Keith Keller <kkeller-usenet@wombat.san-francisco.ca.us> wrote:
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pgp trash troll delete

> On 2003-12-01, Dave <davespamtrap@onemail.at> wrote:
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> > The PS/2 connector is *not* designed to be hot-pluggable. There is a
> > 0.5-1.0% chance you will toast the logic lurking behind the port if you
> > yank and reattach a keyboard or mouse.

> Just as a reference point, many years ago I did fry the PS/2 port and
> the keyboard pulling the plug from a machine that was powered on.

Did you have pgp activated?

> Fortunately, the mobo was fine other than not being able to use a PS/2
> keyboard.

> OTOH, I've done many since then (never on an important box!) and haven't
> had problems. As always, YMMV.

We find that pgp can mess things up. But that's only one reason
why using pgp in a situation that does not call for it is a waste
of time and resources.

Those who have consideration for the usenet community do not use
pgp indiscriminately.

cordially, as always,

rm