Bugbear virus and LEM lists
A former member of the PCI PowerMacs list was alerted to the presence of a virus on a message purportedly sent from pci-powermacs. He emailed the following: This morning I received an email (apparantly) from [EMAIL PROTECTED] Our virus scanning software, carefully updated by our professional paranoids, alerted me to the fact that it contained a bugbear a virus in an attachment (filename cotter.dat.scr) The email message itself seems real enough, until you look at the dates; look at the bottom of this mail. A little research on the bugbear virus turns up the following: 1. It installs itself in the Startup folder of any version of Windows later than 3.1. 2. It attempts to use any SMTP (email sending) resources on the infected computer to create mass mailings. 3. It attempts to install itself on other computers on the network. 4. It attempts to create a backdoor on the infected computer that the worm's creator could use to access the computer in the future. 5. It will send emails from safe looking bogus email addresses (such as [EMAIL PROTECTED] instead of @maclaunch.com) to addresses it finds. It also seems to quote part of an email from that user ID to make the message look more authentic. You may be tipped off by a strange date, an unusual return address, or your virus checker going off (Windows users should always run virus checking -- users with other operating systems cannot be infected by this and most other viruses). These messages are not from our lists or our server; the bugbear worm can only be propagated by Windows computers. However, at first glance they may appear to come from us, so Windows users should be careful when checking list messages. And we can all wonder when Microsoft is going to get serious about secure computing. The level of insecurity that gave birth to tens of thousands of worms and viruses in simply unacceptable, yet over 90% of all computer users take it in stride as something normal they have to deal with. Thank goodness we only use Macs for production and *nix servers for our site and mailing lists. -- Dan Knight, president, Cobweb Publishing, Inc. http://cobwebpublishing.com http://lowendmac.com http://digital-views.com http://digigraphica.com http://lowendpc.com http://reformed.net In a world without walls or fences, who needs windows or gates? -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html Vintage Macs list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml The FAQ:http://macfaq.org/ -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: Anybody know the schematic to build local talk cables
Heh. Not all? Try *most* :) I'm amazed at the number of jacks I see with only two wires in 'em. thats what hapens when standards get changes around Shipping to Canada is *not* that expensive, and people literally *give away* LocalTalk and PhoneNet stuff on Swaplist quite often. I suggest you beg ;) eventually I'll probably find some. no shipping is not expensive but Canada Customs are bastards. -- []-[]-[] |[]-[]-[] | RedNight+- -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html Vintage Macs list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml The FAQ:http://macfaq.org/ -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: Anybody know the schematic to build local talk cables
At 12:37 PM 10/03/2003 -0500, you wrote: RedNight wrote: eventually I'll probably find some. no shipping is not expensive but Canada Customs are bastards. Yeah, they screw the few good Canadians and let the terrorists pass through. Time to vote someone out of office. Unfortunately they think anything computer related is expensive and thus tax the crap out of it. They don't seem to pull this crap when you order stuff from Europe, but then it's expensive as hell to ship the stuff. Last time I got a free Commodore power supply from the US it ended up costing me 50bucks. -- []-[]-[] |[]-[]-[] | RedNight+- -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html Vintage Macs list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml The FAQ:http://macfaq.org/ -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: This is my end... for now...
i'm sorry to see you go, peace m~ Mark Benson wrote: I'm afraid that the recent weeks on LEM have been fairly harrowing for me personally. I have more or less discovered that my heart is no longer in it and my mindset is no longer correct. Therefore I feel I have no option, in order to relieve me from what has become a wretched task of filtering out and marking 'read' all the LEM List mail i get without so much as reading it. I am resigning from my post as the List Nanny of Vintage Macs, and leaving all the lists except Mac-UK. I have made some great friends through the years on LEM, but also seem to have made a few most unsavory enemies. For everyone's information this stand-down does not indicate anything about my intents or loyalties, I'm simply depressed with the way things have got on the lists and don't want the stress or hassle. I hope to god the relevant folks around here come to to their senses (however needs to) and sort out the mess once and for all. I might return one day, when i don't have an answer to a question, but in the mean time I'm gone. I'll still be around on the scene, and indeed will continue to work on a new site for 68k Mac ppl. As they say, if you need me, you know where I am. I thank those that have stood with me for the journey for their friendship and trust and I hope I can keep in touch with most of you. As for those who caused trouble or made my and other people's life hard, I hope your happy. Remember the old quote Steve Jobs took from Dylan at the 1984 shareholders meeting, it's become a bit of a guide to my life: Come writers and critics Who prophesize with your pen And keep your eyes wide The chance won't come again And don't speak too soon For the wheel's still in spin And there's no tellin' who That it's namin'. For the loser now Will be later to win For the times they are a-changin' Goodbye. Stay well, and god-speed. Special-Shutdown. Goodbye. -- iriXx www.iriXx.org _ ( ) ascii ribbon against html email X / \cat /dev/sda1 /dev/dsp *** stopping make sense *** -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html Vintage Macs list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml The FAQ:http://macfaq.org/ -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: This is my end... for now...
on 3/10/03 3:20 PM, iriXx at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i'm sorry to see you go, peace m~ Me 2. -- All the best, R.A. Cantrell [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html Vintage Macs list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml The FAQ:http://macfaq.org/ -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: Anybody know the schematic to build local talk cables
At 11:16 -0700 on 10/03/03, RedNight wrote: At 12:37 PM 10/03/2003 -0500, you wrote: RedNight wrote: eventually I'll probably find some. no shipping is not expensive but Canada Customs are bastards. Yeah, they screw the few good Canadians and let the terrorists pass through. Time to vote someone out of office. Unfortunately they think anything computer related is expensive and thus tax the crap out of it. They don't seem to pull this crap when you order stuff from Europe, but then it's expensive as hell to ship the stuff. Last time I got a free Commodore power supply from the US it ended up costing me 50bucks. Someone wanna 'splain how the that's legal? If you don't pay anything for it, how are they allowed to tax it? -- the pickle FAQ http://macfaq.org/index.shtml _ -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html Vintage Macs list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml The FAQ:http://macfaq.org/ -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Customs charges (Was: Anybody know the schematic...)
On Monday, March 10, 2003, at 08:30 PM, RedNight [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Unfortunately they think anything computer related is expensive and thus tax the crap out of it. They don't seem to pull this crap when you order stuff from Europe, but then it's expensive as hell to ship the stuff. Last time I got a free Commodore power supply from the US it ended up costing me 50bucks. I don't know how Canada is different from the UK but the UK customs service can hurt too. It appears to be pretty random with my purchases as to whether I am charged VAT (purchase tax) on goods from the US or Canada. One week a parcel with a declared value of $150 US is delivered without a VAT claim; next week the postman knocks in the morning to ask for duty on a $30 US purchase, which adds roughly $10 US for customs handling and $5 US for VAT. Overall, I think it works out that I am charged about 40% of the time for imports but value does not appear to be a determining factor. Surface shipped goods are inspected but I never seem to get charged; air mail goods are never opened but I always end up paying. Phil -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html Vintage Macs list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml The FAQ:http://macfaq.org/ -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: Anybody know the schematic to build local talk cables
--- RedNight [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Heh. Not all? Try *most* :) I'm amazed at the number of jacks I see with only two wires in 'em. thats what hapens when standards get changes around Yes, annoying, isn't it? Microsoft has decided to change yet another standard to how they want. Starting with Win2K MS decided that all media with a sub 32 megabyte formatted size would be done as FAT12 with a 512 byte block size. Jolly fun, eh? Especially when the various .orgs that establish standards for SmartMedia, Memory Stick, Compact Flash, MultiMedia Card, Secure Digital, etc decided that the rule would be FAT16 for the smallest media up to at least 512 meg. Fortunately for Windows users, WinMe respects the proper standards for smaller media. (About the only thing WinMe is good for.) How this relates to Macintosh is that the Classic Mac OS and System can only work with FAT12 on PC formatted 720K and 1.44M floppy disks, as far as I've been able to tell in my limited testing. If I had a 20 to 40 meg SCSI hard drive and an old 8088 PC with a SCSI controller I'd load up DOS 2.1 and format it with ye olde FAT12 then see if any of my Macs can mount it. = Why do Zik-Zak Burgers come in plastic packs? Some of the plastic rubs off on them and increases their nutritional value! Max Headroom __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Web Hosting - establish your business online http://webhosting.yahoo.com -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html Vintage Macs list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml The FAQ:http://macfaq.org/ -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: Anybody know the schematic to build local talk cables
Someone wanna 'splain how the that's legal? If you don't pay anything for it, how are they allowed to tax it of the several things I have ordered/receieved from the US one so far has had the customs forms filled out correctly. They generally stick you with a handling fee on top of it as well. -- []-[]-[] |[]-[]-[] | RedNight+- -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html Vintage Macs list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml The FAQ:http://macfaq.org/ -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: Customs charges (Was: Anybody know the schematic...)
I don't know how Canada is different from the UK but the UK customs service can hurt too. It appears to be pretty random with my purchases as to whether I am charged VAT (purchase tax) on goods from the US or Canada. One week a parcel with a declared value of $150 US is delivered without a VAT claim; next week the postman knocks in the morning to ask for duty on a $30 US purchase, which adds roughly $10 US for customs handling and $5 US for VAT. Overall, I think it works out that I am charged about 40% of the time for imports but value does not appear to be a determining factor. Surface shipped goods are inspected but I never seem to get charged; air mail goods are never opened but I always end up paying. It's the same here, except Canada calls VAT GST. The case I was dealing with the person who sent the item to me filled out teh customs form as Computer stuff did not check it as a gift. I paid the shipping for the item about 10 bucks, then approx 10 bucks for handling, then 8% GST on there assumed value. Now I could gripe about the assumed value, but then it will go immediately to the aging centre where I will now have to wait till Christmas for them decide a more appropriate value for the item. They don't seem to tag you so hard on stuff from Europe, especially the UK. Stuff from the states is always the worst. Out of everything I have ordered/received from the I've gotten like one thing with the customs form filled out correctly. Then to add fire to fire, ever since 11 of Sept. the customs people have gone from nailing you around 40% of the time to nailing you about 70% of the time. I've gotten to the point where I just avoid getting anything from the US unless I have no other choice. -- []-[]-[] |[]-[]-[] | RedNight+- -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html Vintage Macs list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml The FAQ:http://macfaq.org/ -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Import duties. Re: Anybody know the schematic to build local talk cables
--- the pickle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Someone wanna 'splain how the that's legal? If you don't pay anything for it, how are they allowed to tax it? A value is assessed then the customs department levies an import duty on it, unless the item was produced in the country you're importing it to. Many european and other countries impose a 100% duty on imported electronic devices or computers, some also apply it even to parts or sub-assemblies. Until 1992, Brazil had a total ban on computer imports. (And apple's stupid mis-handling of the situation lost them a huge market in Brazil, post 1992.) = Why do Zik-Zak Burgers come in plastic packs? Some of the plastic rubs off on them and increases their nutritional value! Max Headroom __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more http://taxes.yahoo.com/ -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html Vintage Macs list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml The FAQ:http://macfaq.org/ -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: This is my end... for now...
--- Willy Ahearn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- R. A. Cantrell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: on 3/10/03 3:20 PM, iriXx at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i'm sorry to see you go, peace m~ Me 2. Me 3 Me 1,024 ;) = Why do Zik-Zak Burgers come in plastic packs? Some of the plastic rubs off on them and increases their nutritional value! Max Headroom __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Web Hosting - establish your business online http://webhosting.yahoo.com -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html Vintage Macs list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml The FAQ:http://macfaq.org/ -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
