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Posted to dev@openoffice.apache.org by satyabrota kundu <sa...@gmail.com> on 2012/05/08 10:47:33 UTC
Query
Dear Sir,
Recently I have installed OpenOffice 3.3.0 in my laptop
and every time I try to update openoffice I get ths error: Could not
establish network connection to update 36. services.openoffice.org. Kindly
help me to fix this problem. Waiting for your reply.
With regards,
Yours sincerely,
Satyabrota Kundu.
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*Department of Pure Mathematics*
*University of Calcutta*
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Fwd: Query
Posted by satyabrota kundu <sa...@gmail.com>.
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*Satyabrota Kundu** *
*Senior Research Fellow** *
*Department of Pure Mathematics*
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*35, Ballygunge Circular Road *
*Kolkata-700019, India.*
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From: satyabrota kundu <sa...@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, May 8, 2012 at 2:17 PM
Subject: Query
To: ooo-dev@incubator.apache.org
Dear Sir,
Recently I have installed OpenOffice 3.3.0 in my laptop
and every time I try to update openoffice I get ths error: Could not
establish network connection to update 36. services.openoffice.org. Kindly
help me to fix this problem. Waiting for your reply.
With regards,
Yours sincerely,
Satyabrota Kundu.
*
*
*--------*
*Satyabrota Kundu** *
*Senior Research Fellow** *
*Department of Pure Mathematics*
*University of Calcutta*
*35, Ballygunge Circular Road *
*Kolkata-700019, India.*
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*
Re: New Guy, Suggestion
Posted by Mike Scott <mi...@scottsonline.org.uk>.
On 08/05/12 14:21, Bill Dillinger wrote:
> I hope this is an appropriate idea to put forward and that it is OK to
> post it here. I can not always clearly identify the subject or author of
> an email from ooo-users as being from that list. I have always read
> that, for security, one should not open mail one does not expect from an
> unknown author. To reduce this problem other mail lists I am on precede
> the subject with the name of the group in square brackets when sending
> the mail to the group, as example [ooo-users] or perhaps in our case
> simply [OOo] as some seem to use. If the list would do this I would be
> much more comfortable opening emails with subject lines and authors I
> don't recognize.
I seem to recall the idea of such a prefix was discussed recently in a
different context, and rejected.
Perhaps a different approach would suit though - all email on this list
comes from particular servers, so maybe your mail client could tag
emails from them somehow; alternatively filter on the basis of the
headers (which is what I do - I check 'to' and 'cc' and file matching
messages in a separate folder.)
Mind you, provided you're using a decent email client, there's no great
security issue with simply reading an email. If possible, set to display
any plain text alternative rather than html, and/or use a client that
does its own html rendering and won't automatically follow external
links (eg Thunderbird or Pegasus). But most definitely /don't/ open
/attachments/ unless you're absolutely sure what you're doing - and that
includes anything sent here as well(*). Even an attached OO document can
contain an embedded macro that could run on opening (check your OO
security settings) and do "interesting" things to your machine.
By the way, it's best to start a new thread as a completely new message
rather than a followup with a subject change. Your posts will get tagged
onto the wrong thread otherwise and possibly missed.
--
Mike Scott
Harlow, Essex, England
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Re: New Guy, Suggestion
Posted by James Knott <ja...@rogers.com>.
I made that exact same argument a while ago, to no result.
Bill Dillinger wrote:
> I hope this is an appropriate idea to put forward and that it is OK to
> post it here. I can not always clearly identify the subject or author
> of an email from ooo-users as being from that list. I have always read
> that, for security, one should not open mail one does not expect from
> an unknown author. To reduce this problem other mail lists I am on
> precede the subject with the name of the group in square brackets when
> sending the mail to the group, as example [ooo-users] or perhaps in
> our case simply [OOo] as some seem to use. If the list would do this
> I would be much more comfortable opening emails with subject lines and
> authors I don't recognize.
>
> Thanks for your consideration.
>
> Bill Dillinger
>
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Re: New Guy, Suggestion
Posted by Scooter C <sc...@scootersdesk.com>.
Good Morning Group,
Aren't we suppose to use AOO, rather then OOo?
Take Care.
Scooter
College Park, MD USA
Rob Weir wrote on 5/8/2012 1:23 PM:
> This is not really the best current advice. A few thoughts:
> 1) What makes you think that someone cannot post a malicious file to
> this mailing list?
> 2) OK. maybe this list strips out attachments and does not forward
> them. But in general, mailing lists are not secured against malicious
> file attachments. 3) What prevents someone from sending out emails
> containing a malicious file but they bypass the list and just type
> [OOo] in the header. Such 'phishing' attacks via email are quite common.
> 4) But you might say that this list is so small and obscure, that it
> would not be worth someone's time to send out spam pretending to be
> from [OOo]. It is not like we're a large bank or some other retailer
> typically spoofed in phishing attacks. But then there is "spear
> phishing', where someone goes specifically after you. They search the
> web and see that you are posting to this list, so when they send you
> the malicious file they make it look like it is coming from a source
> familiar to you, a familiar list, or even a familiar person. This
> happens more times than you might think. So best practice is not to
> open unexpected file attachments, even from people you know. It might
> not really be from them. Don't rely on "recognition" of names or
> lists. Those are trivial to fake. Digital signatures can also help,
> but not everyone uses them. -Rob
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Re: New Guy, Suggestion
Posted by Rob Weir <ro...@apache.org>.
On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 9:21 AM, Bill Dillinger <cj...@his.com> wrote:
> I hope this is an appropriate idea to put forward and that it is OK to post
> it here. I can not always clearly identify the subject or author of an email
> from ooo-users as being from that list. I have always read that, for
> security, one should not open mail one does not expect from an unknown
> author. To reduce this problem other mail lists I am on precede the subject
> with the name of the group in square brackets when sending the mail to the
> group, as example [ooo-users] or perhaps in our case simply [OOo] as some
> seem to use. If the list would do this I would be much more comfortable
> opening emails with subject lines and authors I don't recognize.
>
This is not really the best current advice.
A few thoughts:
1) What makes you think that someone cannot post a malicious file to
this mailing list?
2) OK. maybe this list strips out attachments and does not forward
them. But in general, mailing lists are not secured against malicious
file attachments.
3) What prevents someone from sending out emails containing a
malicious file but they bypass the list and just type [OOo] in the
header. Such 'phishing' attacks via email are quite common.
4) But you might say that this list is so small and obscure, that it
would not be worth someone's time to send out spam pretending to be
from [OOo]. It is not like we're a large bank or some other retailer
typically spoofed in phishing attacks. But then there is "spear
phishing', where someone goes specifically after you. They search the
web and see that you are posting to this list, so when they send you
the malicious file they make it look like it is coming from a source
familiar to you, a familiar list, or even a familiar person. This
happens more times than you might think.
So best practice is not to open unexpected file attachments, even from
people you know. It might not really be from them. Don't rely on
"recognition" of names or lists. Those are trivial to fake. Digital
signatures can also help, but not everyone uses them.
-Rob
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New Guy, Suggestion
Posted by Bill Dillinger <cj...@his.com>.
I hope this is an appropriate idea to put forward and that it is OK to
post it here. I can not always clearly identify the subject or author of
an email from ooo-users as being from that list. I have always read
that, for security, one should not open mail one does not expect from an
unknown author. To reduce this problem other mail lists I am on precede
the subject with the name of the group in square brackets when sending
the mail to the group, as example [ooo-users] or perhaps in our case
simply [OOo] as some seem to use. If the list would do this I would be
much more comfortable opening emails with subject lines and authors I
don't recognize.
Thanks for your consideration.
Bill Dillinger
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Re: Query
Posted by Andrea Pescetti <pe...@apache.org>.
satyabrota kundu wrote:
> every time I try to update openoffice I get ths error: Could not
> establish network connection to update 36.services.openoffice.org.
This is an infrastructure problem, that will be addressed within a few
weeks after OpenOffice 3.4 is released (which will happen this week).
You won't need to do anything to fix it.
Regards,
Andrea.
Re: Query
Posted by Andrea Pescetti <pe...@apache.org>.
satyabrota kundu wrote:
> every time I try to update openoffice I get ths error: Could not
> establish network connection to update 36.services.openoffice.org.
This is an infrastructure problem, that will be addressed within a few
weeks after OpenOffice 3.4 is released (which will happen this week).
You won't need to do anything to fix it.
Regards,
Andrea.
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