Way OT - help desk [7:59946]

2002-12-29 Thread Jenny McLeod
I came across this on a completely non-IT mailing list. Thought some might be amused by it. An interesting tech support problem... The phone rings: tech support: "hello computer tech support " customer: "hello my computer was making a strange hissing noise last night and this morning when I turn

Re: Way OT - help desk [7:59946]

2002-12-29 Thread The Long and Winding Road
""Jenny McLeod"" wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > I came across this on a completely non-IT mailing list. Thought some might > be amused by it. > > An interesting tech support problem... > > The phone rings: tech support: "hello computer tech support " customer: > "

RE: Way OT - help desk [7:59946]

2002-12-30 Thread Priscilla Oppenheimer
I guess they shouldn't have been running the Simple Network Access Kerberos Emulation (SNAKE) protocol! :-) Priscilla Jenny McLeod wrote: > > I came across this on a completely non-IT mailing list. > Thought some might be amused by it. > > An interesting tech support problem... > > The phone

RE: Way OT - help desk [7:59946]

2002-12-30 Thread Ken Diliberto
Sorry to disappoint you, but I think they were running a MS SQL server and were hit by the SQL Snake. (A current virus/worm floating around). ;-) >>> "Priscilla Oppenheimer" 12/30/02 01:44PM >>> I guess they shouldn't have been running the Simple Network Access Kerberos Emulation (SNAKE) protoc