Genealog software [was: Re: [ale] OT: MS Media Services Probing PC?]

Michael D. Hirsch mhirsch at nubridges.com
Thu May 20 15:42:00 EDT 2004


On Thursday 20 May 2004 12:03 pm, Walter Sams wrote:
> I agree, and am in the process of changing my kids computer to non billy
> goats (or was it billy gates :) )    stuff. My kid likes real player stuff
> and it is constantly harvesting information and accessing a website
> somewhere.
>
> While on the topic of using something other than M$ stuff, is there a Linux
> equivalent of Family Tree Maker (a genealogy program)??  anyone??

http://gramps.sourceforge.net/features.html looks good
http://www.vjet.demon.co.uk/ftree/ uses xforms!


> Walter Sams
>
> On Thursday 20 May 2004 05:58 am, Aaron wrote:
> > Why the surprise?
> >
> > Welcome to the digital millennium:  corporape conglomerate media control
> > in constant collusion with the convicted criminal corruptions of the
> > Micro$haft monopoly.
> >
> > What I do find surprising is that an informed computer user would
> > knowingly infect their children with  the M$ eXcrement Pile virus and
> > invite these invasions of their personal privacy and civil liberties. ;-)
> >
> > peace
> > aaron
> >
> > On Thursday 20 May 2004 12:19, BruceG wrote:
> > > What the?
> > >
> > >       I was checking my router logs, and saw that when we were all
> > > snoozing, something at windowsmedia.com was scanning my kids WinXP
> > > laptop. Got the normal port scans blocked at the router (to 139, 445,
> > > ...) - but the windowsmedia stuff looks like it was intiated at the
> > > laptop, then went over port 80.
> > >
> > >       At least that's what I think happened. Doesn't look pretty.
> > > Bruce
> > >
> > > 01:10:27-0      @out TCP from 192.168.1.101:3396 to
> > > windowsmedia.com(207.46.248.113):80.
> > > 01:10:31-0      @out TCP from 192.168.1.101:3397 to
> > > metaservices.windowsmedia.com(207.46.250.125):80.
> > > 01:10:32-0      @out TCP from 192.168.1.101:3398 to
> > > a644.g.akamai.net(63.111.71.127):80.
> > > 01:10:32-1      @out TCP from 192.168.1.101:3399 to
> > > metaservices.windowsmedia.com(207.46.250.125):80.
> > > 01:15:33-0      @in TCP from 67.33.144.29:4411 to 67.33.nn.nn:445.
> > > 01:15:33-1      @out TCP from 192.168.1.101:3400 to
> > > windowsmedia.com(207.46.248.113):80.
> > > 01:15:33-2      @out TCP from 192.168.1.101:3401 to
> > > metaservices.windowsmedia.com(207.46.250.125):80.
> > > 01:16:00-0      @in TCP from 218.2.190.15:2215 to 67.33.nn.nn:139.
> > > 01:16:52-0      @in TCP from 194.3.104.27:3669 to 67.33.nn.nn:445.
> > > 01:20:34-0      @out TCP from 192.168.1.101:3402 to
> > > windowsmedia.com(207.46.248.113):80.
> > > 01:20:34-1      @out TCP from 192.168.1.101:3403 to
> > > metaservices.windowsmedia.com(207.46.250.125):80.
> > > 01:20:35-0      @out TCP from 192.168.1.101:3405 to
> > > a644.g.akamai.net(63.111.71.127):80.
> > > 01:25:39-0      @out TCP from 192.168.1.101:3406 to
> > > windowsmedia.com(207.46.196.100):80.
> > > 01:25:40-0      @out TCP from 192.168.1.101:3407 to
> > > metaservices.windowsmedia.com(207.46.250.125):80.
> > > 01:25:41-0      @out TCP from 192.168.1.101:3408 to
> > > a644.g.akamai.net(63.111.71.127):80.
> > > 01:25:41-1      @out TCP from 192.168.1.101:3409 to
> > > metaservices.windowsmedia.com(207.46.250.125):80.
> > > 01:27:28-0      @in TCP from 67.33.168.147:1849 to 67.33.nn.nn:5000.
> > > 01:27:30-0      @in TCP from 67.33.168.147:2036 to 67.33.nn.nn:135.
> > > 01:30:42-0      @out TCP from 192.168.1.101:3412 to
> > > windowsmedia.com(207.46.196.100):80.
> > > 01:30:42-1      @out TCP from 192.168.1.101:3413 to
> > > metaservices.windowsmedia.com(207.46.250.125):80.
> > > 01:31:07-0      @in TCP from 67.33.248.45:4210 to 67.33.nn.nn:445.
> > > 01:33:47-0      @in TCP from 67.33.50.62:3380 to 67.33.nn.nn:5000.
> > > 01:33:49-0      @in TCP from 67.33.50.62:3523 to 67.33.nn.nn:135.
> > > 01:34:01-0      @in TCP from 208.200.108.71:2896 to 67.33.nn.nn:445.
> > > 01:35:46-0      @out TCP from 192.168.1.101:3414 to
> > > windowsmedia.com(207.46.196.100):80.
> > > 01:35:47-0      @out TCP from 192.168.1.101:3415 to
> > > metaservices.windowsmedia.com(207.46.250.125):80.
> > > 01:35:50-0      @out TCP from 192.168.1.101:3417 to
> > > a644.g.akamai.net(63.111.71.127):80.
> > > 01:36:45-0      @in TCP from 172.189.121.231:1148 to 67.33.nn.nn:135.
> > > 01:39:07-0      @in TCP from 67.33.247.120:3841 to 67.33.nn.nn:135.
> > > 01:39:54-0      @in TCP from 67.33.248.45:3584 to 67.33.nn.nn:445.
> > > 01:40:51-0      @out TCP from 192.168.1.101:3419 to
> > > windowsmedia.com(207.46.196.100):80.
> > > 01:40:51-1      @out TCP from 192.168.1.101:3420 to
> > > metaservices.windowsmedia.com(207.46.250.125):80.
> > >
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