someone figured out my email address

Tue Nov 22 12:54:05 MST 2011

There aren't too many people around here who use a computer for anything 
other than downloading porn or playing games on facebook.  Thanks for 
welcoming me to the US.  I would like to escape Kentucky and return to 
the USA someday.

On 11/22/2011 12:43, Technomage Hawke wrote:
> welcome to the united socialist states of america (or at least it feels that way these days).
>
> you might want to look at ebay for a possible place to get work. they are looking for several system admins (OS X, linux, windows and oracle DB) I am hoping that the training I will get up the colorado center for the blind this next year will help me in gaining meaningful employment.
>
> anyway, don't let the politicians get you down. they are only dooming themselves to the history.
>
> -eric
>
> On Nov 22, 2011, at 11:30 AM, Derek Trotter wrote:
>
>> I"m from Arizona.  I now find myself in Kentucky.  I'm here because of that depression the politicians say we're not in the middle of.  I don't care what the maps say, this is a foreign country.
>>
>> On 11/21/2011 23:37, Michael Havens wrote:
>>> Your an expat, Derek? Where are you from?
>>>
>>> On Mon, Nov 21, 2011 at 9:12 PM, Derek Trotter<expat.arizonan at gmail.com>  wrote:
>>> It's safe to give this one out since I no longer use it.
>>> commodorecondellossaltrivernavyband
>>>
>>> On 11/21/2011 20:11, Lisa Kachold wrote:
>>>> How about nursery rhymes using 1 st, 3rd or last character (or number)?  Or music lyrics?
>>>>
>>>> On Nov 21, 2011 8:07 PM, "Stephen"<cryptworks at gmail.com>  wrote:
>>>> I shoot for multisyllable nonsense that has a couple numbers tossed in. Smooth it so I can pronounce it phonetically and bingo secure password I don't forget. If you can say it you can remember it.
>>>>
>>>> On Nov 21, 2011 6:21 PM, "Lisa Kachold"<lisakachold at obnosis.com>  wrote:
>>>> I believe you win the password security award, Hawks,
>>>>
>>>> On Nov 21, 2011 1:41 PM, "Technomage Hawke"<technomage.hawke at gmail.com>  wrote:
>>>> this is why I use a long password string with random characters (pigeon is so nice for this). usually I go with a character length longer than 20 characters. since these are very hard to remember, I keep them on a usb dongle in an encrypted file. Because of this, I have only had to change my password (because of a security issue) only twice in the last 5 years.
>>>>
>>>> I am not sure how the security specialists on the list would treat this, but for me, it seems to be the best solution for the  job at hand.
>>>>
>>>> also, I also never browse the web on a windows machine (safer that way). I use OS X for most of my mail and web browsing stuff. I use linux (as VINUX) for some development testing and for the above mentioned password and security items. it also keeps me from losing those skills I spent the last 16 years trying to use.
>>>>
>>>> -eric
>>>>
>>>> On Nov 21, 2011, at 12:04 PM, Michael Havens wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Before I left for Peru I got an email from Google telling me that someone in China had accessed my gmail account and that I should change my password unless it was me accessing my account from China. Well, I changed my pass word. Then I went to Peru and was expecting them to send me another email but one never arrived.
>>>>>
>>>>> Someone figured out a password of seven numerals and 3 letters!
>>>>>
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>>> "That income tax you know it's nothing more than legal robbery"
>>> Sidney "Pa" Larkin
>>>
>>> Please protect my address like I protect yours. When sending messages to multiple recipients, always use the BCC: (Blind carbon copy) and not To: or CC:. Also remove all of the addresses from the message body before forwarding the message. These simple measures prevent spy programs from capturing the addresses shown in the recipient list and the message body.
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>> Sidney "Pa" Larkin
>>
>> Please protect my address like I protect yours. When sending messages to multiple recipients, always use the BCC: (Blind carbon copy) and not To: or CC:. Also remove all of the addresses from the message body before forwarding the message. These simple measures prevent spy programs from capturing the addresses shown in the recipient list and the message body.
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"That income tax you know it's nothing more than legal robbery"
Sidney "Pa" Larkin

Please protect my address like I protect yours. When sending messages to multiple recipients, always use the BCC: (Blind carbon copy) and not To: or CC:. Also remove all of the addresses from the message body before forwarding the message. These simple measures prevent spy programs from capturing the addresses shown in the recipient list and the message body.

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