On 2024-01-20 02:51, ac via talk wrote:

On Fri, 19 Jan 2024 22:44:01 -0500 Alvin Starr via talk<talk@gtalug.org> wrote:

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I have a client who buys systems fromhttps://www.servergiant.net/ I have also bought systems from them. The prices will not be as cheap as a minipc from amazon but you can get a decent HP or Dell tower system.

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On 1/19/24 17:53, D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk wrote:

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| From: Peter King via talk<talk@gtalug.org> <snip snip> <https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.ca%2FBeelink-Computer-4-0GHz-Screen-Display%2Fdp%2FB09SYSPSSM%2Fref%3Dsr_1_12&data=05%7C02%7Cpeter.king%40utoronto.ca%7Ca97ddf7fa2d44dd6541c08dc19417faf%7C78aac2262f034b4d9037b46d56c55210%7C0%7C0%7C638413016304615956%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=KiIfTsoqjCi3rn4MMBit7E0irCAeb6bGTr51tb2ISCE%3D&reserved=0> look at these two "links" above, see whence they came, what they were and what actually happened :)

to me, it is interesting that there are so very many things (and increasing at an alarming pace every and each passing day)

Yes: we suffer from that at work, because we use some MS services.

Apparently because users@ utoronto.ca (and microsoft users) send out malware links and this is a way that Microsoft chooses to try to protect recipients and their users from malware/abuse - instead of their users or recipients relying on other software, like browsers, local anti virus, local script blockers, etc (taking the control away)

We also use a company to send us "practice" phishing emails. /*Every single one of those*/ I've received were marked as spam when I submitted them to spamcop.net. Spamcop is the service I use for my home emails. --dave