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two unrelated questions
Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2002 1:17 pm
by Morlock
1. Is there any way for me to set a specific or all web pages to autimaticaly refresh every few minutes or so?
2. In the past week I've been getting at least five emails a day containing viruses.
I use Outlookk Express.
Every time its he same virus sent-W32Klez.gen@mm, and it disguises itself as someone from my address book.
Norton finds it every time- but it is very annoying.
Is there anything I can do?
Thenx in adance!
Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2002 1:57 pm
by Mr Flibble
1. Not likely. The only way to get a page to refresh is with the refresh button. Some sites give you the option of automatic refreshing, but it's usually done for things that change very quickly eg webcams or stockmarkets etc.
2. Be glad you're catching tis one, it's nasty! If you're using Outlook Express 5 or above, you should be able to add a message rule to automatically delete the incoming infected messages. Otherwise send an email back to whoever it's coming from and get them to clean their system out.
Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2002 6:21 pm
by Quark
If you go to Internet Options >> Temporary Internet Files >> Settings there's an option for how often webpages will update - not sure if this is what you're looking for.
Posted: Fri Apr 26, 2002 6:56 am
by Ned Flanders
It's a good thing you keep your anti virus software up to date morlock. klez is a real pain in the rear. If you tire of the annoying messages, uninstall Norton.
As for auto refresh, I don't know. I don't Quark response is what you're looking for but I couldn't find anything better.
Posted: Fri Apr 26, 2002 9:18 am
by K0r/\/f1@k€$
1. Opera allows you to set pages to refresh at your leisure.
2. You can check your email using Opera, which I do not believe is susceptible to these viruses which exploit OE loopholes.
Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2002 1:54 pm
by Morlock
Whats Opera?
Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2002 2:53 pm
by K0r/\/f1@k€$
It's a web browser. Available for free download from
http://www.opera.com. I prefer it to IE and OE, but some people don't. It's all a matter of personal preference, but for free it's got to be worth a try
Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2002 3:48 pm
by Nippy
Originally posted by K0r/\/f1@k€$
It's a web browser. Available for free download from http://www.opera.com. I prefer it to IE and OE, but some people don't. It's all a matter of personal preference, but for free it's got to be worth a try
You really are plugging Opera aren't you?
(Saying that, I've got it on my machine, it works ok actually.
)
Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2002 3:56 pm
by Mr Flibble
Originally posted by Nippy
You really are plugging Opera aren't you?
Yeah, I've noticed that trend too. Both K0r/\/f1@k€$ and Kameleon doen't seem to be major Microsoft fans.
Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2002 4:28 pm
by Nippy
Originally posted by Mr Flibble
Yeah, I've noticed that trend too. Both K0r/\/f1@k€$ and Kameleon doen't seem to be major Microsoft fans.
Can we blame them though?
Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2002 7:04 pm
by Mr Flibble
err... well, not really. Some of my customers refuse to use IE or OE simply because they're microsoft products.
Posted: Sun Apr 28, 2002 2:12 pm
by K0r/\/f1@k€$
Originally posted by Mr Flibble
Yeah, I've noticed that trend too. Both K0r/\/f1@k€$ and Kameleon doen't seem to be major Microsoft fans.
True enough, although it does seem a bit hypocritical not to go for Linux
I admit to avoiding Microsoft (and larger companies in general) if at all possible. Rather than using their huge resources sensibly, they just seem to relax and sit at the top of the pile (Intel is another example).