> From: Dale Hill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: "iMac List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2003 11:00:40 -0500 > To: "iMac List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Do I have a virus ? > > No, you don't have a virus. I don't even use a virus detector and > cleaner. What has happened to you is the results of a Bill Gates' > viruses. Your system is immune to the virus, but that doesn't mean > you can't get the results of the virus. This virus comes as an exe > file, or an executable program on a Windows machine. If the machine > that is affected has your email on it, you will get the spam from the > virus, but the virus becomes dormant in your computer. Viruses are > the bane of Gates' system, and they hate Macs because our computers > have pretty much been inoculated from such nonsense. > > > I came home one evening after school and started downloading my > email. Well, .... I was on this State Department of Education list > for anti-drugs. Now, I'm out in the boonies and my fastest speed is > about 28.8. Well, during downloading, suddenly I was getting all > these emails with attachments that took 15 minutes to download. > Well, ... being burned, I decided to burn. > > I posted on the same list that I didn't appreciate the virus and that > if the state department can't get their act together on the viruses, > they should get out of the business. I told them that they were the > ones who decided to go Gates junk and therefore, they are responsible > for wasting 3 hours of my time because of their decision to do away > with their wonderful Macintoshes. > > Boy did the list Nanny get mad. She said it wasn't her fault, and > for some reason, my email addressed was blocked from then on, ... on > that list. And me, I was ROTFLMYHO. > Dale ======================================== Thanks for the info, Dale. I thought it was odd that I should be zapped by a virus. Everything I've read on this list told me it just doesn't happen on a Mac.
Good job "educating" the State Dept. on logic of using Mac computers, but political folks aren't necessarily recepitive to suggestions, unless they think they could lose a lot of votes. Zippy -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
