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On Mon, 9 May 2016 16:28:19 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
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On 5/9/2016 4:18 PM, wrote:
I got a call from "windows support" today telling me I had a problem
with my machine. Normally I just tell them to perform an unnatural act
with their mother but today I decided I would play along as long as
they would let me. This "english as a second language" guy gave me the
"grave danger pitch and then started telling me to type in a web
address and I said it keeps saying "bad file or command name". He
asked what was on my PC screen and I said "C:"
They had me reboot a couple times and I made that take a long time,
"wait, I need to set the clock" etc. They got second level involved
and he asked how I get to the internet and I said I just use E-mail.
He asked how I do that and I said AOL.
He kept telling me there must be an internet address bar there and I
said I don't see one and I have never used it.
He asked what version of AOL I was using and I said I don't see a
version, it just says "AOL for DOS".
He asked what kind of machine I had and I said "IBM Personal Computer
XT".
I acted confused when they asked me about the OS. I said it was the
one that was on it when I bought the machine in 1985. After a minute
or two of violent keyboard clicking I said "DOS 2.1"
After another guy got on the phone, they finally asked me if I had
windows and I told them "no, that was the tool of satan". They hung
up.

I tied up 2 or 3 guys for 15 minutes.
Maybe they will take me off their list now.

I did a similar thing with them a few months ago. Didn't play the DOS
thing but acted like I was a really old geyser who didn't understand
how to use a computer. He'd give me an instruction to do something and
I'd stall, ask him to explain how to do what he wanted, etc. After
about 5 minutes I told him to stick it where the sun doesn't shine. He
responded with a similar recommendation and hung up.

I assume that is their target audience and they really tried to "help"
me. I made them give me the http a bunch of times before I got them to
go another way. I thought "bad file or command name" would ring a bell
with someone.
I was cooking my lunch so I had the time to kill. Tapping my
fingernails on the counter sounded enough like typing to keep them
happy that I was playing along.
I wonder if their trojan would even run on a W3.1 system. I assume
that is what you get when you get to their web site.

I have been hearing from these people at least once a week so it might
be fun trying ... on dial up. (No ethernet support in W/3.1, you need
3.11 and some drivers)

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