Originally posted by JackTheBat at 13/9/2011 22:11
thanks, arianmale1975, for your explanation of bots. i'm hoping CanuckGuy can join this discussion, both you guys know more about the subject than i do.
... on to the bots: curious why u used an IRCbot as an example. it's true this forum has little in the way of security as it's expected now. but here's the deal: it's built on the Discuz system which is double-byte and intended for Chinese-language use. the bulk of this board is the Chinese part, and the English forum is more like a "plug-in"...bilingual bros often say they prefer the English side as the content is higher quality and more impartial. but it's: one board, two systems (couldn't resist!).
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Bro Jack, it was not I who used the term IRC bots. It was bro Yazoo who used the term as part of his explanation to bro SEAJ's questions. I have used the term bots only as an example and specifically because it would be easer for most readers to understand. If I had used other complex terminology, it would have made the whole discussion rather difficult and more importantly turned off anybody who'd have been reading it till that point 
Thank you for the compliments, and I am not an Information Technology geek, really. I just happen to understand the stuff, a little bit more, but the whole IT industry and the myriads of ways in which it touches our lives is constantly evolving and increasing, so one tries to keep up a bit 
I think your suggestions are extremely valid. I have one to add as well:
In-private browsing - in any browser that we use: Internet Explorer, FireFox, Google Chrome, Safari, Opera, etc., there is always an option given for in-private browsing. What that means is that the browser itself does not track the site, will not retain the history and will not allow the website to store any tracking cookies on your computer. This would be the easiest method to ensure one doesn't end up in a bit of a mess with the SO/GF/as applicable. |
