RE: [ql-users] Virus

2002-02-05 Thread Norman Dunbar
Malcolm wrote : So look out for anything with .com or .exe in the file name. As I get involved in the virus protection of our installation from time to time, here is a partial list of the file extensions we block to avoid virusses : exe, com, scr, vbs, pif, html, htm, drv, 386, doc, xls, xlt,

RE: [ql-users] Newer Page version (with a little something for Nasta too ;-) plus BMP2SCR-Windows

2002-02-05 Thread Norman Dunbar
Phoebus wrote : I am looking someone with a good heart (;- ) to help me make a assembly version on the QL :-) Haven't you been following the series in QL Toady then - you should be able to do it yourself by now :o) Norman. - Norman Dunbar

RE: [ql-users] Talking of web sites .....

2002-02-05 Thread Norman Dunbar
Per wrote : To hell with the colours/format/tables etc Its just great! ;) Still some way to go before it is complete, but you can hardly do all that on your own... blush A rave review - thanks ! Norman. - Norman Dunbar Database/Unix administrator Lynx

Re: [ql-users] Virus

2002-02-05 Thread Richard Zidlicky
On Mon, Feb 04, 2002 at 07:27:56PM +, Malcolm Cadman wrote: One of the superb features is mail routing - which creates a newsgroup like tree based folder for groups such as this. Yes, the tree listing of emails in a newsgroup is amazing to watch ! interesting to read that basic MUA

Re: [ql-users] BMP2SCR-WIN Add.

2002-02-05 Thread Richard Zidlicky
On Fri, Feb 01, 2002 at 03:35:10PM -0500, Phoebus R. Dokos wrote: At 08:12 ìì 1/2/2002 +, you wrote: In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Phoebus R. Dokos [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes Just to add a little something to my previous announcement, The next version will have also support for RLL

Re: [ql-users] Virus

2002-02-05 Thread Tony Firshman
On Tue, 5 Feb 2002 at 08:20:40, Norman Dunbar wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) Malcolm wrote : So look out for anything with .com or .exe in the file name. As I get involved in the virus protection of our installation from time to time, here is a partial list of the file extensions we block

Re: [ql-users] Euro character

2002-02-05 Thread Phoebus R. Dokos
At 06:22 ðì 5/2/2002 -0500, you wrote: Hi I have installed the 8 fonts which have the euro symbol for Proforma (Prowess) and have tested and they work. Bravo Phoebus (I think), download from http://www.redoak.net/QL/proforma.html Thank you Ian :-) There is a slight side-effect that was

RE: [ql-users] Virus

2002-02-05 Thread wlenerz
On 5 Feb 2002, at 8:23, Norman Dunbar wrote: Geoff wrote : I noticed when defragging my hard disk. I got a message that defragging was being restarted because the disk contents had changed. That could only be a virus! To get this discussion on topic again, what about a defragger for

Re: [ql-users] Euro character

2002-02-05 Thread Phoebus R. Dokos
At 02:58 ìì 1/2/2002 +0100, you wrote: On 5 Feb 2002, at 8:33, Phoebus R. Dokos wrote: There is a slight side-effect that was reported by Wolfgang (BTW Wolfgang did the fix I proposed work?) At 1024*768 resolution for certain sizes (usually even sizes) the baselines go for a walk (!)

Re: [ql-users] Euro character

2002-02-05 Thread Michael Grunditz
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED] you wrote: At 02:58 ìì 1/2/2002 +0100, you wrote: On 5 Feb 2002, at 8:33, Phoebus R. Dokos wrote: There is a slight side-effect that was reported by Wolfgang (BTW Wolfgang did the fix I proposed work?) At 1024*768 resolution for certain sizes (usually

[ql-users] Yet another update.

2002-02-05 Thread Norman Dunbar
It's been updated again :o) Latest additions are : More trap 1 stuff and examples, common and user heaps explained, etc. http://www.bountiful.demon.co.uk/qdos/index.html. Regards, Norman. - Norman Dunbar Database/Unix administrator Lynx Financial Systems

Re: [ql-users] Newer Page version (with a little something for Nasta too ;-) plus BMP2SCR-Windows

2002-02-05 Thread Dilwyn Jones
P.S. Beg, steal, kill or otherwise do whatever you HAVE TO, in order to get the most useful system resident extension I've seen in the last 10 years... CD is its name and it kicks butt! You need to bug Malcolm Lear to get this (Man! this guy is good!) For those masochistic enough to know about

Re: [ql-users] Virus

2002-02-05 Thread Bill Waugh
Norman Dunbar wrote: Tony, I tried to configure it, but it didn't like me much ! I got the Flo Flo thing but deleted it, AFAICR there was no attachment with it although I think there was reference to one. I recently upgraded this PC and thought about using Outlook 2000, I tried it but

Re: [ql-users] Virus

2002-02-05 Thread John Hitchcock
I said - 1. The latest Internet Explorer (v6.0) [incorporating Outlook Express] has more inherent security than previous versions. Roy said - Wrong - read the Register (www.theregister.co.uk) it has more holes that a Swiss cheese. I did - Security update download (2.27Mb!) I say - Thanks Roy

Re: [ql-users] Virus

2002-02-05 Thread Phoebus R. Dokos
At 08:52 ìì 5/2/2002 +, you wrote: I said - 1. The latest Internet Explorer (v6.0) [incorporating Outlook Express] has more inherent security than previous versions. Roy said - Wrong - read the Register (www.theregister.co.uk) it has more holes that a Swiss cheese. I did - Security

Re: [ql-users] Virus

2002-02-05 Thread Geoff Wicks
- Original Message - From: Malcolm Cadman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [ql-users] Virus By the way what version of Windows are you using, as I suspect it is aimed at the most recent versions ? 98 - it came with the computer and I see no need to upgrade (yet). I still like to

[ql-users] More Qwirc

2002-02-05 Thread P Witte
The QPC version of my QL Winchester Information and Rename Console, Qwirc, is now available at Dilwyn Jones' Other Software page http://www.soft.net.uk/dj/software/other/other.html (Thanks Dilwyn!) and also on Marcel Kilgus' site http://www.kilgus.net/qpc/downloads.html (Thanks Marcel!) On the

Re: [ql-users] BMP2SCR-WIN Add.

2002-02-05 Thread Richard Zidlicky
On Tue, Feb 05, 2002 at 08:15:35AM -0500, Phoebus R. Dokos wrote: P.S. We also have one tug-of-war going on with them... I am trying to convince them to compile for m68k (Q40) Linux :-) I can compile it if I get the sources. Oh I know, but it's closed software and that is very very

Re: [ql-users] Virus

2002-02-05 Thread John Hitchcock
I did - Security update download (2.27Mb!) Phoebus said - And what exactly do you think that solved? I say - Visit the website yourself Phoebus, read the MS public acknowledgement of work done by non-MS analysts - it'll make you feel better. John in Wales

[ql-users] ms-users-and-smalltalk-list

2002-02-05 Thread Peter Graf
Hi folks, I find it absolutely OK to have some off-topic mails on this list now and then. But in the last weeks there has been a neverending *huge* flood of absolutely non QL-related traffic. PC's, Microsoft, the related software and the related viruses and the related problems will never end,

Re: [ql-users] Virus

2002-02-05 Thread Malcolm Cadman
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], Richard Zidlicky [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes On Mon, Feb 04, 2002 at 07:27:56PM +, Malcolm Cadman wrote: One of the superb features is mail routing - which creates a newsgroup like tree based folder for groups such as this. Yes, the tree listing of emails in a

Re: [ql-users] Virus

2002-02-05 Thread Malcolm Cadman
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED] uk, Norman Dunbar [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes Malcolm wrote : So look out for anything with .com or .exe in the file name. As I get involved in the virus protection of our installation from time to time, here is a partial list of the file extensions we block to avoid

Re: [ql-users] Launch of new web site

2002-02-05 Thread Malcolm Cadman
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], Marcel Kilgus [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes Malcolm Cadman wrote: Why does everybody get viruses except me? This is really unfair! Now ... now :-) ... be careful ... there are some clever originators around, yet, fortuneately the common ones are relatively trivial.

Re: [ql-users] Surplus QL ED drives

2002-02-05 Thread Malcolm Cadman
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], ZN [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes On 2/4/02 at 7:38 PM Malcolm Cadman wrote: My efforts have been thwarted by an unlikely problem: now that I am using a CF card instead of a 'ral' hard drive, the QL's power consumption is too small - in particular, it uses next to no

Re: [ql-users] Surplus QL ED drives

2002-02-05 Thread Malcolm Cadman
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], ZN [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes On 2/5/02 at 1:02 AM Roy Wood wrote: Well, yes, there's just one problem: they are from IBM and have NO jumpers. It still may be possible to get them to work on a GC/SGC, I'm looking into it. Just use a twist in the cable to change

Re: [ql-users] ms-users-and-smalltalk-list

2002-02-05 Thread Phoebus R. Dokos
At 10:41 ìì 5/2/2002 +0100, you wrote: Hi folks, I find it absolutely OK to have some off-topic mails on this list now and then. But in the last weeks there has been a neverending *huge* flood of absolutely non QL-related traffic. PC's, Microsoft, the related software and the related viruses

Re: [ql-users] ms-users-and-smalltalk-list

2002-02-05 Thread Malcolm Cadman
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], Peter Graf [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes Hi folks, I find it absolutely OK to have some off-topic mails on this list now and then. But in the last weeks there has been a neverending *huge* flood of absolutely non QL-related traffic. PC's, Microsoft, the related software

Re: [ql-users] Virus

2002-02-05 Thread Malcolm Cadman
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], Geoff Wicks [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes - Original Message - From: Malcolm Cadman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [ql-users] Virus By the way what version of Windows are you using, as I suspect it is aimed at the most recent versions ? 98 - it came with

[ql-users] DJ Website updates

2002-02-05 Thread Dilwyn Jones
I have tonight made the following changes to my QL website: 1) Turbo Toolkit is now version 3.32, which features improvements to CHARGE and COMMAND_LINE plus a new BASIC_ADR extension. 2) Malcolm Lear's CD (Change Directory) and redefined EDIT command, allowing EDIT 'name' so that EDIT can call

Re: [ql-users] ms-users-and-smalltalk-list

2002-02-05 Thread Tony Firshman
On Tue, 5 Feb 2002 at 22:41:31, Peter Graf wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) Hi folks, I find it absolutely OK to have some off-topic mails on this list now and then. But in the last weeks there has been a neverending *huge* flood of absolutely non QL-related traffic. PC's, Microsoft, the

Re: [ql-users] ms-users-and-smalltalk-list

2002-02-05 Thread Dave
On Tue, 5 Feb 2002, Tony Firshman wrote: If the virus has come via the list, then I think it _is_ on topic, and the information is interesting. Not only that, it serves as a reminder of why QLs are so great. No viruses! BTW: I'm still QL-less... Scary huh? Dave ql.spodmail.com

Re: [ql-users] Virus

2002-02-05 Thread Roy Wood
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Malcolm Cadman [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], Richard Zidlicky [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes On Mon, Feb 04, 2002 at 07:27:56PM +, Malcolm Cadman wrote: One of the superb features is mail routing - which creates a newsgroup like tree based