and unless I recognise the particular topic, and know for sure its safe, I delete it straight away.

17 Mar 2004, 03:55	#107
Caz Super Loafer Join Date: 27.01.2004 Location: Dechmont, West Lothian, Scotland Posts: 900	Dottie, this could be due to the virus emails going around, although not too sure. I've had several, not from anyone on here i hasten to add. I passed them onto a friend, without opening them, who in turn sent a Malware Notice to the email address from which it came. If you would like me to do the same for you, contact me via pm on here, or via my hotmail addie and my friend will send a Malware Notice to whatever site they are coming from. Unfortunately, you will need to fwd the email to me, but you can do this just by hitting fwd and sending to my addie. There is no need to open the email.

17 Mar 2004, 10:21	#108
dottie queen post- whore extraordinaire Join Date: 29.01.2003 Location: Still Rockin' at "72" Posts: 13,181	Caz when I receive another one like this I'll forward to you straight away ok - Thanks for your advice :)

17 Mar 2004, 22:53	#109
original sin Sinner Join Date: 15.04.2003 Location: cyber space Posts: 2,457	Dearest Chris and Rob! I have a very perplexing problem - somehow the title to my agony page seems to have changed it's self to :- Original Sin't Agony Page. instead of:- Original Sin's Agony Page. now I have confirmed with several sorces that it has always been the latter - so I am extremely perplexed Also I really thought that the person who started a trh==thread could change the title - but i can't seem to do this. Any ideas?

17 Mar 2004, 22:58	#110
heat Rampant Loafer... Join Date: 29.07.2002 Location: welshy wales Posts: 5,706	Yeah - i noticed that too Sin..... Weird

17 Mar 2004, 23:16	#111
The Flying Mouse Armed ba$tard and Jo's other half. Join Date: 06.08.2002 Location: In the middle of nowhere near the end of the line. Posts: 16,104	My fault I had to merge another one post thread to the agony page earlier this evening.Whenever a mod merges threads, they have to type in the thread title wanted.I mistyped it I've fixed it now

17 Mar 2004, 23:56	#115
R. You dig. Join Date: 02.04.2002 Location: On the fothermucker Posts: 7,179	Nope. Again, if a mod merges some thread into an exisiting thread he may enter a new title, he doesn't have to. On the other hand, if a mod merges two threads into a new thread he must enter a new title. Bring Scully along, I'll explain it again. Slowly. Very slowly.

19 Mar 2004, 22:55	#116
black dog Mega Loafer Join Date: 21.11.2003 Location: Cornwall Posts: 1,667	Can anyone help me. I have a picture I want to use as my Avatar but it is too big. How do I go about resizing it and has anyone got any website they could then put it on. I would really appreciate it.

21 Mar 2004, 23:37	#118
SueW Moderator Join Date: 14.04.2002 Posts: 1,345	This problem is driving me nuts!! I can suddenly (on about Thursday) no longer send any e-mail via my KasimInfo.com Outlook Express programme. My computer appears to send it but people don't always receive it (I check it with my AOL account and it never arrives there). I can receive e-mails fine though. My ISP is AOL (which I detest but I'm signed up with for a few more months) but whenever I log onto Virgin.net, I can send my KasimInfo.com e-mail with no problem. I've had this setup for about 2 years and not had any problems. I can't keep logging onto Virgin as I have to pay for each call and I've tried AOL support 5 times today but each time they are more interested in selling me broadband....so I won't be able to send e-mails far faster than I can't send them now!

22 Mar 2004, 20:57	#119
R. You dig. Join Date: 02.04.2002 Location: On the fothermucker Posts: 7,179	This is probably due to AOL enforcing their anti-spam policy. Does it work if you use the AOL software?

23 Mar 2004, 02:05	#120
SueW Moderator Join Date: 14.04.2002 Posts: 1,345	I can send AOL e-mails through AOL fine but if it was anti-spam software, why does it let me receive e-mails with no problem and yet not send them? Sue

23 Mar 2004, 20:15	#121
R. You dig. Join Date: 02.04.2002 Location: On the fothermucker Posts: 7,179	The SMTP (~outgoing) server in your Outlook account, is that an AOL mailserver or some server of your kasiminfo.com host?

23 Mar 2004, 22:19	#122
SueW Moderator Join Date: 14.04.2002 Posts: 1,345	It's set as the KI.com one but I tried it using an AOL server too with no luck. SueW

23 Mar 2004, 22:26	#123
R. You dig. Join Date: 02.04.2002 Location: On the fothermucker Posts: 7,179	Looks like they are blocking port 25 (SMTP) in order to prevent spam relaying (your emailer connects to the smtp server through tcp/ip using port 25). You should ask AOL tech support if that's the case.

23 Mar 2004, 22:31	#124
SueW Moderator Join Date: 14.04.2002 Posts: 1,345	That's what my hostcompany said but AOL say they aren't! The strange thing is that on some settings I can send e-mail to some IPs but never to my AOL account!

23 Mar 2004, 22:47	#125
R. You dig. Join Date: 02.04.2002 Location: On the fothermucker Posts: 7,179	Did you check if your hostcompany's mailserver is blacklisted as a spam relay? Google. Send me an email as a test.