If it makes anyone feel better, I am just now seeing this and I didn't see the comments that made everyone so mad.
Therefore, I am not mad.
For anyone who needs to know, like a couple of other folks at this forum, my profession - my life love - revolves around computer security and internet security. I know it's hard for some to wrap their head around what I do, but I basically spend my life trying to keep people from hacking the network of the company I work for .... and I not only investigate how people hack computers and information, but also how computers are exploited, allowing rogue entities to steal your information.
It is for this reason that I bother to share any information with people. I do this on a couple of forums I participate in because (I give a damn).
I hope that someone learns from the things I post. Folks constantly blame about spam emails ... I'm telling you how spammers get your email address. Publicly posting it on a forum (where it can be read by anyone) and DHA attacks (Google for this) account for the vast majority of spam emails on the internet. Lately, spammers have been finding other ways - hijacking internet email accounts (Yahoo, Gmail, Hotmail) and all of you have probably experienced this, getting an email with bogus links from a friend or associate.
Anyway ...
Just want to say, don't care what was said....and I value everyone's contribution here at the forum. If it was bad and looked pointed at me ... I don't care. It's been edited now (apparently) so ... no hard feelings.