I am not offended at all. I just thought some people that have to use MS and administer MS may like to have the knowledge. I always am ready to learn something new. Larry ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Hebert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2002 1:47 PM Subject: Re: [brlug-general] The Klez virus and how it works.
> --- Larry Braud <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Are you telling me the only OS the BRLUG uses is > > Open Source? > > How exactly do _you_ interpret "Baton Rouge LINUX > Users Group"? If you aren't aware of the fact, we > aren't exactly fans of Micro$haft here, you know. > > If you meant to share knowledge with the BRLUG about > Linux/UNIX related viruses (which Klez is not) and how > to keep your machine free of them, then I appreciate > your sentiment. But, anyone in BRLUG silly enough to > run M$ apps and not already know about basic > anti-virus precautions should be ridiculed and poked > with a stick. I'd like to think that subscribers to > the general mailing list are a little bit more > experienced than most computer users, especially > typical M$ users. > > This mailing list is for discussion of most any geeky > topic, but I thought that discussing a virus that only > exists because Micro$oft doesn't know how to implement > the most trivial security precautions in their > software is kinda off topic and unwanted. > > I think this kinda post would be better to send to the > newbies mailing list or even the CCCCList, but then > that wouldn't be politically correct now, would it? > > Look, I'm not trying to offend you. Maybe this storm > business has me on edge. If I've offended you, I > apologize. > > John Hebert > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "John Hebert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2002 12:56 PM > > Subject: Re: [brlug-general] The Klez virus and how > > it works. > > > > > > > Hey Larry, > > > > > > I know you mean well with your post and all, but > > this > > > is kinda off topic. Klez is a virus that targets > > > Microsoft Windows applications only. You aren't > > > implying that we should write M$ app viruses, are > > you? > > > ;) > > > > > > John Hebert > > > > > > --- Larry Braud <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,103259,pg,1,00.asp > > > > Read and learn about it. > > > > Larry > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > Do you Yahoo!? > > > New DSL Internet Access from SBC & Yahoo! > > > http://sbc.yahoo.com > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > General mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > > > > http://host19.nocdirect.com/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > General mailing list > > [email protected] > > > http://host19.nocdirect.com/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > New DSL Internet Access from SBC & Yahoo! > http://sbc.yahoo.com > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://host19.nocdirect.com/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net >
