Spyware & Vonage Forum

Posts: 249 · Posted: Fri May 27, 2005 9:38 am Post subject: Spyware & Vonage Forum

I have been noting that my anti-spyware program gets excited when I log onto this Forum. I took a closer look this morning. It seems you are sending out some cookies that don't seem to be IAC with the spyware rules. Probably ads, I think I saw Amazon's name on one of them.

It would say a lot for the integrity of this forum if it ran a little cleaner?

Posts: 2135 · Posted: Fri May 27, 2005 9:55 am Post subject: Re: Spyware & Vonage Forum

OldSnipe wrote:

I have been noting that my anti-spyware program gets excited when I log onto this Forum. I took a closer look this morning. It seems you are sending out some cookies that don't seem to be IAC with the spyware rules. Probably ads, I think I saw Amazon's name on one of them.

It would say a lot for the integrity of this forum if it ran a little cleaner?

OldSnipe: This site runs one cookie, the one that keeps you logged in, i.e., shows you what topics you have read, not read, tells you have a PM...

As for the Amazon ad, I did not know it was pulling or attempting to pull a cookie. I will look into that today. But I find it hard to believe that an Amazon cookie would upset your spyware software. You might want to check your settings.

I can reassure you that no other cookies are used on this site.

Posts: 249 · Posted: Fri May 27, 2005 10:10 am Post subject: Cookie Time

It blocked four just now when I punched the e-mail hyperlink to see this reply. I will see if I can trap them for your review. Please be aware that although I am a Webmaster of several sites I am not really a computer or Internet whizz. Rather I depend on software to guide me through the maze. There have been documented times that software, even the pricey stuff has flat lied to me.
Thanks,

Posts: 2135 · Posted: Fri May 27, 2005 10:18 am Post subject:

I can now see that the Amazon ad is attempting to place 2 cookies, but it is Amazon, certainly a trusted site.

Your spyware software should not have a problem with that.

Now if it was something like gator, I could understand.

Posts: 249 · Posted: Fri May 27, 2005 11:09 am Post subject: Cookies

Here is a screen shot:

True these cookies are probably not harmful, however they are not needed to use your forum. They are unsolicited vermin that anyone reading this forum that does not have a spyware blocker is getting on their computer. Can you spell SPAM?

Respectfully,

Posts: 2135 · Posted: Fri May 27, 2005 11:54 am Post subject:

Let me ask you a question?

What does your Spyware software report to you when you go to the following sites?

CNN.com
MSN
eBay
News.com
Vonage

I would hardly classify cookies as spam.

Posts: 249 · Posted: Fri May 27, 2005 7:07 pm Post subject: Cookies & Spam

Hmmm.
First you said:

Quote:

OldSnipe: This site runs one cookie, the one that keeps you logged in, i.e., shows you what topics you have read, not read, tells you have a PM...

I can reassure you that no other cookies are used on this site.

Then you said:

Quote:

I can now see that the Amazon ad is attempting to place 2 cookies, but it is Amazon, certainly a trusted site.

Your spyware software should not have a problem with that.

Now if it was something like gator, I could understand

Followed by:

Quote:

I would hardly classify cookies as spam.

Yes Mate,

I count cookies for ad's as Spam! (Since you asked).

Respectfully,

Posts: 2135 · Posted: Fri May 27, 2005 7:17 pm Post subject:

Would you be so kind as to answer this, please.

Quote:

Let me ask you a question?

What does your Spyware software report to you when you go to the following sites?

Furthermore, if you opened up your screen print, you would see that all that is being pulled is third party pictures and instructions to Amazon of what ad to display (each click displays a different ad), not a single tracking cookie.

Sorry if I misspoke above about 2 Amazon cookies, it is actually 2 Amazon pictures.

Your spyware software (in its' current settings) will give you the same results on any forum topic page in which a member has an off site avatar.

I stand by my original comment:

Quote:

I can reassure you that no other cookies are used on this site.

Posts: 249 · Posted: Sat May 28, 2005 12:28 am Post subject: Ypo Win, I lose

OK Mate,

You win, I lose. After all it is your site and apparently your hackles are up.

Please use your own time and equipment if you want Spam research done on various sites. I'm much to busy to get about that though I might could make time if you want to send me a PO. We could talk.

Humbled at my experience with DOconner is:

Posts: 192 · Vonage Forum Master Joined: Oct 08, 2004 Posts: 192

I would have to side with the admin dconnor on this one.

dconnor got a little edgy, but what webmaster wouldn't with a title like "spyware and vonage forum".

Oldsnipe all but called the admin a bad name, a real bad name as webmasters go, a pervader of spyware.
dconnor came out fighting defending what he knew was not true.

The poster Oldsnipe should retract that title, as it is not true along with this statement,
"It would say a lot for the integrity of this forum if it ran a little cleaner?"

dconnor needs to take 3 days off and have a smoke, Oldsnipe need to make apiologies and get his facts straight prior to making bold statements again.

Thats my 2 cents