[scots-l] I've got the virus too - perhaps I can help.
Received: from [80.40.54.48] (helo=aol.com) by mk-smarthost-1.mail.uk.tiscali.com with smtp (Exim 4.10) id 181b7z-00046Y-00 for [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Wed, 16 Oct 2002 00:29:33 +0100 From: thelanes [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scots-l] Border Gaitherin - Coldstream 2002 - May 4-6th This is header of the email I received. I have the advantage of using an Acorn Risc PC, for which I do not think there have been any new viruses for quite a while. The Lanes - Janice and Phil, who I met on their visit to Scottish Borders in 2000 and the first Coldstream Gaitherin in May 2001, would be alarmed to think they have anything to do with the problem. I think this means that their PC must have the virus. They may be unaware of this nuisance that has happened to them. I do not know how to access the distrubution list of this mailing lsts so I cannot tell whether they are still on the list. The email address is the correct one for them - at least until a year ago - except that there is no leading underscore. On the other hand, could the list somehow have become affected? I have emailed them, to try and find out whether they have the virus or have taken any precautions. I can do this withour worry - one advantage of using one of the less common operating systems Philip -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music Culture List - To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
Re: [scots-l] I've got the virus too - perhaps I can help.
Philip Whittaker wrote: I have emailed them, to try and find out whether they have the virus or have taken any precautions. I can do this withour worry - one advantage of using one of the less common operating systems Philip Since this is likely the Bugbear worm, I too am unaffected as it only affects the Windows operating system. Don't assume that the virus comes from the indicated address - one of the hallmarks of Bugbear is that it randomly selects addresses from your address book or web cache to forge headers. Janice -- Tìr gun chànain, tìr gun anam. Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music Culture List - To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
Re: [scots-l] I've got the virus too - perhaps I can help.
Janice Chan wrote: Philip Whittaker wrote: I have emailed them, to try and find out whether they have the virus or have taken any precautions. I can do this withour worry - one advantage of using one of the less common operating systems Philip Since this is likely the Bugbear worm, I too am unaffected as it only affects the Windows operating system. Most viruses are inert on Linux Solaris as well. Ah the joys of existing in an environment free from the influence of Bill Gates his evil geniuses :-) Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music Culture List - To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
Re: [scots-l] I've got the virus too - perhaps I can help.
Jack Campin wrote: [Philip Whittaker wrote:] The Lanes - Janice and Phil, who I met on their visit to Scottish Borders in 2000 and the first Coldstream Gaitherin in May 2001, would be alarmed to think they have anything to do with the problem. I think this means that their PC must have the virus. They do NOT. Bugbear assembles a fake sender address by randomly combining a userid and sitename from the infected person's address book. The unfakeable information in that header is the sequence of Received: lines (well, some of them can be faked, but in this case it looks like you got something almost identical to my copy, where they were all for real). On another smaller mail list I'm on, we've had 2 attempted infections of Bugbear and in both cases the e-mails actually did come from who they said they did, although the domain info was forged. If nobody has, it would definitely be worth contacting thelanes at whatever their real e-mail address is and making sure their computer isn't infected. -Steve And following Nigel's practice, since there's no Scottish content in the above, here's a tune for my penance: X:5 T:Muschats Cairn C:James Porteous S:San Francisco Scottish Fiddlers Newsletter 02/02 Z:Steve Wyrick [EMAIL PROTECTED] 6/11/02 N:From The Skye Collection K:G M:4/4 GG,B, D2 B,D G2|GDG B2 DDCB,A,|GB,D G2 DG B2|CcAGF GG2 G,2:|! GGB d2 Bd g2|CdBAG DFADF|GGBd2 Bdg2|! CdAGF GG2G,2|GGBdg bgdB|CcaGBg DADFD|! GGDB,2 AmECA,2|DAFDF GG2 G,2||! -- Steve Wyrick - Concord, California Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music Culture List - To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
