I have to tell you that I never laughed so loud! Thanks for the good one. Also, I had over 14 of the Goner emails titled "Hi" -- all of which I deleted and deleted again. And about 24 emails warning me not to open it -- all of which I deleted. And about a dozen from our list serve with HelpNet -- all of which I read. So, I go around singing "What's it all about, Alfie?" Gets me through the day. Thank you Jon for being there! In solidarity, Roxanne
Jane Livingston wrote: > thanks for reminding me to chuckle, Paul! > > -----Original Message----- > From: Paul Schroeder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Wednesday, December 05, 2001 8:54 AM > Subject: Re: [folkschool-list] Another virus alert - GONER > > >It's a good thing I spent those 6 years in the zendo or I'd by now be > >dividing the world into good and evil. > >Ahem - in a moment of non-pointedness of mind (5 p.m., going home, opening > >a message from a person I trusted - whose only complicity was being a user > >of Outlook and having me in the address book) I became a victim of > >goner.ter (new extension for terrorist use only), and devoted 4 hours of my > >life to fixing this. Unfortunately, if I had just waited it would have been > >5 minutes, since I followed directions posted by Norton while they were > >still on the upward slope of their learning curve. By late evening they had > >posted an automatic fix that took care of everything - before then, while > >the damage was far from "fatal" (how our vocabulary gets warped by online > >jargon), it was a royal mess. At dinner I announced to my family, excuse my > >language group, but people who do this sort of thing are real ass*. I think > >Norton protects us better than the US government and I'm finally ready to > >privatize. Norton for President. > >Paul S. > > > >At 07:53 AM 12/05/2001 -0500, you wrote: > >>Well, it seems like it's virus month on the Internet. HelpNet member > >>Roxanne Munksgaard sent me an alert E-mail she had gotten from Symantec > >>about the latest virus, "w32.Goner.A@mm." This is another mass-mailing > >>virus, which can also spread through the ICQ and IRC networks. When a > >>machine is infected, the virus can disable (and delete) common antivirus > >>and firewall programs -- it's a nasty one. > >> > >>The virus will arrive as an E-mail attachment to a message (quite possibly > >>from someone you know), with the subject "Hi," which says it's sending you > >>a screen saver. The attached file is named "gone.scr" - DO NOT OPEN IT! > >> > >>There are updated virus definitions available from both McAfee and Norton > >>that will protect you from this virus. FOr more information, see: > >><http:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > ml> > >> > >>And thanks, Roxanne. > >> > >>Jon > >> > >>Jonathan Falk > >>Pine Tree Folk School > >>RR 2, Box 7162 > >>Carmel, ME 04419 > >>(207)848-2433 > >><http://www.ptfolkschool.org> > >> > >> > >> > >>**Folkschool-list archives are at: > >><http://www.mint.net/folkschool/helpnet/archives.htm> > >> Sponsored by Pine Tree Folk School > >> > >> > > > >**Folkschool-list archives are at: > ><http://www.mint.net/folkschool/helpnet/archives.htm> > > Sponsored by Pine Tree Folk School > > > > > > > > **Folkschool-list archives are at: > <http://www.mint.net/folkschool/helpnet/archives.htm> > Sponsored by Pine Tree Folk School > **Folkschool-list archives are at: <http://www.mint.net/folkschool/helpnet/archives.htm> Sponsored by Pine Tree Folk School ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84vzQ.a9gqS3 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
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