Beware: Lr forum spoofing

Just to make you aware ... be on the look for e-mails that imply a topic has been started, but take you to the wrong URL. You may be prompted for your Adobe Forums password!!
I received the following this morning:
Topic: Printing colors in LR vs CS3
To: adobe.photoshop.lightroom[at]spider103.webcrossing.com
From: Ido Magal [Adobe_Photoshop_Lightroom[at]spider103.webcrossing.com]
embedded link: http://forums-dev.adobe.com/webx?50@@.59b72667!login=true
Unfortunately, I fell for it, but fortunately my Adobe pw is unique and has been changed.
holidays' cheerios :)

In my opinion, the domain of the from address (spider103.webcrossing.com) appears suspicious but the embedded link is an Adobe.com site so there's nothing particularly dangerous about clicking on it. The login=true makes you re-login before viewing the message, which is visible in its normal form at:
http://forums-dev.adobe.com/webx/.59b72667

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Beware of spoof paypal payment scam to skype

All,
I've just received a spam email saying that I've made a payment to Skype for £39.00
The link takes you to xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
It makes it look like its come from Paypal but its NOT. Beware
Jass

Hi, Susanaenger, and welcome to the Community,
Please check both your Skype account and PayPal account purchase histories. In the case of your Skype account, check if any subscriptions are still active that you thought were cancelled.
If the charges appear on your Skype account purchase history and your PayPal account, please contact Skype customer service for further assistance. Reading this FAQ article ahead of time will also be helpful: https://support.skype.com/en/faq/FA10384/why-has-my-credit-debit-card-been-charged-by-skype-when-i-h...
If the charges appear only on your PayPal account, you need to contact PayPal to rectify this and to report the fraudulent charges.
Regards,
Elaine
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Spoof e-mail

I have been trying to confirm my bank account for a while. I tried again yesterday to get some help. Last night I got an e-mail from paypal saying that she was doing something to confirm my bank account and I would be notified within 72 hours. So, I was like .. great. Finally someone is helping me. Then this morning, I got an e-mail from a bank claiming to associated with paypal. The link in the e-mail redirected to a website that asks for very personal information. So, I closed it. Then I forwarded the e-mail to spoof @ paypal.com - they responded saying with the 'You're right! This was a phishing attempt'' or whatever the exact words are.. So, I was nervous about that, and I was thinking.. How does the person who sent this phishing e-mail know that I'm trying to confirm my bank account with paypal? Or was it a coincidence? Then I let it go and forgot about it. Then I had a phone call, no voicemail was left and I had missed it. I googled the number and it was associated with paypal according to a bunch of people who aren't really reliable sources. Then not long after the phone call, I got another e-mail from paypal (webform @ paypal.com) saying that he had tried to call me to help me confirm my bank account, and I should call him back to set it up. I called, but in the meantime, I got suspicious because of the first e-mail/phishing attempt from that mornign - so while on hold on the phone, I forwarded that e-mail to [email protected] to see if it checked out as legit. Seeing how I was calling these people to confirm my bank and I would probably have to give sensitive information. I got the e-mail back from spoof, and it said AGAIN that the new e-mail was a phishing attempt - the e-mail that told me to call the people I was on hold with right then. I replied to that e-mail from spoof @ paypal.com and I said: Are you sure? I'm on the phone waiting on hold for someone now. I really
need to get my bank account verified.. If this is a legit call then I
really need to do it. And I already gave the last 4 digits of my social
security number. This is the second e-mail that I've gotten saying it's
a phishing attempt. How did they get my number if it's a scam? They
called me first [later on, paypal replied to ^my reply and identified my reply as a phishing attempt, too... yeah.. seriously...] So, a customer service guy picked up the line, and I didn't know what to do at that point. I didn't know what to say to him, so I just tried to explain what had kind of happen and asked him to somehow verify that he is really from PayPal. It was going around in circles and I was trying to explain it to him.. like.. ''Yeah, the e-mail does look legit, but PayPal just told me that the e-mail that told me to call YOU is a scam attempt.. meaning you're the scammer.. Because the scam e-mail told me to call you.. and here we are.'' Basically.. he needed to confirm who I was before he could tell me anything and I needed to confirm who he was before I would tell him anything. He offered to forward me to the fraud department and I was like .. wait, but if you're a scammer then what good is the ''fraud department'' going to do for me? and he was like, if I'm a scammer then why would I connect you to the fraud department.. and I was like anyone could claim to be the fraud department.. ya know? Anyway.. I confirmed the piece of information that he wanted because that was going nowhere. and because the info wasn't something majorly sensitive.. so that he could then confirm to me who he was.. I guess.. So, after that, I asked him to confirm something from my paypal and he did. and he told me all the information on my PayPal account, and he knew everything. So I said okay, I believe you that you're PayPal. We went through the bank confirmation stuff - allthewhile I still feel weird about the whole thing, plus I feel like he thinks I'm a lunatic. But I still have this little voice going, ''But why did spoof @ paypal.com say that he's phishing..?'' and ''How could they possibly identify their own e-mail as a scam...?'' Then he said my bank account was confirmed, so I was like.. Ok, let me just look while you're on the phone with me and check to see that my bank account is confirmed on my PayPal account. Because if it wasn't, there would be a big problem. My bank account WAS confirmed - something I've been trying to do for like 6 months, so I was really happy. And that was that. But here I am.... still wondering.... what just happened...?????

Along with some good advice Leonn1990 wrote:
...You can forward the email to BT, the email address to forward it too is [email protected]..
Reporting spam to [email protected] ought to be a good idea, but I doubt it because that address responds with a long email that starts by saying BT will do nothing unless the spam comes from one of its customers - and that's unusual. Very entertaining, though, because that email is itself trapped by the Yahoo spam filter. It looks as though that address is for reporting fellow customers who misuse the BT email system, not for spammers.
This BT help page (currently linked from the Forums home page) tells us to use address [email protected] That at least returns a very encouraging response, though this whole thing makes me wonder whether BT really does anything about these reports.
The odd thing is that when you follow the advice to forward the spam email you are stripping off the information that is not displayed that BT technicians could use to track down the source. Sending it as an attachment preserves that information but I've no idea whether either of these reporting addresses is set up to do anything with email attachments. Greg

Buyer Beware,What good is buying the protection!!!!!

Took my Sub Woofer in for repair under warranty. This was an act of congress to begin with ( just getting them to realize it was still under warranty). Then I had to drive an hour to the closest BB and all they could do is send it off for repair ( didn't even try to look at it for repair). Then 4 days later I receive a call from the tech saying the cost to repiar would be more than the cost to replaced and he would notify the store they needed to replace it. So, I called the store since they didn't call me and ask about it and they said I would have to come in to process the replacement ( Which is another hour drive). Knowing that this particular store would not be able to replace it because the sub woofer was a magnolia store only item and this was not a Magnolia store ( which the closest Magnolia store is a 2 plus hour drive) I will be making a trip for nothing except the hassel of going through the process of getting a gift card ( which who knows who will decide how much that will be for) and then having to come home and place an oline order and wait another week or two with out a sub for my home theater. Buyer beware.

Hi cRobin,
I’m an avid music listener, and I’m pretty particular about the quality audio when listening. I’m very aware of the importance of a subwoofer, as well as how much a good subwoofer can affect your overall audio quality! The fact that you purchased a Magnolia assortment subwoofer leads me to believe you’re also particular about the quality of music you listen to. With that said, I’m very sorry to hear that your subwoofer is having issues to the point where it sounds like it’s going to be replaced. I am however happy to know that you’re covered due to purchasing Geek Squad Protection (GSP).
As hydrogenwv alludes to, you basically have two options here, which it appears you’re aware of. It may not be a bad idea to contact the Best Buy location near you with a Magnolia department and get an idea of what subwoofer you may be able to receive as a replacement. Otherwise, I would suggest returning to your nearest Best Buy to complete the service order and obtain the gift card.
While I’m delighted that we’re replacing your subwoofer, I do apologize as it sounds like it’ll be a slight hassle due to your location in respect to where the Best Buy stores are. I appreciate you bringing your concerns to our attention on the forums! If you have any other questions, please let us know.
Sincerely,
Brian|Senior Social Media Specialist | Best Buy® Corporate
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Can the AX spoof MAC addresses?

My D-Link router can spoof my system's MAC to my cable modem. Can the AX do something similar? Any help is appreciated.
FYI - I searched this forum and reviewed the AX setup guide and didn't find my answer.
Thanks.

ACgray, Welcome to the discussion area!
No that is not a feature of any of Apple's base stations.

Infinity line checker - buyer beware

Long way from the exchange? Fed up with that slow connection? Thinking of ordering Infinity? I have just gone through over a month's worth of problems trying to get Infinity connected as promised by BT, and want to share my experiences with other rural users.
My exchange - Calder Valley- was one of the first to be upgraded to fibre. In September I had recently contracted to Talk Talk and to be honest wasn't getting good service, so idly checked BT's website and was astounded to find infinity available. I phoned immediately and asked for confirmation that my rural location would be able to get the upgrade. The line was checked and yes, I was told the line registered 39.1Mb download, 15Mb upload. I signed up on the spot. I was given a date for engineer install, but then heard nothing. When the equipment failed to arrive I phoned and was told my order had been cancelled. This was blamed on an internal error, the order had not been properly placed by the BT operative. I re-ordered. The line was rechecked as part of this process, same stats. This time I got all the confirmations you would expect. Great. The order tracker showed a message to say my engineer appointment was no longer required, but when I phoned I was told this was an error, ignore it. I got a text to reconfirm the engineer appointment. Equipment arrived, but having waited in all day the engineer failed to show. No contact, just failed to show. Before the end of the day I phoned, and was told there was a problem moving the line back from Talk Talk. I would have a phone line, but would have to wait for Infinity. I was contacted a couple of days later and told that Infinity could not be provided after all, that I would have to revert to a standard package. I was told the speeds promised earlier were based on a postcode check.
I have problems with the service I've received from BT on many levels.
Given what I know now, I would defy BT to deliver Infinity to anyone with my postcode. Its a rural location.
At no point in the order process was there any qualification or note of caution from BT that they might not be able to deliver the speeds quoted. When I ordered I was told I was told that would be roughly what I would get, subject to the normal variations for traffic etc. This would indeed form BTs side of the contract. Given my location I pressed this point on more than one occasion.
On the basis of the line check I was mis-sold the infinity product not once but twice. I severed my contract with BT's competitors on the back of very dubious information, which was sold as factual.
The individuals I have spoken to at BT have all been decent people, very sorry for my troubles etc. But try to get anyone technical, or anyone senior who can take responsibility and actually sort things out. Impossible.
I typed my details into the line checker again today. Click on 'I've got a BT line' which I now have once again - speed prediction 512k. Click on 'I'm not with BT', speed prediction with Infinity 40Mb. Buyer beware!

Thanks Hamish, I appreciate that this is not one for forum advice as such. When I first looked at infinity and wondered how BT could claim to deliver 39Mb to my location I found the forum a useful source. I posted to add to that information pool.
Although I doubted that it would be technically possible to deliver Infinity to me I went ahead on the basis of 'What's the worst that can happen?' Well now I know. I am constantly amazed that a behemoth corporation like BT can provide such p**s poor disjointed service and get away with it. They are not alone unfortunately.
I understand that Calder Valley was selected to pilot Infinty rollout into rural areas. Not much cop so far. I hope others have a better experience, good luck to them.

Adobe's Upgrade Policy Unfair - Buyer Beware.

I had an early version of Premiere, Version 6.1, from many years ago. I switch to Liquid Edition then, mainly because the DVD authoring was integrated and better. Recently, I decided to go back to Premiere for the AVCHD editing and the Liquid line is being dropped. I purchased the CS4 upgrade on 3/1. Adobe announced in early April CS5. I didn't feel it was fair to ask me to pay another $300 to upgrade to CS5 since I just paid $300 to upgrade to CS4.
I contacted Adobe and they could care less. I could have bought the CS4 upgrade on April 11th, one day before the CS5 announcement, and I would still have to pay another $300 to upgrade from CS4 to CS5.
Be careful when you upgrade - it may cost you more than you think.

Do you really want to belabor this argument? Months ago, adobe stated on their web site that CS5 would require 64 BIT os. Then more recently, they posted videos on their site showing the Mercury Playback Engine on CS5. Then they also told everyone (and posted it on their site too I think) that they were going announce CS5 on such and such a date. And they have been pretty steady with an 18 month release schedule the past few iterations. And they have always had a cutoff date and their has never been a sliding scale for upgrade pricing based on when you first purchased your qualifying product. Honestly, if you did not know any of these things, you did not do much (any?) research before purchasing the product. We live in the internet age. It would have been easy to ask in this forum or several others before your purchase if anyone knew what Adobe's upgrade policies were because you were considering buying CS4. I am sure you would have got as many posts telling you to hold off for a few weeks on that post than you have her telling you that you are full of it.
If you don't know what sour grapes are, it is an expression that we use in the US when someone thinks that they have been taken advantage of or treated unfairly but most others who are more objective and have nothing personally to gain/loose over the issue think that said person should simply upset at their own inadequacies. http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/sour-grapes.html I forget that this is an international forum. Sorry for the US "expression".
The fact is that your post says "unfair policy" and "buyer beware" right in the tidal. These are pretty strong statements. You did not need to beware because the same thing has been going on for years. Adobe's policy has not changed much in this regard. This is much more harse than I don;t like the fact that they don;t have a sliding scale for upgrades. What you are saying in your subject is that you were duped or tricked. this is much more harsh than saying "I would be ok with paying something towards the upgrade, just not the full $300".

Switching from CS4 & LR5 on Windowns desktops to CS+LR monthly subcription for Mac: be aware of, or beware of, before/during?

Just switching from CS4 & LR5 on Windowns desktops to CS+LR monthly subcription for Mac, with catalogues, files etc residing on external HDD (multi-location living; lots of travel). Anything I need to be particularly aware of, or beware of, before/during? Thanks a lot for suggestions, recommendations, tips, experiences. Best, Joachim

Hi Joachim,
I suggest that you post this question on the Lightroom forum: Photoshop Lightroom.
thanks,
Elba

Cisco Switch DOS & MAC Spoofing Protection

I need to implement measures against DOS & MAC on Catalyst switches.
Hard coding MAC address to a switch port is not acceptable for my customer. The measures I have recommended are following, please advise me on measures against DOS & MAC on Catalyst switches.
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no ip bootp server
no ip finger, no service finger
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no ip unreachable
no ip redirects
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Hi,
It's a SEP 12.1 RU2 version. SEP release details are available here:
http://bit.ly/m0vOJp
If it's a managed client create IPS policy exclusion & exclude router IP address.
Refer the following threads:
http://www.symantec.com/connect/forums/endpoint-protection-blocks-my-routers-ip-address
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Windows IIS SMTP server internal spoofing

Hi,
I setup windows IIS based smtp server, I had below requirements.
1. all application emails should be relayed internally and externally,from domain and non-domain (Windows & Unix systems)
2. Only list of email domains (we have close to 20 email domain)should be able to send emails to this SMTP virtual server
3. Internal email spoofing should not be allowed
4. this system should not accept email from domains other than specified domains (Point 2).
I verified all settings, now I am able to send email internally & externally but my problem is, its accepting emails from any domain (Other than domain we use) and spoofing also.
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IP spoofing.....possible? how? to which extent?

Hi everybody!
Thanks for your time in advance. Is IP spoofing possible in JAVA? If so how....can somebody give me a scenario? Also please let me know in detail that can i also hide the IP of my ISP or hosting server(i.e. where the application resides & executes)....
I'll appreciate each & every detail. But i don't want to have answer of 1 or 2 lines please on this forum. If you really want to help me then do it in detail.
Have a nice time.
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This URL might help you: http://www.goto.info.waseda.ac.jp/~fujii/jpcap/index.html
It is java wrapper roung standart unix library libcap - it allow programmers to write spoofed packets. Using this library you bypass tcp stack and you are responsible for creating valid ARP, IP ... TCP or UDP headers.
Actually spoofing is just rewriting of ip headers with another - not valid IP. But if you send such packet you will not receive ANY reply - so actually you can't do real communication with spoofed packets.
You may look at some security forums for more details.

N95 on 3 - beware the repair man

This is for info for any 3 users who might need to try the 3 repair service. Beware, you could end up spending unnecessary money if you don't take extra advice.
I had a problem with my N95 freezing on startup. 5 months old and well looked after. Couldn't fathom it so contacted 3, my provider. Told to send for repair - returned with message that it was liquid damage - not covered by warranty. AAAAGGGGHHHH! not only that, when I phoned 3 to ask for clarification, was told it was irreparable - which is why no repair estimate was given.
I was given expensive replacement options - complained and was left feeling badly let down.
Last resort, should have been first, checked out this forum, found a similar problem tried the "3 finger reset" and IT WORKED. Phine back to A1 again. Thanks so much.
Shame on you you 3! Really bad and inaccurate advice from them.Pity I'm locked into 13 more months contract.
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Sometimes a phone can collect moisture if it's been in a steamy place like a bathroom or if it's been in a tight pocket next to your skin and you've got very warm or sweaty.
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Beware the instability of iPhoto

I have lost my iPhoto pictures twice in a fortnight simply while using iPhoto. The pictures are there ( on my "computer" so I am told) but there is no easy way for iPhoto to display them: you get the message that they are in iPhoto so iPhoto can't upload them. That's a fat lot of use if you can't see them. Apple are totally unhelpful: the first time I posted about this I got a knowall going on about directories and stuff. It all started with iPhoto 6, but Apple doesn't want to know.
I strongly advise anyone who needs pictures to beware of the proven instability of iPhoto 6.
Today I dragged my picture folders, "Originals" and "Modified" out of iPhoto Library and renamed them and reimported them into iPhoto but now I have three copies of everything. What I did is undoubtedly the wrong thing but as nowhere can anyone tell you what the right thing to do this might be a workaround if you are desperate and have nothing else to do for 2 days.

Ewan,
I'm sorry you're having so much trouble. I think what you are experiencing is the learning curve in using a database application as opposed to a file browser.
With a file browser you keep your files in folders, then organize everything into subfolders in whatever structure you like. Then you browse through those folders to find your files. You have to decide if that picture of your dog with your kid belongs in the folder for your dog, your kid, the date it was taken, etc. To have it in each place would necessitate keeping multiple copies. You can do this yourself by using the Finder to navigate through the folders, or use an application that assists with file browsing and perhaps offers sorting and tagging. This is what you get with Adobe PhotoDeluxe. If you're happy with it, then that's good. Do what works best for you.
With a database application (iPhoto and iTunes are both examples) you import your files into the database. From that point, you no longer access those files from within their folders and subfolders. Instead, you open the application and access them from there. An advantage is that the photo of your dog with your kid can now be placed in your dog album your kid's album, your date-based album, your holiday album, etc. with no duplication of that photo eating up space on your hard drive. Plus, you have many features for tagging and sorting your photos so that you can easily find one picture or a whole group with a few clicks. This results in more power, using less storage, making iPhoto an efficient application. If you'd like to give it another try, then read on.
I have 2 tips so you can "avoid this timewasting glitch in future."
1. Keep out of the folder called "iPhoto Library." That folder contains the database and all necessary files. iPhoto will organize them in the way it is designed to do. Browsing into that folder and its subfolders is off-limits. Any changes you make while browsing them will damage the database. Use iPhoto to access, organize, and manipulate your files - that's why you bothered to import your photos there. If you need your files outside of iPhoto, then use iPhoto to select them and export a copy. You may do with the copy whatever you like (such as upload to a website for posting on eBay); iPhoto keeps the original photo inside its library unless you delete it.
I agree that something this important should be flashed on screen in giant red letters when you first install or launch iPhoto. It is stated in iPhoto Help, but it would be difficult to read the entire Help file prior to using the application. Many computer-savvy people just know that a database gets this special treatment. [If it were on a Windows machine the database would be hidden to prevent all user access. The result? You couldn't access your photos in the event of a database failure, and you'd be SOL.] I prefer this way of doing things, although I do wish there were a warning for those of us who don't understand the rules of the database. I made this mistake, read this forum, fixed my library, and learned the lesson. I've never had a problem with my library since then. Now I'm trying to help you learn the same lesson.
2. There is one thing that you can do to protect your library which requires going into the iPhoto Library folder. (Ironic, right?) Just inside the library folder is the file "Library6.iPhoto". This is the all-important database file. It holds your metadata: titles, comments, ratings, albums, keywords, books, and much more. When this file gets damaged you no longer have access to your photos from within iPhoto. Your photos still exist inside their folder structure, but without that file iPhoto forgets where they are. This is when you have to start over with a fresh library and import your pictures all over again. The file can get damaged by a user tampering and changing things inside the iPhoto Library folder. It can also be damaged by a power outage while iPhoto is running. You've experienced this, and it's very frustrating to say the least. A file with such huge importance should be protected.
Here's how. After you have used iPhoto and made changes to your library, Quit iPhoto. In the Finder, go just inside your iPhoto Library folder. [I keep my Finder window in column view to make this easy. Click on the Pictures folder, then iPhoto Library folder, and the contents of that folder are listed in the next column.] Click once on the file, "Library6.iPhoto," to select it. Pull down the File menu and select "Duplicate." (Or use the keyboard shortcut Command D.) This gives you a new file named "Library6 copy.iPhoto". I take the copy and move it out of the iPhoto Library folder. It doesn't matter where, as long as you remember. You could create a folder on your Desktop for it and just drag it there. Please notice that I made no change to the iPhoto Library - all I did was duplicate a file and remove the duplicate.
Now the database is backed up. If I have a power outage while using iPhoto (a common occurrence here) and the database gets corrupted, all I have to do is move the Library6 copy.iPhoto file back into the iPhoto Library folder, remove the damaged database file, and delete the word "copy" from the filename. When I launch iPhoto, everything will be intact. No starting over, rebuilding albums, etc.
Old Toad has written an automator script to make this even more convenient to do. With one click you can copy the database file and it will overwrite the previous copy automatically. Read his last paragraph and his Tip in this thread: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1012489&tstart=0 and follow the link to Toad's cellar if you wish to download his tool.
3. (I know I said 2, so consider this a freebie.) Keep a current backup of the iPhoto Library folder. It's simple, just copy that entire folder to an external hard drive. That copies all of your photos with the database information. This protects you against hard drive failure. Step 2 only protects the database against damage, but will do nothing for you if your drive containing all the photos suddenly breaks. If you keep that backup current and you do have a database failure, all you need to do is copy the good Library6.iPhoto file from the backup into the damaged library (step 2) to get your library up and running.
"As a consumer I have no knowledge of how the technology works or what a "directory rebuild "is or blah, blah, blah."
Perhaps you're referring to the rebuild function for the iPhoto Library database. It's a way of telling iPhoto to recreate its database file, including the thumbnails that it creates. This can help repair a damaged library when the damage is minimal. What it cannot do is correct the damage caused by changing things inside the iPhoto Library folder. Once those links are broken, iPhoto has no way of knowing how to restore them.
I have no idea how my car's engine works. But I understand it's controls so that I can maintain and drive it. It's the same with computers. You don't have to be a programmer, but you do have to become familiar with maintenance and correct usage. Otherwise, the outcome is the same: fatal crash.
I have tried to describe things here in plain English. I'm no techie, either, but I have learned that with computers plain English can be imprecise, ambiguous, and get you into trouble. If used to really bug me when I would say "memory" and my hubbie would correct me with "storage". Now I appreciate the difference and know the confusion it causes when someone asking for help uses one term in place of the other. My point is that if you're not sure about something I've said here please ask me to clarify.
Peace.

Beware the new Kid Deleter...

There's a new kid on the block... quick on the draw... quicker still to shoot...
Apart from arbitrarily locking threads, s/he's now taken to deleting them.
Beware folks! The thought police are here!! (Or should it be speech police?)

Captiv8r wrote:
Hi Jay
I believe this particular forum has been a bit on the wild side.
Quite... driven to despair by the state of the forums and sheer indifference of Adobe. There are some Adobe foks like John C and Kanguyen who are making a definite attempt. However, my feeling is too little, too late.
Matters are definitely not helped by hosts arbitrarily locking and / or delteting threads. There was a moderator called Zoro or Zero or something... he vanished after a while and now we have 'Kid Deleter'...I posted a comment earlier about this and it just vanished. Without even a by-your-leave.
The pomposity of these guys...
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