Re: The Strangest Things In My Mailbox!

2001-07-26 Thread Myles Green
On Thu, 26 Jul 2001 02:37:20 -0600 Kurt Wall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, Jul 26, 2001 at 12:26:25AM -0600, Myles Green wrote: [snippage] in fact, it was one of their dial-up help-desk people who first turned me on to linux way back when - right after i said 'what do you mean

Re: The Strangest Things In My Mailbox!

2001-07-25 Thread burns
Shawn Tayler wrote: command. Didn't save one for the zoo, so I'm looking for Sircam if it shows up I have a copy if you feel compelled to add to your zoo. Normal restrictions and provisos apply, if you want me to send you a copy. -- burns

Re: The Strangest Things In My Mailbox!

2001-07-25 Thread Shawn Tayler
Wow, I have yet to receive a single copy, other than the ones emailed, thank you gentlemen. I must hang out in the wrong crowd stayler On Wed, 25 Jul 2001 17:23:40 -0600, Andrew Mathews wrote: Ditto here. I'm on my fifth copy now. -- Andrew Mathews

Re: The Strangest Things In My Mailbox!

2001-07-25 Thread Myles Green
On Wed, 25 Jul 2001 19:42:28 -0700 (PST) Shawn Tayler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Wow, I have yet to receive a single copy, other than the ones emailed, thank you gentlemen. I must hang out in the wrong crowd same here I guess... either that or I've harped at my win32 using friends

Re: The Strangest Things In My Mailbox!

2001-07-25 Thread dep
On Thursday 26 July 2001 01:11 am, Myles Green wrote: | On Wed, 25 Jul 2001 19:42:28 -0700 (PST) | | Shawn Tayler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: | Wow, | | I have yet to receive a single copy, other than the ones emailed, | thank | you gentlemen. I must hang out in the wrong crowd | | same

Re: The Strangest Things In My Mailbox!

2001-07-25 Thread Myles Green
On Thu, 26 Jul 2001 01:17:43 -0400 dep [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: or you have a clue-enabled isp who knows his way around filters. i've ok, that sounds more like it ;) gotten scads of 'em on the earthlink account, but nothing on any of the others. which is about what i would have expected

Re: The Strangest Things In My Mailbox!

2001-07-24 Thread Mike Andrew
On Tuesday 24 July 2001 16:56, dep wrote: On Tuesday 24 July 2001 12:30 am, burns wrote: | I received the following gem in my mailbox. If anyone wants to see ditto here. fortunately? I was monitoring what dep said some days back, was it dep? who mentioned mail asking for your help and

Re: The Strangest Things In My Mailbox!

2001-07-24 Thread Stew Benedict
Got two of those here myself, addressed to my sourceforge account. Luckily perhaps, pine doesn't even want to extract the attachment to save it ;^) The return address was the same each time, but the attachment differed: 2000-04.doc.com 2000-04.doc.lnk Received: from mail.fm99.lt

Re: The Strangest Things In My Mailbox!

2001-07-24 Thread Shawn Tayler
On Tue, 24 Jul 2001 06:12:54 -0700 (PST), Shawn Tayler wrote: The subject line and attachment names are randomized, some what, by the bug, before sending. Also the pley to address is probably not any good, one or more characters are usually altered so the victim doesn't Sorry guys. The Typos

Re: The Strangest Things In My Mailbox!

2001-07-24 Thread rickf
Shawn Tayler wrote: On Tue, 24 Jul 2001 06:00:32 -0400 (EDT), Stew Benedict wrote: Luckily perhaps, pine doesn't even want to extract the attachment to save it ;^) The return address was the same each time, but the attachment differed: 2000-04.doc.com 2000-04.doc.lnk The subject

Re: The Strangest Things In My Mailbox!

2001-07-24 Thread dep
On Tuesday 24 July 2001 09:12 am, Shawn Tayler wrote: | The subject line and attachment names are randomized, some what, by | the bug, before sending. Also the pley to address is probably not | any good, one or more characters are usually altered so the victim | doesn't find out about the

Re: The Strangest Things In My Mailbox!

2001-07-24 Thread Auyeung at Technet
I got the same mail. The .pif file extension indicates that it is an executable file for the windows system. Most of the currently spreading viruses belong to this category. -- I believe that it is some kind of trojen. :-) Auyeung - Original Message - From: burns [EMAIL PROTECTED] I

Re: The Strangest Things In My Mailbox!

2001-07-24 Thread Auyeung at Technet
PcCillin filtered it out right away. Auyeung - Original Message - Seems McAfees AV software isn't real good at catching the damned things while downloading. It only caught it after the requisite 20 files, 21 with the original file, was attempted to be accessed on the reboot, sets

Re: The Strangest Things In My Mailbox!

2001-07-24 Thread Auyeung at Technet
The default install of OE has the preview function turned on. Attachments with scripts extension ( visual basic, java, etc ) would be executed right away if the message is displayed in the preview pane. That's why there are so many victims. - Original Message - From: Stuart

Re: The Strangest Things In My Mailbox!

2001-07-24 Thread Ronnie Gauthier
For those who use OE. Go to IE andToolsInternet OptionsSecurityCustom Level. Disable all scripting and you will be safe from BBV(billy based viri). Oh yea, DONT open attachments. Ronnie On Tuesday 24 July 2001 21:09, you wrote: The default install of OE has the preview function turned

The Strangest Things In My Mailbox!

2001-07-23 Thread burns
I received the following gem in my mailbox. If anyone wants to see and dissect the attachment, I will send it to them (offlist) under the explicit understanding that: a) It most certainly contains something nasty (for windows systems at least); and b) That they will properly quarantine and

Re: The Strangest Things In My Mailbox!

2001-07-23 Thread dep
On Tuesday 24 July 2001 12:30 am, burns wrote: | I received the following gem in my mailbox. If anyone wants to see | and dissect the attachment, I will send it to them (offlist) under | the explicit understanding that: it's the latest outlook express virus. about which i shall say more on