RE: [ql-users] Virus

2002-02-04 Thread Norman Dunbar
I have just signed up with Demon and got Turnpike 6 for my emails. It is ok, but my wife has problems with it. However, calypso, is excellent. Once installed, my wife was using it in seconds with no problems. It looks a bit like 'lookout' but doesn't have the mail work problems. Highly

Re: [ql-users] Virus

2002-02-04 Thread Tony Firshman
On Mon, 4 Feb 2002 at 08:21:38, Norman Dunbar wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) I have just signed up with Demon and got Turnpike 6 for my emails. It is ok, but my wife has problems with it. I can understand that. It has enormous config depth and is based on windows explorer - both of which

RE: [ql-users] Virus

2002-02-04 Thread Norman Dunbar
Tony, I tried to configure it, but it didn't like me much ! I got all the aliaes created and assigned rules to forward stuff to it, but you never knew when the damned thing would connect, or download or send. Seemed to have a mind of its own. Then when shutting down, it would try to connect

Re: [ql-users] One Less QL User

2002-02-04 Thread Darren . Branagh
I was very sad to hear of Frank's passing. I remember his kind words and offers of help where he could during the time I contributed to QL Club International, back in the days before I had an email account or a decent PC and my Trump Card QL had pride of place in my room. I used to wait with

RE: [ql-users] Virus

2002-02-04 Thread Phoebus R. Dokos
At 08:21 ðì 4/2/2002 +, you wrote: I have just signed up with Demon and got Turnpike 6 for my emails. It is ok, but my wife has problems with it. However, calypso, is excellent. Once installed, my wife was using it in seconds with no problems. It looks a bit like 'lookout' but doesn't have

RE: [ql-users] Virus

2002-02-04 Thread Norman Dunbar
Works like a dream on Win2k over here then, and Win98 ! And I followed the link, didn't get a surprise - what was I expecting ? Puzzled of Bradford. :o) - Norman Dunbar Database/Unix administrator Lynx Financial Systems Ltd. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel:

RE: [ql-users] Virus

2002-02-04 Thread Phoebus R. Dokos
At 03:01 ìì 4/2/2002 +, you wrote: Works like a dream on Win2k over here then, and Win98 ! And I followed the link, didn't get a surprise - what was I expecting ? Puzzled of Bradford. :o) Linux running Windows... rather cool don't you think? Phoebus -

RE: [ql-users] Virus

2002-02-04 Thread Norman Dunbar
I see, I thought it was something with your picture one, or similar. I do know about Lindows, but unfortunately, it is a bit (a lot) of vapourware at the moment. No-one has seen anything of the product, no downloads etc. WINE, on the other hand, is around and works - mostly. Example, some Linux

RE: [ql-users] Virus

2002-02-04 Thread Phoebus R. Dokos
At 03:14 ìì 4/2/2002 +, you wrote: I see, I thought it was something with your picture one, or similar. I do know about Lindows, but unfortunately, it is a bit (a lot) of vapourware at the moment. No-one has seen anything of the product, no downloads etc. WINE, on the other hand, is around

RE: [ql-users] Virus

2002-02-04 Thread Norman Dunbar
Send Linux Format magazine some details - they seem to think it doesn't exist ! - Norman Dunbar Database/Unix administrator Lynx Financial Systems Ltd. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: 0113 289 6265 Fax: 0113 289 3146 URL: http://www.Lynx-FS.com

RE: [ql-users] Virus

2002-02-04 Thread Phoebus R. Dokos
At 03:23 ìì 4/2/2002 +, you wrote: Send Linux Format magazine some details - they seem to think it doesn't exist ! They don't want to pay apparently ! I don't honestly think that it will be ready by until April that they say...but nonetheless it's worth an effort I think! Phoebus

Re: [ql-users] Virus

2002-02-04 Thread John Hitchcock
Re: Hi Geoff, the singular MOST important thing you need to do to get rid of worms of that kind is to get rid of Outlook you are using :-) You wouldn't have any trouble with Eudora for example :-) ... or Turnpike. This is Demon's mailer, but is generally usable for about £25 I think. It is

Re: [ql-users] Virus

2002-02-04 Thread Phoebus R. Dokos
At 03:54 ìì 4/2/2002 +, you wrote: Re: Hi Geoff, the singular MOST important thing you need to do to get rid of worms of that kind is to get rid of Outlook you are using :-) You wouldn't have any trouble with Eudora for example :-) ... or Turnpike. This is Demon's mailer, but is

[ql-users] Surplus QL ED drives

2002-02-04 Thread Phoebus R. Dokos
Hi all, PC Surplus online has a HUGE stock of Mitsubishi ED drives for $4.00 (Yes 4!) a piece Check it out here http://www.pcsurplusonline.com/cat.cfm?catid=3 Phoebus

Re: [ql-users] Surplus QL ED drives

2002-02-04 Thread ZN
On 2/4/02 at 12:26 PM Phoebus R. Dokos wrote: Hi all, PC Surplus online has a HUGE stock of Mitsubishi ED drives for $4.00 (Yes 4!) a piece Check it out here http://www.pcsurplusonline.com/cat.cfm?catid=3 Well, yes, there's just one problem: they are from IBM and have NO jumpers. It still may

Re: [ql-users] Surplus QL ED drives

2002-02-04 Thread Phoebus R. Dokos
At 12:33 ìì 4/2/2002 -0500, you wrote: On 2/4/02 at 12:26 PM Phoebus R. Dokos wrote: Hi all, PC Surplus online has a HUGE stock of Mitsubishi ED drives for $4.00 (Yes 4!) a piece Check it out here http://www.pcsurplusonline.com/cat.cfm?catid=3 Well, yes, there's just one problem: they

Re: [ql-users] Surplus QL ED drives

2002-02-04 Thread Robert Klein
PC Surplus online has a HUGE stock of Mitsubishi ED drives for $4.00 (Yes 4!) a piece Check it out here http://www.pcsurplusonline.com/cat.cfm?catid=3 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, Not

Re: [ql-users] Surplus QL ED drives

2002-02-04 Thread Dave
On Mon, 4 Feb 2002, ZN 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. I believe most IBM floppies have a 0 ohm link on the board, which if removed decides the 0/1 drive ID...

Re: [ql-users] Surplus QL ED drives

2002-02-04 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Do they have any disks too - the drives are no good while the disks are in short supply. -- Dilwyn Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.soft.net.uk/dj/index.html PC Surplus online has a HUGE stock of Mitsubishi ED drives for $4.00 (Yes 4!) a piece Check it out here

Re: [ql-users] Surplus QL ED drives

2002-02-04 Thread Dave
On Mon, 4 Feb 2002, Dilwyn Jones wrote: Do they have any disks too - the drives are no good while the disks are in short supply. They do work with DD and SD disks too... Dave ql.spodmail.com

Re: [ql-users] Surplus QL ED drives

2002-02-04 Thread Tony Firshman
On Mon, 4 Feb 2002 at 17:54:10, Dave wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) On Mon, 4 Feb 2002, ZN 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. I believe most IBM floppies have

Re: [ql-users] Virus

2002-02-04 Thread Malcolm Cadman
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], Geoff Wicks [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes I am sorry I have discovered that the BadTrans virus had infected my machine. My apologies if I have infected someone else, but I think I picked it up through the group originally, so there is probably someone else with the

Re: [ql-users] Virus

2002-02-04 Thread Malcolm Cadman
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], Tony Firshman [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes On Sun, 3 Feb 2002 at 16:59:31, Phoebus R. Dokos wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) At 09:21 ìì 3/2/2002 +, you wrote: I am sorry I have discovered that the BadTrans virus had infected my machine. My apologies if I have

Re: [ql-users] Virus

2002-02-04 Thread Malcolm Cadman
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], Tony Firshman [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes On Mon, 4 Feb 2002 at 08:21:38, Norman Dunbar wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) I have just signed up with Demon and got Turnpike 6 for my emails. It is ok, but my wife has problems with it. I can understand that. It has

Re: [ql-users] Virus

2002-02-04 Thread Malcolm Cadman
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED] uk, Norman Dunbar [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes I have just signed up with Demon and got Turnpike 6 for my emails. It is ok, but my wife has problems with it. However, calypso, is excellent. Once installed, my wife was using it in seconds with no problems. It looks a bit

Re: [ql-users] Surplus QL ED drives

2002-02-04 Thread Malcolm Cadman
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], ZN [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes On 2/4/02 at 12:26 PM Phoebus R. Dokos wrote: Hi all, PC Surplus online has a HUGE stock of Mitsubishi ED drives for $4.00 (Yes 4!) a piece Check it out here http://www.pcsurplusonline.com/cat.cfm?catid=3 Well, yes, there's just one

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

2002-02-04 Thread Malcolm Cadman
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], Marcel Kilgus [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes P Witte wrote: PS I sent this mail earlier but it did not arrive on this list. Instead I got a message with the same heading in return containing what I suspect was a virus! New_napster_site.mp3.pif Why does everybody get

Re: [ql-users] Virus

2002-02-04 Thread Dave
On Mon, 4 Feb 2002, Dave wrote: ...and since the machine is moistly idle while defragging... Did I really typo that? Egads! *blush* Dave ql.spodmail.com

Re: [ql-users] Virus

2002-02-04 Thread Phoebus R. Dokos
At 07:21 ìì 4/2/2002 +, you wrote: In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], Tony Firshman [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes On Sun, 3 Feb 2002 at 16:59:31, Phoebus R. Dokos wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) At 09:21 ìì 3/2/2002 +, you wrote: I am sorry I have discovered that the BadTrans virus had

Re: [ql-users] Surplus QL ED drives

2002-02-04 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Do they have any disks too - the drives are no good while the disks are in short supply. They do work with DD and SD disks too... Dave As long as you don't try to read the DD and HD disks on DD or HD drives afterwards (almost always give bad or changed medium errors). Someone did explain to

Re: [ql-users] Surplus QL ED drives

2002-02-04 Thread Dave
On Mon, 4 Feb 2002, Dilwyn Jones wrote: As long as you don't try to read the DD and HD disks on DD or HD drives afterwards (almost always give bad or changed medium errors). Someone did explain to me why this happens some time ago, but can't remember (different track width, or

Re: [ql-users] Surplus QL ED drives

2002-02-04 Thread ZN
On 2/4/02 at 12:37 PM Phoebus R. Dokos wrote: Hi all, PC Surplus online has a HUGE stock of Mitsubishi ED drives for $4.00 (Yes 4!) Well, yes, there's just one problem: they are from IBM Did you call them? On the website it does say Mitsubishi (And that's the one I used to have) I did

Re: [ql-users] Surplus QL ED drives

2002-02-04 Thread Tony Firshman
On Mon, 4 Feb 2002 at 17:19:30, ZN wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) 5) The drive is VERY well made, not like today's 'recycled scrap metal' ones, even though it's mad ein Thailand :-) That is nice---^ One mad German speaking underpaid worker? -- QBBS (QL fido BBS

Re: [ql-users] Surplus QL ED drives

2002-02-04 Thread ZN
On 2/4/02 at 10:27 PM Tony Firshman wrote: On Mon, 4 Feb 2002 at 17:19:30, ZN wrote: 5) The drive is VERY well made, not like today's 'recycled scrap metal' ones, even though it's mad ein Thailand :-) That is nice---^ One mad German speaking underpaid worker? No, it's the