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[MarillionFan]

Why do people still think IP addresses are any good for identifying people who don't want to be identified?

Post from ClientCo and you probably go through a proxy. Everybody has the same IP address. A friend of mine used to be identified as being in Spain whilst working in Milton Keynes, because the company's web access went through a proxy in the Barcelona office.

Then there's posting from a phone. I sometimes get identified as being in Germany when O2 get overloaded and route stuff through there. The last time I was in Germany was in 1978. Anyway, I'll probably have a different IP address in five minutes, having disconnected and reconnected.

None of that even requires any effort to not be identified by the user.

Can someone check this poster out as well? He seems iffy to me.

[d000hg]

Well Joe - You pick a topic and lets see where we go.....

He tried that. It was so boring we ended up discussing spelling and grammar.

[Joeman]

He tried that. It was so boring we ended up discussing spelling and grammar.

would that be the thread that was too technical for you to understand because the hardware in question doesn't have an F1 key for help??

[d000hg]

No, it was in a thread which actually happened.

[AtW]

Can someone check this poster out as well? He seems iffy to me.

The lady doth protest too much...

[Regent]

whats the obsession with sokies on this forum anyway?? dont people have anything better to talk about??

From some brief analysis, seems to be the 'general' folk don't want 'gate crashers' to intrude into their little party or what ever it is...

[Regent]

From some brief analysis, seems to be the 'general' folk don't want 'gate crashers' to intrude into their little party or what ever it is...

That said, this is an excellent website and the other forums are very good.

[Joeman]

From some brief analysis, seems to be the 'general' folk don't want 'gate crashers' to intrude into their little party or what ever it is...

yep, seems some people on here see 'outsiders' as a threat, and their only means of retaliation is abuse...

Local forum for Local people...

[Regent]

Maybe 'd000hg' can do something useful and vote on the spice girls thread....ginger and/or scary need a few more votes.

[EricBartlett]

yep, seems some people on here see 'outsiders' as a threat, and their only means of retaliation is abuse...

Local forum for Local people...

That is a little unfair. I don't think its anything to do with "outsiders" for some of them abuse is their only means of communication - period!