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[dik9]

Any body else find this disturbing? I understand that no one else can see it, but how can an external tell my computer to show me my settings?

[Ironside]

having spoken to someone with more knowledge than myself its been decided that although harmless it was best removed

[dik9]

Cheers, but I am not offended by the signature but being a non techy I just didn't/don't understand how this could work. Left still wondering how this is possible. I take on board that it isn't anything to worry about (if you aren't worried ironside then thats good enough for me). I am just trying to get more knowledge of how computers basically work as i never got the opportunity to study IT at school unfortunately. It intrigues me greatly and would like to have some answers to potential questions the kids will ask me re their homework.

[Ironside]

Cheers, but I am not offended by the signature but being a non techy I just didn't/don't understand how this could work. Left still wondering how this is possible. I take on board that it isn't anything to worry about (if you aren't worried ironside then thats good enough for me). I am just trying to get more knowledge of how computers basically work as i never got the opportunity to study IT at school unfortunately. It intrigues me greatly and would like to have some answers to potential questions the kids will ask me re their homework.

if i knew half the things the kids knew i would be working for some multi million dollar corp with a 7 figure salary but as i know about 2% the kids know i offer my services free to anyone that wants them

[Bongo]

I didn't see the offending image so can't comment on specifics.

Your browser passes certain details to the webserver whenever it requests something from it - from this the server can work out various things like what browser and OS you are using etc..

[AndrewT]

The information contained in the graphic was

IP address
Your ISP
Your operating system
Your browser

Your IP address is simply your computer's identification address to the outside world - the Blondeforum server needs to know where to send the data. Your ISP is simply derived from the IP address - each ISP will have a block of these which are assigned to computers as they connect up, so it's easy to work out the ISP from the IP address.

Your operating system and browser details are sent by your machine to the server when you request a page - so they're publicly available as well.

dik9, I never learned anything from studying IT at school - everything I know has been picked up by playing about on my own with computers. The most difficult thing to get over is simply the fear that you will break something and not be able to fix it - however, my most useful sessions for learning about computers was when things stopped working because of something I'd done and I had to figure out how to fix it

[Ironside]

however, my most useful sessions for learning about computers was when things stopped working because of something I'd done and I had to figure out how to fix it

thats the only way i learnt anything

[dik9]

Thanks for reply guys, I sort of understand it now, but how can someone make a signature up that contains that info without being an administrator etc. E.G. where can i find this info? I don't want to find out information like this but obviously the info is somewhere, and how does it attach to sig? Do you write a program for it?

When i break something it is usually cheaper to send off as inevitably I break it further

[Ironside]

the text in the image is added seconds before its sent automatically

just like in the picture snoppy put up in the valentine thread didnt really have i love snoppy in the orginal

[Bongo]

The image will be on their server, so your browser will request it from there and so it then has the information. A small program running on the server will process all this and then send the image to your machine.

[dik9]

The image will be on their server, so your browser will request it from there and so it then has the information. A small program running on the server will process all this and then send the image to your machine.

That sounds more worrying Bongo lol Maybe I should stop asking now, I scaring myself

P.s. sorry for hijaking thread.

[Sark79]

In plain english for a computer idiot. What has actually happened?  cookies?..  are they not a type of biscuit?...lol

[tikay]

We have removed it now, so it's no longer a problem. If it was in the first place, & I have no idea if it was or it was not. But it was making Members feel uncomfortable, so we've got rid of it.

[Royal Flush]

But it was making Members feel uncomfortable, so we've got rid of it.

So when do we get rid of you?

[Sark79]

What exactly is "it"?... what is going on?... dohhh I am lost.  I am gonna go back to the Tweenies. I understand that more...lol