On Tue, 14 Jun 2005 02:45:00 GMT, f/fgeorge <ffgeorge@yourplace.com>
wrote:

On Sat, 11 Jun 2005 14:41:07 +0100 (BST), raj@rijhwani.org (Raj
Rijhwani) wrote:

When a person does something because they have a tight focus on a goal, 
human psychology tends to suggest that they wouldn't be wasting time on 
looking for ways to abuse the tool that helps them reach it.  When the 
focus is no longer obssessively on the goal, but on the development of the 
tool itself - or an element of the tool - (as with the team assembled to 
develop BOINC), then you can bet your bottom dollar that someone's mind 
will at least have wandered down that path.  I'm not prepared to chance 
that they may have done more than wander.  (Again, I'm not suggesting that 
there is an intent to abuse, or that such a means exists.  I'm simply 
aware of the potential, and not prepared to expose myself or my machines 
to that slim chance.)

Then my question would be...why are you using the internet at all? It
is FULL of KNOWN alterior motives and people that are KNOWN to supply
trojans and viruses and spam and, and, and, and, etc.
If you are really that paranoid you really should not be on the
internet at all. After all just reading a message could expose your
machine to ascii viruses! And if you are unaware of what they are, you
REALLY need to find out!

One might even inquire..........how do you know that the Seti
workunits you have already crunching blissfully were not some
commercial ruse ?

You dont..........some times it helps to have just a *little*
faith.....