Re: CSvirus reaction

2004-08-11 Thread j rigby
At 01:24 PM 11/08/04, you wrote: Last Apple class I attended about 50% of were former PC people who were tired of the worm, virus, crash events and expenses of the PC world. Oh well... Christine Well, as they say the Apple computer Company is the last recourse for the terminally inept.

Re: CSvirus reaction

2004-08-11 Thread j rigby
At 03:15 PM 11/08/04, Christine wrote: As one CEO of a major US car manufacturer said (sorry forgot the co.) if they produced cars that had to be renewed every year, and the last program/car was out dated the consumer public would rebel. Hi Christine folks, But that is EXACTLY what they do!

Re: CSvirus reaction

2004-08-11 Thread j rigby
At 03:15 PM 11/08/04, Christine wrote: As one CEO of a major US car manufacturer said (sorry forgot the co.) if they produced cars that had to be renewed every year, and the last program/car was out dated the consumer public would rebel. Hi Christine folks, But that is EXACTLY what they do!

Re: CSvirus reaction

2004-08-11 Thread Garnet
Knoppix is a Linux OS that can be booted from a CD, without removing MS Windows from your machine. It helps people figure out if Linux OS are for them. Fedora Core One (formerly Red Hat) is a good one to install when you are convinced. No need to buy a Mac. Garnet In a world without fences, who

Re: CSvirus reaction

2004-08-11 Thread Dan Nave
Someone asked me, Are you computer savvy? I had to think for a moment and answered, Yes. I have a son who went thru college where he majored in computer science. Now if I have a problem, I just call him. So, yes, I am computer savvy... ;-)) Re: CSvirus reaction From: Christine

Re: CSvirus reaction

2004-08-10 Thread Mike Monett
Re: CSvirus reaction From: Jonathan B. Britten Date: Mon, 9 Aug 2004 22:18:58 Mike, Thanks for the helpful suggestions, especially about the throw-away e-mail addresses. You're welcome. I hope the information is helpful:) Baffling that someone using the list would

Re: CSvirus reaction

2004-08-10 Thread David Bearrow
I don't think it is a diabolical person who is on the list that is attacking the list maliciously. Most of the bad emails have been infected with various worms. These worms were cleverly written to not only harvest email addresses from its victim but it also harvests the emails themselves and

Re: CSvirus reaction

2004-08-10 Thread Ode Coyote
If you use Outlook, it'll taylor make it's own viral attachments, send them to everyone you know and not tell you it did. ode At 01:53 PM 8/10/2004 +0900, you wrote: Mike, Thanks for the helpful suggestions, especially about the throw-away e-mail addresses. Baffling that someone using the

Re: CSvirus reaction

2004-08-10 Thread Mike Monett
Re: CSvirus reaction From: David Bearrow Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2004 05:17:50 I don't think it is a diabolical person who is on the list that is attacking the list maliciously. Most of the bad emails have been infected with various worms. These worms were cleverly written to not only

Re: CSvirus reaction

2004-08-10 Thread j rigby
At 02:53 PM 10/08/04, you wrote: I am glad to hear, though, that my observations seem to correspond to the reality. One doesn't want to find oneself becoming unduly paranoid, though a bit of paranoia may have some survival value these days. . . Hi Jonathon folks, Actually, there isn't

Re: CSvirus reaction

2004-08-10 Thread j rigby
At 10:57 PM 10/08/04, you wrote: I tried to send several emails to the sender's address. They were all different, and they all bounced. It is true a worm could fake an address, but in order to create the most havoc, they generally leave the address valid so people would blame an

Re: CSvirus reaction

2004-08-10 Thread Christine Carleton
Last Apple class I attended about 50% of were former PC people who were tired of the worm, virus, crash events and expenses of the PC world. Oh well... Christine From: Mike Monett 5ay1wk...@sneakemail.com Re: CSvirus reaction From: David Bearrow Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2004 05:17:50 I don't

CSvirus reaction

2004-08-10 Thread oldgl...@bigcountry.net
Aha! Maybe the Apple company is spreading these viruses so they will sell more Macs? :) Jean Baugh * Last Apple class I attended about 50% of were former PC people who were tired of the worm, virus, crash events and expenses of the PC world. Oh well... Christine -- The

Re: CSvirus reaction

2004-08-10 Thread Jonathan B. Britten
David, Perhaps you are right. If so, the spam software is very sophisticated and mimics a human awareness of the recipient's interests. JBB On Tuesday, Aug 10, 2004, at 21:13 Asia/Tokyo, David Bearrow wrote: I don't think it is a diabolical person who is on the list that is attacking

Re: CSvirus reaction

2004-08-10 Thread Christine Carleton
If so, as the Universe brings balance, thus you would expect to see the iPod be the disaster of the century, and the stocks collapsing for their underhanded 'poker playing' in the computer world. It's not happening. Thus on the other hand, one may question why there are so many viruses? Perhaps

CSvirus reaction

2004-08-09 Thread j rigby
Hello Silver people, I've copied this special email I sent to my private list this morning, because I realised that it is a quick lesson in Internet survival tactics for 99% of people blissfully wandering around out in the Cyberbog. Please feel free to pass it on to others. In fact, please

Re: CSvirus reaction

2004-08-09 Thread Jonathan B. Britten
I recently received an interesting e-mail with and attachment. The content of the message suggested to me the sender had some ideas about my research interests, including flax oil, which I have discussed nowhere but this list. I was interested by the message, read it several times,

Re: CSvirus reaction

2004-08-09 Thread Mike Monett
Re: CSvirus reaction From: Jonathan B. Britten Date: Mon, 9 Aug 2004 19:56:53 I recently received an interesting e-mail with an attachment. The content of the message suggested to me the sender had some ideas about my research interests, including flax oil, which I have

Re: CSvirus reaction

2004-08-09 Thread Jonathan B. Britten
Mike, Thanks for the helpful suggestions, especially about the throw-away e-mail addresses. Baffling that someone using the list would be motivated to tailor-make infected messages, as several of us have evidently received. I am glad to hear, though, that my observations seem to