Server Issues, Etc

[mkemse]

I don't know about the other software you're thinking of, but AVG will run auto scans for virus, spyware, etc.

I was told it's a good idea to runa separate firewall and I go ahead and run windows defender too. With Windows stellar record on security issues, I'm not sure what it's worth. lol

Ok i have 2 firwalls I have Uverse with AT&T which has a bulit in firwall as well and my windws xp firewall

[rosebud]

i use AVG also and have had no problem whatsoever.

[Tufty]

Personally, I use 'Avast' and have never had any problems. It's free, it updates on a regular basis (sometimes 3 or 4 times a week), it scans email and websites.

I teach and assess IT Technicians, as well as buliding and repairing computers, and I always install 'Avast' in preference to Norton or McAfee. They cost money and you have to buy updates every few years.

AVG or Avast are better options - and they're free!

[mkemse]

Personally, I use 'Avast' and have never had any problems. It's free, it updates on a regular basis (sometimes 3 or 4 times a week), it scans email and websites.

I teach and assess IT Technicians, as well as buliding and repairing computers, and I always install 'Avast' in preference to Norton or McAfee. They cost money and you have to buy updates every few years.

AVG or Avast are better options - and they're free!

Ok i installed AVG the issue i had/have with AVAST i was told to do a complete system scan you have to set it manualy you can't schedule it to do it at a paritcular time which i can do with AVG, my guess is they are 6 on 1 12 dozen of the other, PLEASE correct me withi am wrong

[OMGLOOKAKITTY]

The free version of AVG along with the free version of Spybot do a great tandem protection. There are known issues of the two programs bugging each other out on some older computers, but generally, those are two programs I'd suggest for anyone.

[MitchC]

I actually have a version of free avast that was downloaded for me last year, by a computer tech, which does a scan of my computer, about 30,000 files or so, every time my computer goes into screensaver. If it finds any viruses it removes them, and then does a rescan, until the computer is deemed clean. I'm very satisfied with it. It is much better than Norton, the antivirus protection I had previously. I got an adware virus when I was using Norton.

Hope that helps.

Mitch

[MrDom]

avg anti virus free works well enough for mu been using it for over a year and no problems.

[Matin]

i'll try it. thanks for the help!

[Matin]

so that makes me curious, what mystical level of authority is there above admin? must i invoke a greater computer being?

[Mach]

so that makes me curious, what mystical level of authority is there above admin? must i invoke a greater computer being?

Yes. His name is Steve Jobs.

But seriously, get rid of Norton as soo as you can, it tends not to be worth the system drain. AVG is a pretty low-profile, and very effective anti-virus. AdAware coupled with Spybot S&S works pretty good on XP machines, but tend to get along like a house on fire if you're running Vista. So use MalwareBytes instead. For a firewall, DO NOT use the windows firewall, under any circumstances. It's either too protective to be useful or leaks like a sieve. I use Zonealarm by CheckPoint, which is a snap to set up and only takes a little while for it to "learn" how to behave. If you want more security, get Comodo firewall. Another helpful little program which takes virtually no system resources is Winpatrol by Billip studios. It's a teensey little program, available in both free and non-free versions with the non-free version having a few more features. It sits and monitors you system for significant changes like new startup programs added, changes to your browser's host file, change of home page, and so on, and so forth. It can also be a very help aid for locating those programs with weird names like "wmiprvse.exe" and it'll usually have a quick description of what the program is and what it does. It'll also help a lot for getting rid of stuff by deleting files on startup before any program gets into place to restore said files. I have not as yet extensively tested it on a vista machine, but it's wonderful for XP machines and takes almost no system resources!

[Matin]

lmao. damn you, steve jobs! *shakes fist*

thank you everyone for an incredibly useful thread

[Tufty]

Avast...AVG...doesn't really matter. Whatever happens, one person will say is Avast is best and another will say that AVG is best

Either of them work better than the 'big name' anti-virus progs and they are free

[openlyrefined]

What is it?

[shayna{L_D}]

i believe its a thread that is up at the top, its locked and cannot be commented on by any one other then admins, and it can only be posted by admins... but hey i could be wrong!

[lozzy]

No, a sticky thread is a normal thread, started by anyone, which is then made into a 'sticky' by an admin, because of its contents. So it stays at the top (sticks!) and thereby makes it easier for everyone to refer to. It might be a list of names, or a set of links, or something similar.

[shayna{L_D}]

thanks lozzy im a bonehead!

[leo9]

And there I thought it was that coloured stuff they spray out of cans at parties...

[openlyrefined]

thanks lozzy! i was absolutely baffled!

[Tufty]

Just wondering if work was still going on with the new server as it seems to be slowing down every now and again. It's been fine for the last 30 minutes or so and then it ground to a halt, wouldn't let me post anything - and I couldn't log on again when I closed the program and tried to access it again.

Anybody else having the sdame things happening?

[Warbaby1943]

Just wondering if work was still going on with the new server as it seems to be slowing down every now and again. It's been fine for the last 30 minutes or so and then it ground to a halt, wouldn't let me post anything - and I couldn't log on again when I closed the program and tried to access it again.

Anybody else having the sdame things happening?

Yes, sure am. It is nothing new though.

[Tufty]

How can I delete visitor messages? I know there's the 'delete' option but it leaves a 'Message deleted' message. I can't turn the radio button off to permanently delete messages.

Is there any way of doing it?

[angelic.zest]

im not admin so i cant really help ya there but *sniffles* why would you want to delete messages? especially mine! giggles

[Warbaby1943]

Looks to me like you put a check in the box in the upper right hand corner then go to the bottom and click on delete messages.

[gagged_Louise]

Looks to me like you put a check in the box in the upper right hand corner then go to the bottom and click on delete messages.

No, the trouble is that move only "soft deletes" the message and it'll turn out the way Tufty put it: there is a "trace" showing what was recently there. I had the same problem when I was on staff and would do some trial posts at a staff-only Forum to prepare what would come out in the Hall of Fame (because fixing anything once you'd posted the real thing in HF could be tricky). Those "pre-posts" and try-out posts were meant to be scrapped afterwards, but I could only soft delete them, had to ask cariad to do the permanent deletion.

[slaveangel{HM}]

Hello tufty.

I tried for you, but as a Moderator we can only do 'soft' deletes. I suspect Admin can remove them fully, but I am not 100% sure.

"'Soft' delete - Leave "Deleted" Message"

with love,

angel.

[Torq]

OK folks tried to set it to allow all to "hard" delete your messages answer is NO !!

It's set up that way in program for reasons,,,, IF anyone wishes to completely "hard" delete any messages it will be necessary to PM an Admin to have them removed, otherwise soft delete only.

Thanks for your patience

Be Well
T

[GreyJack]

Hi Torq and others,

I have a question. Are we allowed to upload short videos to the site? I sometimes do "music videos" of a BDSM nature and wondered if it's posssible to upload to the website to share. I have one called Shibari Fantasy that runs about 11, 000 KBs in the .wmv format. Let me know. Thanks!!

best
GreyJack

[Torq]

Aking please do not,, it has a tendency to leave behind to much garbage as folks link and take down links of that nature.

Thank you for understanding
Be Well
T

[GreyJack]

Okay. Thanks for the heads up.

best
GreyJack

[_ID_]

What about adding them to the message, the same way we add pictures?