Who recalls Eliza?
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Consider yourself a paying McAfee customer. Also consider yourself having a technical question about a McAfee product. So, you go to mcafee.com, seek the support pages, scan the FAQs, and finally find the "talk to a live technician" option. YES! Well.... Three options: Telephone Pay-per-Minute ($2.95/min, average duration 14 min), Pay-per-incident ($39), of chat to a technical live on the Internet (free!). For a good laugh, I encourage you trying out the latter. I am pretty sure what chats on the mcafee side is a basic implementation of good old Eliza. I never came across a less helpful support line in my entire life. Still fuming.... Bernd :mad:
Why do you say how do I remove the SoBig virus. :-D Chris Meech It's much easier to get rich telling people what they want to hear. Chistopher Duncan But for a man, barbecuing eggplant and portobello mushrooms is a sure way to have people question your sexual orientation. Kuro5hin
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How does that make you feel?
"The beat goes on.. da-da-dum dadum dum"
BW
Could you please elaborate further? -- I hope you choke on your Bacardi and Coke.
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Consider yourself a paying McAfee customer. Also consider yourself having a technical question about a McAfee product. So, you go to mcafee.com, seek the support pages, scan the FAQs, and finally find the "talk to a live technician" option. YES! Well.... Three options: Telephone Pay-per-Minute ($2.95/min, average duration 14 min), Pay-per-incident ($39), of chat to a technical live on the Internet (free!). For a good laugh, I encourage you trying out the latter. I am pretty sure what chats on the mcafee side is a basic implementation of good old Eliza. I never came across a less helpful support line in my entire life. Still fuming.... Bernd :mad:
Been there, done that. Still didn't get an answer. Let my subscription lapse last month and haven't decided what to do. Anyone who thinks he has a better idea of what's good for people than people do is a swine. - P.J. O'Rourke
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Could you please elaborate further? -- I hope you choke on your Bacardi and Coke.
Why not? Trying to make bits uncopyable is like trying to make water not wet. -- Bruce Schneier By the way, dog_spawn isn't a nickname - it is my name with an underscore instead of a space. -- dog_spawn
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Been there, done that. Still didn't get an answer. Let my subscription lapse last month and haven't decided what to do. Anyone who thinks he has a better idea of what's good for people than people do is a swine. - P.J. O'Rourke
switch to norton, they seem more interested in helping users. Josef Wainz Software Developer
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Why not? Trying to make bits uncopyable is like trying to make water not wet. -- Bruce Schneier By the way, dog_spawn isn't a nickname - it is my name with an underscore instead of a space. -- dog_spawn
Mind your language! -- The moment of terror is the beginning of life.
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Mind your language! -- The moment of terror is the beginning of life.
Is it because of some problems in your childhood that you are going through all this? Trying to make bits uncopyable is like trying to make water not wet. -- Bruce Schneier By the way, dog_spawn isn't a nickname - it is my name with an underscore instead of a space. -- dog_spawn
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Been there, done that. Still didn't get an answer. Let my subscription lapse last month and haven't decided what to do. Anyone who thinks he has a better idea of what's good for people than people do is a swine. - P.J. O'Rourke
If it's non commercial and you need an active scanner, try FreeAV
I, for one, do not think the problem was that the band was down. I think that the problem may have been that there was a Stonehenge monument on the stage that was in danger of being crushed by a dwarf.
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Is it because of some problems in your childhood that you are going through all this? Trying to make bits uncopyable is like trying to make water not wet. -- Bruce Schneier By the way, dog_spawn isn't a nickname - it is my name with an underscore instead of a space. -- dog_spawn
When did you first feel afraid of your childhood? -- The moment of terror is the beginning of life.
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Been there, done that. Still didn't get an answer. Let my subscription lapse last month and haven't decided what to do. Anyone who thinks he has a better idea of what's good for people than people do is a swine. - P.J. O'Rourke
You should NOT buy anything from McAfee. They use spam tactics. -- The moment of terror is the beginning of life.
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Consider yourself a paying McAfee customer. Also consider yourself having a technical question about a McAfee product. So, you go to mcafee.com, seek the support pages, scan the FAQs, and finally find the "talk to a live technician" option. YES! Well.... Three options: Telephone Pay-per-Minute ($2.95/min, average duration 14 min), Pay-per-incident ($39), of chat to a technical live on the Internet (free!). For a good laugh, I encourage you trying out the latter. I am pretty sure what chats on the mcafee side is a basic implementation of good old Eliza. I never came across a less helpful support line in my entire life. Still fuming.... Bernd :mad:
You shouldn't be buying anything from McAfee you know. They are spamming bastards! :mad: -- The moment of terror is the beginning of life.
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If it's non commercial and you need an active scanner, try FreeAV
I, for one, do not think the problem was that the band was down. I think that the problem may have been that there was a Stonehenge monument on the stage that was in danger of being crushed by a dwarf.
-David St. HubbinsI have been using it for a few months now with no problem. But will you ever know what slips through ? Regardz Colin J Davies
*** WARNING *
This could be addictive
**The minion's version of "Catch :bob: "It's a real shame that people as stupid as you can work out how to use a computer. said by Christian Graus in the Soapbox
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Consider yourself a paying McAfee customer. Also consider yourself having a technical question about a McAfee product. So, you go to mcafee.com, seek the support pages, scan the FAQs, and finally find the "talk to a live technician" option. YES! Well.... Three options: Telephone Pay-per-Minute ($2.95/min, average duration 14 min), Pay-per-incident ($39), of chat to a technical live on the Internet (free!). For a good laugh, I encourage you trying out the latter. I am pretty sure what chats on the mcafee side is a basic implementation of good old Eliza. I never came across a less helpful support line in my entire life. Still fuming.... Bernd :mad:
JINX! The moment I wrote my earlier message about them using spam tactics. Guess what dropped into my mailbox? GAAAAAAAAAH! This time the spam is about their personal firewall. When they're really funny, they spam me with information about their anti-spam software. :mad: -- The moment of terror is the beginning of life.
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You should NOT buy anything from McAfee. They use spam tactics. -- The moment of terror is the beginning of life.
Ooh, I hated it when they automatically downloaded that SPAM monstrosity. Anyone who thinks he has a better idea of what's good for people than people do is a swine. - P.J. O'Rourke
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Consider yourself a paying McAfee customer. Also consider yourself having a technical question about a McAfee product. So, you go to mcafee.com, seek the support pages, scan the FAQs, and finally find the "talk to a live technician" option. YES! Well.... Three options: Telephone Pay-per-Minute ($2.95/min, average duration 14 min), Pay-per-incident ($39), of chat to a technical live on the Internet (free!). For a good laugh, I encourage you trying out the latter. I am pretty sure what chats on the mcafee side is a basic implementation of good old Eliza. I never came across a less helpful support line in my entire life. Still fuming.... Bernd :mad:
That area of the site is hard to find! If anyone else wants to try, the link is http://ts.mcafeehelp.com/chat.asp?loadChat=True Why have a queue at all? Is the processing for this sort of thing that expensive? As I remember, the original implementation of Eliza isn't that large. Or is the queue to give it that last bit of realism? It is kind of funny how it says, "The next Agent will be with you shortly." :laugh: Jeff Varszegi
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Consider yourself a paying McAfee customer. Also consider yourself having a technical question about a McAfee product. So, you go to mcafee.com, seek the support pages, scan the FAQs, and finally find the "talk to a live technician" option. YES! Well.... Three options: Telephone Pay-per-Minute ($2.95/min, average duration 14 min), Pay-per-incident ($39), of chat to a technical live on the Internet (free!). For a good laugh, I encourage you trying out the latter. I am pretty sure what chats on the mcafee side is a basic implementation of good old Eliza. I never came across a less helpful support line in my entire life. Still fuming.... Bernd :mad:
... and I decided to take a little revenge for ya, as I satisfied my own curiosity. I can't decide for sure whether it's real or Memorex; I think it's a big fake, but some things bother me, like the occasional misspelling. Here's a transcript: You are currently at position number 12 in the queue. An agent will be with you shortly. ... You have been connected to Darrel Doug. Darrel Doug: Jombo, thank you for contacting the McAfee Online Support Center. How can I assist you today? Jombo Hutton: What is the I that I am? Jombo Hutton: Hello? About my problem? Darrel Doug: Jombo, could you please elaborate your issue? Jombo Hutton: I'm having lots of trouble with software. Darrel Doug: Jombo, are you getting any error message? Jombo Hutton: It says "link not found in DLL" Darrel Doug: Jombo, may I know the exact error message you are getting? Jombo Hutton: The exact error message is "link not found in DLL" Darrel Doug: When exactly does this error occur? Jombo Hutton: During processing Darrel Doug: When did this error start happening? Jombo Hutton: I think it just downloaded a virus on me! What do you think of that? Jombo Hutton: It started happening today! Jombo Hutton: Please fix it! Darrel Doug: Please tell me if you see a red square with white "M" or a blue shield with a red "V" near the system clock which is at the bottom-right corner of the screen? Jombo Hutton: Mhm Jombo Hutton: Is Darrel Doug really your name? Jombo Hutton: Hello? Darrel Doug: Yes Jombo. Darrel Doug: Using your mouse, please right click on the Red "M" icon located on the bottom of the screen by the clock, and go up to "VirusScan". Then select 'about' from the menu that slides out. What version is listed at the top next to the OK button? Also, what
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... and I decided to take a little revenge for ya, as I satisfied my own curiosity. I can't decide for sure whether it's real or Memorex; I think it's a big fake, but some things bother me, like the occasional misspelling. Here's a transcript: You are currently at position number 12 in the queue. An agent will be with you shortly. ... You have been connected to Darrel Doug. Darrel Doug: Jombo, thank you for contacting the McAfee Online Support Center. How can I assist you today? Jombo Hutton: What is the I that I am? Jombo Hutton: Hello? About my problem? Darrel Doug: Jombo, could you please elaborate your issue? Jombo Hutton: I'm having lots of trouble with software. Darrel Doug: Jombo, are you getting any error message? Jombo Hutton: It says "link not found in DLL" Darrel Doug: Jombo, may I know the exact error message you are getting? Jombo Hutton: The exact error message is "link not found in DLL" Darrel Doug: When exactly does this error occur? Jombo Hutton: During processing Darrel Doug: When did this error start happening? Jombo Hutton: I think it just downloaded a virus on me! What do you think of that? Jombo Hutton: It started happening today! Jombo Hutton: Please fix it! Darrel Doug: Please tell me if you see a red square with white "M" or a blue shield with a red "V" near the system clock which is at the bottom-right corner of the screen? Jombo Hutton: Mhm Jombo Hutton: Is Darrel Doug really your name? Jombo Hutton: Hello? Darrel Doug: Yes Jombo. Darrel Doug: Using your mouse, please right click on the Red "M" icon located on the bottom of the screen by the clock, and go up to "VirusScan". Then select 'about' from the menu that slides out. What version is listed at the top next to the OK button? Also, what
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:laugh: :laugh: That's what I was thinking. If indeed it was a real person, he must have been pretty annoyed. :rolleyes: If it wasn't a real person, then they've done a pretty good job with their chatbot.
**"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." -- Confucius
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When did you first feel afraid of your childhood? -- The moment of terror is the beginning of life.
Let's not change subject: we are not talking about boobies now, right? Trying to make bits uncopyable is like trying to make water not wet. -- Bruce Schneier By the way, dog_spawn isn't a nickname - it is my name with an underscore instead of a space. -- dog_spawn
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Let's not change subject: we are not talking about boobies now, right? Trying to make bits uncopyable is like trying to make water not wet. -- Bruce Schneier By the way, dog_spawn isn't a nickname - it is my name with an underscore instead of a space. -- dog_spawn
What were you talking about with Eliza? :rolleyes: -- The moment of terror is the beginning of life.