Bob
Tue Feb 05 06:26:52 PST 2008
Yes your "microsoft identity" will be unique and protected, but the
"Tish" nick is not anything special as far as the newsgroup. So you are
ok, just don't get excited about seeing "Tish" in the wild west of
public newsgroups.
Tish wrote:
> Thanks for the 'heads up' on the location I'd wound up on. I had entered
> via Microsoft's site using my Microsoft assigned password identifier which
> was supposed to be unique (within the realm of the Microsoft 'handles'. I
> had been unaware that there were other entry points that did not require
> positive ID via Microsoft User ID and Password. That would indeed explain
> why there was nothing unique about the 'handle'. Unfortunately when I'd
> inquired about this previously (directly to Microsoft) they must have been as
> confused about my question....or location as described by me.....as I was
> because they assured me that it was not possible for anyone to be using my
> User ID on the site unless that person possessed my password. It was that
> sort of 'identify' issue that was concerning me, not the fact that someone
> else had the same name as I do in real life! Having just been the victim of
> credit card fraud I'm being a bit skittish about identity theft these days.
> But thanks for the help on this. I appreciate it.
> "Bob I" wrote:
>
>
>>This is a public, unmoderated newsgroup and people can post from
>>anyplace they want to. Just because you believe there is something
>>special about "Tish", it doesn't prevent someone from posting it from
>>google.groups or one of a thousand other news servers that handle this
>>newsgroup. That's how it is, you will have to live with it. If you don't
>>believe that, go here and search for "Tish"
>>
>>
http://groups.google.com/grphp?hl=en&tab=wg
>>
>>Tish wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I was told previously by Microsoft that everyone has a unique 'handle' since
>>>they do not allow duplication during the registration process. I've been
>>>using this 'handle' ever since they were first issued and it makes it easy
>>>for me to look up my questions since I don't always seem to get notifications
>>>of responses. So I'm hesitant to change my 'handle' from my name to
>>>something else. I'm curious as to how this slipped up in the Microsoft
>>>registration process. It does not require monitoring by microsoft once you
>>>are assigned your name.
>>>
>>>"Bob I" wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Microsoft doesn't "monitor" this, it is a peer-to-peer users news group.
>>>>If you are concerned that some other user is posting using the same 4
>>>>character combo as a name, please feel free to make your "handle" unique.
>>>>
>>>>Tish wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>This message is from Tish.....but not the same "Tish" that wrote these 1/8
>>>>>messages. I'd written to Microsoft in December raising my concern about
>>>>>finding that there are apparently two of us out here using the same moniker
>>>>>on these community sites. That didn't do any good so now I'm writing to you
>>>>>directly to ask you to post some info so that I can contact you to find out
>>>>>why we are both showing up as apparently the same person. My file does have
>>>>>contact info. I've also checked to be notified of replies to this message.
>>>>>If Microsoft is monitoring, would you please check into this again? This is
>>>>>the other person.
>>>>>
>>>>>"Tish" wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>Hi, I recently started getting frequent and familiar pop-ups along with new
>>>>>>windows being opened to dating sites, chatrooms, and this particular search
>>>>>>FindStuff.com page. To make a long story short, I've revamped my online
>>>>>>security with IEsp2 and downloaded the AVG anti-spyware, anti-virus,
>>>>>>anti-root and ran them all and I am pretty sure deleated like 4viruses,
>>>>>>50something spyware but the anti-root came back clean. However, I still have
>>>>>>a problem somewhere because after I rebooted and logged back in, it wasn't
>>>>>>long til I was at another search FindStuff page. Which is apparently not a
>>>>>>known phlishing or whatever site and I really dont know what else to do.
>>>>>>Maybe reboot in safe mode and re-run the scanners? If so, I'm not sure how
>>>>>>to reboot in safe mode. Thanks for any help-oh I'm on Windows XP, thanks.
>>>>
>>>>
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