Woah, cool thing from NASA about that rover thing.

President Lomax · #1 April 2nd, 2004, 04:29 AM

(Moderator Edit: The link that was posted here was deceptive in purpose and offensive in content. Lomax, don't do it again.

P.S. And yes, I understand it was supposed to be a joke, being April Fool's day and all. But it was over the line. )

[ April 02, 2004, 12:20: Message edited by: geoschmo ]

Narrew · #2 April 2nd, 2004, 05:12 AM

lame, and here I thought it would be something about the rover

Grandpa Kim · #3 April 2nd, 2004, 05:42 AM

I've still got a couple ****** ***** sitting around here somewhere. What's your home address, Pres.?

[ April 02, 2004, 04:52: Message edited by: Atrocities ]

Atrocities · #4 April 2nd, 2004, 06:51 AM

Kim, I would caution you against posting comments like mailing someone an object such as you described. Even though it is obviously a joke, someone could take it wrong and cause you a whole lot of greif.

Randallw · #5 April 2nd, 2004, 07:00 AM

I followed the link, but when something I didn't know started to download I stopped it straight away.

Atrocities · #6 April 2nd, 2004, 07:02 AM

THANKS, If this is a link to a download and the download is not described, then perhpas we should delete the thread.

Any one want to risk downloading it and tell us what it is?

Atrocities · #7 April 2nd, 2004, 07:04 AM

From what I can tell it is a joke file. I checked google for wohoo.swf and that was what came up. Still it is a REALLY BAD IDEA to download anything that you do not know, and from someone whom you've just met.

Spoo · #8 April 2nd, 2004, 07:17 AM

.swf files are Flash animations. I don't think they can be malicious.

Fyron · #9 April 2nd, 2004, 07:19 AM

Certainly they can be malicious, depending on the content.

Just not usually harmful, as in virus containing or other evil programming ploys.

Atrocities · #10 April 2nd, 2004, 07:34 AM

I have seen an increase in spaming and malicious links on many forums that I visit. In fact it has become rather sad.

One one forum we have had postings for things like ESCORTS, Viagra, Porn, etc.

On other forums we have had links to download viruses directly and people have downloaded them not realizing what they had done until it was too late.

Heck even posting direct links to download Mods, and Ship Sets here is a risky afair now. You never know if it is really a ship set or mod your getting or some virus until after you have had a chance to scan it.