Ditto ditto, I'm certain I'm not in his address book either and me way too paranoid to open something .scr because me knows extenstions mean absolutely DICK in Linux/Unix.
On Sat January 4 2003 00:10, you wrote: > Kev, > > I have got a few messages from you over the last couple days that appear to > be viruses. I haven't opened them or anything but they have attachments > and the wording reeks of a virus. You may want to check your machines. I > have deleted them but if I get another one I will try and find a way to > communicate the problem further to you. > > Cameron > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kevin Anderson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: January 3, 2003 2:41 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: (clug-talk) MAC s > > > Everyone deserves privacy. Some simply choose to forfeit it. > > People who write viruses deserve jail. People who run Windows (especially > with it's default settings) deserve viruses. > > I have to say my kids have sent me about a dozen copies of Yama so far > today... > Kev. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ian Bruseker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, January 03, 2003 2:17 PM > Subject: RE: (clug-talk) MAC s > > > > tracking the MAC address in a MS Word document helped authorities > > > catch the > > > melissa virus writer. this is just one example of how MAC > > > addresses can be > > > inadvertantly leaked globally from the MS Windows platform. > > > > > > so no, there aren't any privacy concerns unless you use software > > > that does > > > silly things like use your MAC to generate unique numbers for > > > documents. =) > > > > Bad people (and not-so-bright people who are smart enough to write > > viruses but not smart enough to cover their tracks) don't deserve > > privacy. :-) > > > > Ian
