Sharing my photos - almost were taken with my Z-1P
Hi,there, I never know about PDML until Andy told me few days ago.I didn't know there are so many pentax fans around the world.Nice to meet you all. The website link below is my on-line photo ablums,which are almost taken with my Z-1p.Wish you all will like them.Any comments are welcome.Thanks. http://public.fotki.com/palada/marty/ Marty
Re: zooms
Maybe because the mount was bigger they had to make the barrel bigger, based on the technology or time or $$ available when the K-mount was introduced. Shel Belinkoff wrote: The glass isn't bigger, just the barrel. Don't know why Pentax made it that way.
Re: LX joy
I also got a broken LX recently from my colleague.Then I had it to be fixed.I have looked for it since I used pentax's SLR.It's so amazing and pleasing when I press the shutter. Marty - Original Message - From: Andy Chang [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 3:44 PM Subject: RE: LX joy I only recently got hold a LX, I don't think I'll ever trade it away. I actually want to get another one as backup! It's such a wonderful little thing to use. Even though I'm also thinking on getting an *istD, but that won't change a thing. The *istD will mainly be for studio shoot. Andy -Original Message- From: Malcolm Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 3:37 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: LX joy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'd forgotten how nifty the LX is. It's smaller and lighter than I remembered, and yet feels very solid and well built. The finder is very bright, especially compared to the spotmatics. Compared to the K2 and Spot F I was fiddling with earlier in the day the shutter speed dial is much easier to manipulate. I have far from forgotten my LXs. I was awaiting this mystical transformation that comes with digital camera ownership that makes you forget film, but that hasn't happened. Whilst I enjoy using the *ist D, it is nowhere near as good as the 'feel' of an LX. Maybe I love my slide film too much? A great pity an LX-D was never launched! For that, I would have sold my film cameras... Malcolm
My PAW site
Hi all, After putting my last couple of PAW images up, I decided to set up a script-based site to make it easier to add pictures. I'm getting lazy and editing HTML is boring :) I'd appreciate it if a couple of people could take a look at the new pages to make sure they work for you. Here's a direct link to one of them: http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/cgi-bin/paw.cgi?date=26-Feb-2004 Down the bottom of the page is a link to the PAW index. Or you can navigate there from my homepage (URL below). Problems I already know about: 1) IE5 seems to render the title strip right across the page (probably a technical fault on my part), 2) The title wraps if its too long (design fault on my part). Cheers, - Dave http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/
Re: PAW: ChampCars at Brands Hatch 2003
Hello, Very fine shot. It looks like the second driver is searching for a place on the pits where he can overtake (or maybe I was watching too much Formula 1:)), looking at the pits near the left side of Tracy's car. Seems that the difference in speed as they came out from that curve was not sufficient. May I suggest adding just a little more space on the right? This crop seems too tight. Overall I like this shot very much, you have captured a great moment. Congrats! Attila JF Here's a shot I couldn't submit to the PUG, because it was JF taken with a loaner Nikon D100. (This year I'll be back to JF using Pentax gear again). JF http://panix.com/~johnf/temp/BH720.jpg JF It shows Paul Tracy (the eventual season champion) being JF followed out of the pits by Sebastien Bourdais (rookie of JF the year). I'd hoped that this shot would be indicative JF of the season (Bourdais nipping at Tracy's heels), but JF unfortunately the close competition never materialised. JF Still, I like the shot anyway. What do you think?
RE: My PAW site
It works perfectly, Dave. I love the propeller effect... At first, I thought there were something falling off the plane... Andy -Original Message- From: David Mann [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 4:22 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: My PAW site Hi all, After putting my last couple of PAW images up, I decided to set up a script-based site to make it easier to add pictures. I'm getting lazy and editing HTML is boring :) I'd appreciate it if a couple of people could take a look at the new pages to make sure they work for you. Here's a direct link to one of them: http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/cgi-bin/paw.cgi?date=26-Feb-2004 Down the bottom of the page is a link to the PAW index. Or you can navigate there from my homepage (URL below). Problems I already know about: 1) IE5 seems to render the title strip right across the page (probably a technical fault on my part), 2) The title wraps if its too long (design fault on my part). Cheers, - Dave http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/
Re: clever virus attack (Att. Dalal)
Herb, I seriously doubt that you have ever installed Outlook 2000. :-) It does not depend on an exchange server. Outlook can be configured to use perfectly ordinary SMTP servers, IMAP servers, POP3 servers, and the secure variants. During installation you get all the necessary questions to configure it properly, it's all about installing the right services to use. You can modify your installation later as well if you like. Windows Update is a good idea to have active, but just like Antivirus software, there's always a lag before patches are published. There's no substitute for a good measure of caution. Jostein - Original Message - From: Herb Chong [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 2:58 AM Subject: Re: clever virus attack (Att. Dalal) i seriously doubt you are running Outlook 2000. the program depends on an Exchange server running on a separate machine for handling mail and is designed for medium to large businesses. ISP's don't use Exchange servers for email because they are too easy to hack, cost too much money, and require much bigger machines than running POP3 servers. run Windows Update from your Start Menu and it takes care of everything automatically. Herb - Original Message - From: Tanya Mayer Photography [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2004 6:21 PM Subject: RE: clever virus attack (Att. Dalal) Hey guys, I just went to the microsoft site to download the patch and discovered that it varies depending on the Outlook Express version you are running. This is fine, BUT, I am running Microsoft Outlook 2000 and it isn't indicated anywhere. Any idea what I should do?
RE: a better hammer
The old K1000 or even an LX would dent a few nuts... Cheers Shaun Dr. Shaun Canning Cultural Heritage Services Lawrence Way, Karratha, Western Australia, 6714 Mob: 0414-967 644 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.heritageservices.com.au -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, 4 March 2004 12:51 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: a better hammer From: Mark Cassino [EMAIL PROTECTED] Walnuts? You've lost me. John I think the T-90 would be an excellent walnut shell cracker. Though it might pulverize them too much. - MCC T90, hell, get an F1--either old or new type. If you're not a Canon guy get a Nikon F2. In either case there's enough mass that a flick of the wrist would do the job on most walnuts (and your wrist). To get that kind of hammer potential out of Pentax you'd need a Spotmatic! DJE
Re[2]: Windows eye candy was Re: *istD, Muvo-2 and Hitachi 4gb Microdrive
Hello brooksdj, Wednesday, March 3, 2004, 8:17:55 AM, you wrote: bcin I have XP.Whats this eye candy i can turn bcin off.I'd like to see my machine run bcin fastergMy ME bcin machines are quicker than my XP one. bcin Dave Eye candy is something worth looking at. In XP it's not. Nick Clark wrote: You can easily turn off the 'eye candy' in XP. Makes it run faster too! Read The Elder Geek on Windows XP http://www.theeldergeek.com/ it is a great resource page for XP users, there are many good tips about services which can be disabled to free some resources and make your machine run faster. It's amazing how many useless sh*t is running on a default XP install. Rule of thumb: Make a partition just for the swap file, and set it to be fixed size, about 2x or 3x the size of your RAM. It is a shame that XP 'professional' doesn't have a geniune swap partition, but it can be tricked. If you have 2 or more hard drives, put the system and the swap on different drives. This can speed up those memory consuming apps. Attila
Re: clever virus attack (Att. Dalal)
Tan, As has been mentioned, the virus in question is a Beagle (Bagle) variant. If you don't have any antivirus (AV) software, download a trial and scan your system. Or use one of the online scan engines. If you have AV software that just wasn't updated, try downloading a disinfection tool. Preferably from your AV vendor, but if they don't have any, try this one: http://www.f-secure.com/tools/f-bagle.zip What scares the willies out of me is that there seems to be an ongoing war between two teams of virus developers, the Beagle bunch and the Netsky team... I think we will see more creative variants in the future, unfortunately. Jostein - Original Message - From: Tanya Mayer Photography [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 12:21 AM Subject: RE: clever virus attack (Att. Dalal) Hey guys, I just went to the microsoft site to download the patch and discovered that it varies depending on the Outlook Express version you are running. This is fine, BUT, I am running Microsoft Outlook 2000 and it isn't indicated anywhere. Any idea what I should do? tan. -Original Message- From: Mark Roberts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, 4 March 2004 9:05 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: clever virus attack (Att. Dalal) Lasse Karlsson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Got one too a few hours ago. Mark Dalal's email address noted as sender in the mailinfo (while the sender in my reader gave a noreply + my isp as sender). Whether it means Mark is infected, or just got his address stolen I don't know. (The same password that others reported). With these viruses, you can be certain that the person whose computer sent it to you is anyone *but* the person listed in the From line. That's about the only thing you can be certain of, though... -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
Re: fuzzy pictures
DJE, I sincerely hope you grasped the context of Frank's comment, and my response. Have you been around long enough to have read a 'bunny ears' thread? Somebody could perhaps refer you to an appropriate URL and all would be revealed. regards, Anthony Farr
RE: Sometimes you just run into a strange scene
On Thu, 4 Mar 2004, Tanya Mayer Photography wrote: Kostas!! Omigosh, that is a bloody brilliant image!! Thought provoking, emotion provoking, and extremely eye catching... It is one of those I wish I'd taken that type shots! LOVE the contrast of the bright figure with the muted background - very cool! I agree with everything. Just need to meet with Mark at some point to show me how he took it. Kostas (we only do silly snaps :-)
Re: My PAW site
David, It works perfectly and looks great to me on IE6 at 1024 x 768 pixels and text size = larger. I like your choice of a grey field to display photos on. regards, Anthony Farr
Re: One very wild weekend...
Tan, After a trying day myself, that was the funniest, warmest email I've read in a long time. I know it's all worked out fine in the end (except for hurt equipment :( ). Thank you bring a smile to my face. D -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://homepages.ihug.com.au/~derbyc
Links to 'My PAW' sites
Wouldn't it be nice if there was a web page with a compilation of links to all the sites where list members store their PAWs (something like an extra column to the PUG list of member's sites)? I then could bookmark only this page and browse from there through all the PAWs every week. Good examples would certainly continue to be mentioned and discussed here, but this would remove the need to mention every single one every week (and this would remove some traffic). What do you think? Sven Zitat von David Mann [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Hi all, After putting my last couple of PAW images up, I decided to set up a script-based site to make it easier to add pictures. I'm getting lazy and editing HTML is boring :) I'd appreciate it if a couple of people could take a look at the new pages to make sure they work for you. Here's a direct link to one of them: http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/cgi-bin/paw.cgi?date=26-Feb-2004 ...
Re: clever virus attack (Att. Dalal)
i refuse to install Outlook 2000 on my machines because it still remains vulnerable to scripting viruses in emails. they run whenever you have preview enabled. Herb... - Original Message - From: Jostein [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 3:44 AM Subject: Re: clever virus attack (Att. Dalal) It does not depend on an exchange server. Outlook can be configured to use perfectly ordinary SMTP servers, IMAP servers, POP3 servers, and the secure variants. During installation you get all the necessary questions to configure it properly, it's all about installing the right services to use. You can modify your installation later as well if you like.
Re: clever virus attack (Att. Dalal)
alright, i have installed when it came out with Office 2000 and removed it pretty much right away. it took MS almost a year to fix several scripting security bugs in Outlook when they issued a fix for Outlook Express within a couple of weeks. i have to use Outlook at work and there it does't contain any settings for configuring any other type of server. Herb... - Original Message - From: Jostein [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 3:44 AM Subject: Re: clever virus attack (Att. Dalal) It does not depend on an exchange server. Outlook can be configured to use perfectly ordinary SMTP servers, IMAP servers, POP3 servers, and the secure variants. During installation you get all the necessary questions to configure it properly, it's all about installing the right services to use. You can modify your installation later as well if you like.
RE: clever virus attack (Att. Dalal)
Go into 'Tools', 'Email Accounts' 'Add a new account' and hey presto it should show you the options. -Original Message- From: Herb Chong [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 04 March 2004 11:28 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: clever virus attack (Att. Dalal) alright, i have installed when it came out with Office 2000 and removed it pretty much right away. it took MS almost a year to fix several scripting security bugs in Outlook when they issued a fix for Outlook Express within a couple of weeks. i have to use Outlook at work and there it does't contain any settings for configuring any other type of server. Herb... - Original Message - From: Jostein [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 3:44 AM Subject: Re: clever virus attack (Att. Dalal) It does not depend on an exchange server. Outlook can be configured to use perfectly ordinary SMTP servers, IMAP servers, POP3 servers, and the secure variants. During installation you get all the necessary questions to configure it properly, it's all about installing the right services to use. You can modify your installation later as well if you like.
Re: clever virus attack (Att. Dalal)
i think that the mail administrators have removed all options on my work Outlook except Exchange servers. Herb - Original Message - From: Rob Brigham [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 6:32 AM Subject: RE: clever virus attack (Att. Dalal) Go into 'Tools', 'Email Accounts' 'Add a new account' and hey presto it should show you the options.
Re: clever virus attack (Att. Dalal)
your updates are available under Office Updates and there aren't many of them. they are rolled up into Service Packs for Office. you have a choice of installing the service packs or digging through all of the Microsoft Security Bulletins and seeing which updates are available for Outlook. they issue them very infrequently and except when they are issued as part of a service pack, are all separate. it's up to you to figure out if they apply to you or not. it's a lot of work. i really think you want to use a different email client and use Outlook only for Calendaring. Herb - Original Message - From: Tanya Mayer Photography [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2004 9:20 PM Subject: RE: clever virus attack (Att. Dalal) I don't know which Outlook 2000 you are referring to, but I assure you that when I go to the Help menu and click on About Microsoft Outlook it says that I am using Microsoft Outlook 2000 - (9.0.0.2711) Internet Mail Only. It is the email software that comes with Microsoft Office 2000, and I really like using it as it keeps track of my in and outgoing emails to my individual clients, and also my appointments etc. I have no idea which Outlook 2000 you are thinking of?
RE: One very wild weekend...
You are most very welcome Derby! I aim to please! vbg I am starting to realise that the hurt equipment thing is all part and parcel of what I do and it is all insured, it is just the inconvenience that is a PIA. BTW, that shot of the Harbour bridge on your home page is just breath taking! tan. -Original Message- From: Derby Chang [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, 5 March 2004 3:43 PM To: Pentax Discuss Subject: Re: One very wild weekend... Tan, After a trying day myself, that was the funniest, warmest email I've read in a long time. I know it's all worked out fine in the end (except for hurt equipment :( ). Thank you bring a smile to my face. D -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://homepages.ihug.com.au/~derbyc
Re: OT: GUI ugliness (no longer about 4gb microdrives)
Dock animation is nothing more than a waste of good CPU cycles. Things like this force you to upgrade to a faster processor because the CPU has to waste its time doing foolish things. Like that stupid paper clip in Word. Yuk. 2c on a bad day, Collin :)
Slide copying on the istD was: Re: LX joy
- Original Message - From: Malcolm Smith Subject: RE: LX joy I'm going to see how well my *ist D copies slides this weekend. Could you reprt back about what your solution was to get a full frame copy? Thanks William Robb
Re: Re[2]: clever virus attack (Att. Dalal)
- Original Message - From: Mark Dalal Subject: Re[2]: clever virus attack (Att. Dalal) BTW: I've just tried these other mail programs. I've suddenly remembered why past attempts to use them have resulted in returning outlook express, risks and all... Thats my problem too. I happen to like Outlook Express more than any of the half dozen or so other mail programs I have tried. William Robb
Slide copying on the istD
William Robb wrote: Could you reprt back about what your solution was to get a full frame copy? Hi Bill, It's this PAW idea (thanks Shel) that makes me want to do it. I have no scanner at present and this seems like the obvious way to get a slide I can provide a link to. Most of my work needs a little cropping anyway, so I thought this might be a good non-Photoshop method of doing that. A full frame copy sounds like mission impossible, but I'll certainly reply back! Malcolm
RE: a better hammer
Mark Roberts wrote: I think the T-90 would be an excellent walnut shell cracker. Though it might pulverize them too much. T90, hell, get an F1--either old or new type. If you're not a Canon guy get a Nikon F2. In either case there's enough mass that a flick of the wrist would do the job on most walnuts (and your wrist). To get that kind of hammer potential out of Pentax you'd need a Spotmatic! How about a 67? You'd probably end up with fine walnut powder ;-) I am sadly only too aware of the damage done if you drop a 6x7 on your foot (with no damage to the camera) :-( Malcolm
Re: clever virus attack (more MiMail virus info)
From: Frits Wüthrich [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Thu, 2004-03-04 at 06:20, Lawrence Kwan wrote:
When I opened the zip file using the password, McAfee was able to find
it and identify it as W32/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Wow, I am quite shocked that some of you would continue to open attached
file from unknown source. DON'T RELY ON YOUR ANTI-VIRAL PROGRAM!
Unless you fully expected to receive such a file, JUST DELETE IT if you
don't know what it is all about.
I didn't open the .exe file, I opened the ZIP file, that is quite
something different. I wouldn't dream of opening the exe file, or pif or
scr or whatever, I don't rely on my anti virus software to stop it, I
just wanted to find out what the virus was.
I don't receive nor read in a Windows environment to begin with.
So: no need to be shocked in my case.
At
http://www.pchell.com/virus/mimail.shtml
(where there are more removal instruction links)
I found the following information, which would indicate that simply unzipping the file
could trigger the exe-file to automatically run and infect you:
What is the MiMail.A Worm?
MiMail.A is a mass mailing worm that arrives as a zipped attachment in an email. The
zip file has an html file attached. The html file message.htm takes advantage of two
known security vulnerabilities, MHTML exploit and the codebase exploit. The virus
arrives as an email similar to:
From: admin@current domain (The from address may be spoofed to appear that it is
coming from the current domain)
Subject: your account [random string]
Message:
Hello there,
I would like to inform you about important information regarding your email address.
This email address will be expiring. Please read attachment for details.
Best regards,
Administrator
Attachment: Message.zip
How Does MiMail.A Worm Infect My System?
Once unzipped, the worm creates an exe file named foo.exe in the Temporary Internet
Files directory and runs it.
The following files are then created in the Windows directory
videodrv.exe
exe.tmp (temporary copy of message.html_
zip.tmp (temporary copy of message.zip)
It also adds the following registry key to the system.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ Run
VideoDriver = C:\Windows\videodrv.exe
as well as
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Code Store Database\Distribution
Units\{----}
What Does the MiMail.A Worm Do?
Once a computer is infected, the virus checks to see if the system is connected to the
Internet by trying to contact google.com. If it can contact google, then the worm
attempts to gather email addresses from the infected computer. It grabs addresses from
all files on the system, EXCEPT files that have the following extensions:
COM
WAV
CAB
PDF
RAR
ZIP
TIF
PSD
OCX
VXD
MP3
MPG
AVI
DLL
EXE
GIF
JPG
BMP
These addresses are then stored in a file named eml.tmp in the Windows directory. The
worm has its own SMTP engine. For each email address the worms sends, it will
Look up the MX record for the domain name using the DNS server of the current host. If
a DNS server is not found, it will default to 212.5.86.163.
Acquire the mail server associated with that particular domain.
Directly contact the destination server.
How Can I Remove the MiMail.A worm?
Follow these steps in removing the MiMail worm.
1) Terminate the running program
Open the Windows Task Manager by either pressing CTRL+ALT+DEL on Win9x machines or
CTL+Shift+Tab and clicking on the Processes tab on WinNT/2000/XP machines.
Locate the following program, click on it and End Task or End Process
VIDEODRV.EXE
Close Task Manager
2) Remove the Registry entries
Click on Start, Run, Regedit
In the left panel go to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrent VersionRun
In the right panel, right-click and delete the following entry
VideoDriver=%Windows%\videodrv.exe
Repeat this procedure for
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwareMicrosoftCode Store DatabaseDistribution Units
In the right panel, locate and delete the entry:
{----}
Close the Registry Editor
3) Delete the infected files (for Windows ME and XP remember to turn off System
Restore before searching for and deleting these files to remove infected backed up
files as well)
Click Start, point to Find or Search, and then click Files or Folders.
Make sure that Look in is set to (C:\WINDOWS).
In the Named or Search for... box, type, or copy and paste, the file names:
eml.tmp
zip.tmp
exe.tmp
Click Find Now or Search Now.
Delete the displayed files.
4) Reboot the computer and run a thorough virus scan using your favorite antivirus
program.
5) Apply the patches, MHTML exploit and codebase exploit, to avoid viruses like this
in the future.
For Automatic Removal of
RE: Sold Out - GFM, Just made it
After contemplating it and seeing some of the discussion about GFM, I've been too busy to read it all. I decided to register at the last minute, I think I was one of the last as the email I received said you are registered and the event is now sold out. I am looking forward to it. Its sounds like lots of fun. BTW I was planning on bringing my SO, will there be others she can hang out with? Geoff -Original Message- From: Cesar Matamoros II [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2004 9:22 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Sold Out But we will not turn a PDMLer away from enjoying our company Cesar Panama City, Florida -Original Message- From: Bill Owens [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2004 2:31 PM This year's GFM Nature Photo Weekend is sold out. Bill
Re: clever virus attack (more MiMail virus info)
Yes, You are correct, one can't be too careful.
On Thu, 2004-03-04 at 16:16, Lasse Karlsson wrote:
From: Frits Wüthrich [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Thu, 2004-03-04 at 06:20, Lawrence Kwan wrote:
When I opened the zip file using the password, McAfee was able to find
it and identify it as W32/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Wow, I am quite shocked that some of you would continue to open attached
file from unknown source. DON'T RELY ON YOUR ANTI-VIRAL PROGRAM!
Unless you fully expected to receive such a file, JUST DELETE IT if you
don't know what it is all about.
I didn't open the .exe file, I opened the ZIP file, that is quite
something different. I wouldn't dream of opening the exe file, or pif or
scr or whatever, I don't rely on my anti virus software to stop it, I
just wanted to find out what the virus was.
I don't receive nor read in a Windows environment to begin with.
So: no need to be shocked in my case.
At
http://www.pchell.com/virus/mimail.shtml
(where there are more removal instruction links)
I found the following information, which would indicate that simply unzipping the
file could trigger the exe-file to automatically run and infect you:
What is the MiMail.A Worm?
MiMail.A is a mass mailing worm that arrives as a zipped attachment in an email. The
zip file has an html file attached. The html file message.htm takes advantage of
two known security vulnerabilities, MHTML exploit and the codebase exploit. The
virus arrives as an email similar to:
From: admin@current domain (The from address may be spoofed to appear that it is
coming from the current domain)
Subject: your account [random string]
Message:
Hello there,
I would like to inform you about important information regarding your email address.
This email address will be expiring. Please read attachment for details.
Best regards,
Administrator
Attachment: Message.zip
How Does MiMail.A Worm Infect My System?
Once unzipped, the worm creates an exe file named foo.exe in the Temporary Internet
Files directory and runs it.
The following files are then created in the Windows directory
videodrv.exe
exe.tmp (temporary copy of message.html_
zip.tmp (temporary copy of message.zip)
It also adds the following registry key to the system.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ Run
VideoDriver = C:\Windows\videodrv.exe
as well as
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Code Store Database\Distribution
Units\{----}
What Does the MiMail.A Worm Do?
Once a computer is infected, the virus checks to see if the system is connected to
the Internet by trying to contact google.com. If it can contact google, then the
worm attempts to gather email addresses from the infected computer. It grabs
addresses from all files on the system, EXCEPT files that have the following
extensions:
COM
WAV
CAB
PDF
RAR
ZIP
TIF
PSD
OCX
VXD
MP3
MPG
AVI
DLL
EXE
GIF
JPG
BMP
These addresses are then stored in a file named eml.tmp in the Windows directory.
The worm has its own SMTP engine. For each email address the worms sends, it will
Look up the MX record for the domain name using the DNS server of the current host.
If a DNS server is not found, it will default to 212.5.86.163.
Acquire the mail server associated with that particular domain.
Directly contact the destination server.
How Can I Remove the MiMail.A worm?
Follow these steps in removing the MiMail worm.
1) Terminate the running program
Open the Windows Task Manager by either pressing CTRL+ALT+DEL on Win9x machines or
CTL+Shift+Tab and clicking on the Processes tab on WinNT/2000/XP machines.
Locate the following program, click on it and End Task or End Process
VIDEODRV.EXE
Close Task Manager
2) Remove the Registry entries
Click on Start, Run, Regedit
In the left panel go to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrent VersionRun
In the right panel, right-click and delete the following entry
VideoDriver=%Windows%\videodrv.exe
Repeat this procedure for
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwareMicrosoftCode Store DatabaseDistribution Units
In the right panel, locate and delete the entry:
{----}
Close the Registry Editor
3) Delete the infected files (for Windows ME and XP remember to turn off System
Restore before searching for and deleting these files to remove infected backed up
files as well)
Click Start, point to Find or Search, and then click Files or Folders.
Make sure that Look in is set to (C:\WINDOWS).
In the Named or Search for... box, type, or copy and paste, the file names:
eml.tmp
zip.tmp
exe.tmp
Click Find Now or Search Now.
Delete
not crabby
From: Anthony Farr [EMAIL PROTECTED] DJE, I sincerely hope you grasped the context of Frank's comment, and my response. Have you been around long enough to have read a 'bunny ears' thread? Somebody could perhaps refer you to an appropriate URL and all would be revealed. regards, Anthony Farr I've seen enough of Frank's posts to read him in context, yes! I'll have to figure out where those weasel pix went, just for kicks. It was actually a pretty involved shoot, teaching my girlfriend how to use the Alien Bees lights and D100. Compared to the sharp and often dazzling artistry often displayed by PDML members, the results are of course kinda fuzzy...
RE: Sold Out - GFM, Just made it
-Original Message- From: Geoff Moes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] I think I was one of the last as the email I received said you are registered and the event is now sold out. Awesome. tv
Re: pentax-discuss-d Digest V04 #468
From: Cesar Matamoros II [EMAIL PROTECTED] Okay Frank, Which one would you take? I just had to do this... Spotmatic SP SV S1a S1a A3 K1000 MX MV ME Super ME F Super Program LX LX LX LX LX ZX-5 MZ-5 MZ-S 645n The 2nd of the LXen looks the best to me, although the ME F might be tempting as I don't own an AF Pentax g. It seems pretty common that the A, SF, and PZ series are poorly represented here. That's exactly the era of Pentax that turned me off, although to be fair I was looking for a camera for specific purposes that Pentax has never supported well. DJE
oops!
Date: Wed, 03 Mar 2004 21:50:29 -0800 From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: zooms Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I didn't write that! [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, 3 Mar 2004, Shel Belinkoff wrote: And the M80-200/4.5, which is said to be sharper than the M200/4 at 200. Although I had the 75-150, I bought the 80-200 instead of the prime when I needed a 200. Sorry Shel! Bad editing on somebody's part, probably mine. In my head I'd not have associated you with any such statement about that kind of equipment given what I can tell of your preferences. DJE
Re: pentax-discuss-d Digest V04 #468
Re: Ms vs zooms.
Later in 79: M40-80, M24-35 (78-11), M75-150 This should have been (79-11) of course.
20mm f/4
Are you serious about the K20mm f/4 being lousy? I've seen a bunch of nice comments about it. I'd always assumed that they weren't readily availible for the same reasons that the A* lenses are not readily availible--Pentax didn't sell many and people are hoarding them. If it is that bad (and if the M is likewise bad) I can see why the A 20/2.8 goes for so much even used, and it pretty much leaves me with the FA 20/2.8 as a worthy option I guess I wouldn't be surprised if K and M 20/4 are not spectacular. Nikon made 3 inferior 20mm lenses before finally getting it right with their 20/2.8, and these would have been rougly contemporary with the K and M lenses. From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ya just missed a couple. I sold two K20/4.0's in the past few weeks. Wish I'd have known you wanted one ... it's really a dog and I was glad to be rid of 'em (Bow-Wow) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: First off, can anybody tell me why it appears to be impossible to find an M or K 20mm f/4? DJE
Re: pentax-discuss-d Digest V04 #469
From: Malcolm Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'd forgotten how nifty the LX is. It's smaller and lighter than I remembered, and yet feels very solid and well built. The finder is very bright, especially compared to the spotmatics. Compared to the K2 and Spot F I was fiddling with earlier in the day the shutter speed dial is much easier to manipulate. I have far from forgotten my LXs. I was awaiting this mystical transformation that comes with digital camera ownership that makes you forget film, but that hasn't happened. Whilst I enjoy using the *ist D, it is nowhere near as good as the 'feel' of an LX. Maybe I love my slide film too much? A great pity an LX-D was never launched! For that, I would have sold my film cameras... Nobody has yet released an LX-D kind of camera. At the rate things are going, the first company to make anything like that (old-fashion look and feel, digital guts) is going to be Cosina. I'm still lamenting the lack of anything like an LX-F, although some folks have made reasonable arguments for the MZ-S trying to be such a camera. The LX was, unfortunately, unique for Pentax. It was pretty much unique entirely with that electro-mechanical shutter and moronic strap/grip system. DJE
Re: 20mm f/4
Well, I found that on the ST 20/4,5 and the three examples of the K20/4.0 that I had (still have one) the sharpness at the edges diminishes substantially, to the point of a soft blur in some cases. I've made a lot of pics with those lenses, and when the size gets up there, that soft blur becomes quite noticeable. Unacceptable! Could I have had a total of FIVE poor examples? Doubtful ... Since I could get a fair sum for those lenses, I took the money and ran. The K18/3.5 seems to be quite a bit better in that regard. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Are you serious about the K20mm f/4 being lousy?
K/M 20/4 -(was Re: zooms)
Because (based on having been there): A. They were not quite up to the quality of the more normal focal lengths. No super-wide-angle was before computer design became the norm. B. They were damn expensive (around $500, IIRC)compaired to their other lenses (even the 35/2.0 and 85/2.0 were only around $300, I had them but could not afford the 20mm). Remember we are talking 70's and 80's dollars here maybe 3-5x todays in real money. C. Super-wide-angles were considered very specialized lenses, back then. 28's were about the longest most folks thought of using, even 24mm's were considered rathere specialized lenses. -- Peter J. Alling wrote: Pentax didn't sell many 20mm K or M lenses for some reason. -- graywolf http://graywolfphoto.com You might as well accept people as they are, you are not going to be able to change them anyway.
Re: LX joy
I'm going to see how well my *ist D copies slides this weekend. My answer to precedent posts: Re: Digicam Slide Duplicator / Scanner Post 1: I have tried: *istD + M42/K adaptor + Pentax Auto-Bellow (screw) + SMC Takunar 1.4/50 (and 1.8/55, screw, normal or reverse) + Pentax Slide-Copier Post 2: Not full frame, approximately 20x30mm with 1.4/50mm Post 3: I tried two new tests: - with SMC 2/55mm: almost full frame - with SMC 4/100 Macro-Bellows: I replaced the tube of Slide-Copier by a steel tube, I can do full frame. (diameter 12mm, lenght 25cm; original is 13mm diameter, 8.5mm lenght) Michel
Re: My PAW site
Works fine with IE 5.5 and Firebird. I glanced at the source code. Your scripting software seems to produce very clean code. What are you using? -- David Mann wrote: Hi all, After putting my last couple of PAW images up, I decided to set up a script-based site to make it easier to add pictures. I'm getting lazy and editing HTML is boring :) I'd appreciate it if a couple of people could take a look at the new pages to make sure they work for you. Here's a direct link to one of them: http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/cgi-bin/paw.cgi?date=26-Feb-2004 Down the bottom of the page is a link to the PAW index. Or you can navigate there from my homepage (URL below). Problems I already know about: 1) IE5 seems to render the title strip right across the page (probably a technical fault on my part), 2) The title wraps if its too long (design fault on my part). Cheers, - Dave http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/ -- graywolf http://graywolfphoto.com You might as well accept people as they are, you are not going to be able to change them anyway.
Re: Windows eye candy was Re: *istD, Muvo-2 and Hitachi 4gb Microdrive
The problem I have with having to customize the OS is that when you have to reload it, it can take hours to get it back the way you like it. Wan't so bad when I kept an image on the server, but I don't have a server any more. But trying to use something designed by the advertising department in Redmond is a pain. -- Boros Attila wrote: Hello brooksdj, Wednesday, March 3, 2004, 8:17:55 AM, you wrote: bcin I have XP.Whats this eye candy i can turn bcin off.I'd like to see my machine run bcin fastergMy ME bcin machines are quicker than my XP one. bcin Dave Eye candy is something worth looking at. In XP it's not. Nick Clark wrote: You can easily turn off the 'eye candy' in XP. Makes it run faster too! Read The Elder Geek on Windows XP http://www.theeldergeek.com/ it is a great resource page for XP users, there are many good tips about services which can be disabled to free some resources and make your machine run faster. It's amazing how many useless sh*t is running on a default XP install. Rule of thumb: Make a partition just for the swap file, and set it to be fixed size, about 2x or 3x the size of your RAM. It is a shame that XP 'professional' doesn't have a geniune swap partition, but it can be tricked. If you have 2 or more hard drives, put the system and the swap on different drives. This can speed up those memory consuming apps. Attila -- graywolf http://graywolfphoto.com You might as well accept people as they are, you are not going to be able to change them anyway.
Re: clever virus attack (Att. Dalal)
- Original Message - From: Tanya Mayer Photography [EMAIL PROTECTED] My virus definitions in Norton's are dated 2nd March. The latest incarnations of Bagle emerged on the 2nd. It is possible that your update missed it, but it sounds unlikely... Icky stuff, these virii. Jostein
Re: Sharing my photos - almost were taken with my Z-1P
Hi,there, I never know about PDML until Andy told me few days ago.I didn't know there are so many pentax fans around the world.Nice to meet you all. The website link below is my on-line photo ablums,which are almost taken with my Z-1p.Wish you all will like them.Any comments are welcome.Thanks. http://public.fotki.com/palada/marty/ Marty Welcome, Marty!! ERN
Re: 20mm f/4
From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ya just missed a couple. I sold two K20/4.0's in the past few weeks. Wish I'd have known you wanted one ... it's really a dog and I was glad to be rid of 'em (Bow-Wow) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: First off, can anybody tell me why it appears to be impossible to find an M or K 20mm f/4? DJE Both 20mm f4 lenses are not well corrected for distorsion. But contrast and resolution? The M seems fine. I have not tried the K. Andre
Re: pentax-discuss-d Digest V04 #469
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Nobody has yet released an LX-D kind of camera. At the rate things are going, the first company to make anything like that (old-fashion look and feel, digital guts) is going to be Cosina. Unless you specifically meant an SLR, I hear Leica Panasonic have produced such an animal. http://www.leica-camera.com/digitalekameras/digilux2/index_e.html ERN
Re: clever virus attack (Att. Dalal)
I think the password protection of the ZIP file makes virus detection not possible. My McAfee didn't found it before it was unzipped. On Thu, 2004-03-04 at 17:30, Jostein wrote: - Original Message - From: Tanya Mayer Photography [EMAIL PROTECTED] My virus definitions in Norton's are dated 2nd March. The latest incarnations of Bagle emerged on the 2nd. It is possible that your update missed it, but it sounds unlikely... Icky stuff, these virii. Jostein -- Frits Wüthrich [EMAIL PROTECTED]
LX-D
How about the Leica Digital back for the R-8 and R-9? http://www.dpreview.com/news/0306/03062502leicadigitalr9.asp Christian - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 11:50 AM Subject: Re: pentax-discuss-d Digest V04 #469 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Nobody has yet released an LX-D kind of camera. At the rate things are going, the first company to make anything like that (old-fashion look and feel, digital guts) is going to be Cosina. Unless you specifically meant an SLR, I hear Leica Panasonic have produced such an animal. http://www.leica-camera.com/digitalekameras/digilux2/index_e.html ERN
Re: Sometimes you just run into a strange scene
On Thu, 4 Mar 2004, Mark Roberts wrote: Next time I'm over there I'd love to visit Edinburgh! Don't know when that will happen, though. We were hoping to get over there this year but that looks unlikely now, especially if I start grad school this summer. Good luck! What on? Kostas
split screen on spotties
I happened to be browsing through Gerjan's invaluable book on screw-mount Pentaxes when I stumbled across a page describing the factory-installable optional focusing screens. There was a split-image screen availible, so it is possible that the companies that offer this conversion are using an actual Pentax screen designed for the Spotmatic. Given how dim the spottie screens are, I think I'd prefer a Beattie or something like that. DJE
Re: *istD quiry
Thanks for that reply Jostein. I never thought of that,but its a good place to start.Pentax Canada moved,now were did i put their new number.:-) Dave Once I was stupid enough to thrust my thumb into the viewfinder of my Z-1. I was gripping the camera from above, and that's where I got a hold. As a result, the diopter correction lens got misaligned. The symptoms you are having sounds much like what I had then. A pentax rep can look into this for you, and if it is the diopter, it's cheap and easy to fix. I also have the *istD and a Sigma APO 70-200/2.8, and there's no problems with that combo, except that the Pentax browser software v1.1 don't like the EXIF info generated. Cheers, Jostein
Re: those 150s
so you got an exemplar that was produced on monday-morning ... mine was fine, too Best Bernd original message-- From: Shel Belinkoff a.. Subject: Re: those 150s b.. Date: Wed, 03 Mar 2004 07:29:29 -0800 I'd disagree ... terrible distortion and the long and short ends, soft at the extremes as well. It's really more like a 90mm ~ 135mm or so, as far as I'm concerned. Frantisek Vlcek wrote: Hi! I think a nice alternative to the 150/3.5 or the longer 85-205 zooms is the M 75-150/4. I had this lens, used it extensively, and it's an excellent performer even wide open, as good as primes. And it's small. Only drawback is the push-pull zoom, which is worse for tripod use when it can slip. Frantisek
K lenses vs Nikon
From: Joe Wilensky [EMAIL PROTECTED] I think I read somewhere (these days, who knows where I saw it?) that with the launch of the K-mount line in the mid '70s, Pentax was trying to compete with Nikon in the top-notch quality prime lenses department, and that most Nikon primes had 52mm filter threads. Was that seen as the professional size? Many of the designs that were unchanged from the screwmounts look a little silly in these larger barrel designs, such as the 35mm f/3.5. Can anyone confirm? Maybe it was someone on the list who initially referred to this some time ago. Joe I can confirm that the standard Nikon filter size was 52mm as the standard Pentax was 49. Most of my SMC-T lenses take 49, and pretty much all the rest take 58, which makes filter shopping nice. Most of the Ms take 49, of course. I haven't owned a lot of small K primes, but I do think the elite ones took 52 (K30, K50/1.4, probably others) although this may simply have been because they had to be that big at the time. I'd think that in general a deliberate move from 49-52 with the K series would have inconvenienced long-time pentax users. A move to upscale the K-mount line might account for the release within a few years of the K cameras of the K18, K30, and K200/2.5, all of which are impressive lenses, and also big and probably were expensive. DJE
6x7 tubes..Lights and portraits
I had a chance to sit in on a camera class Monday in regards to lighting for portraits.Lamps,positioning Kelvins etc.I'v got a grasp on it now.:-) The instuctor is bringing in his 6 year old to pose and assist next Monday,and i have been invited back to join in. He said the class will not shoot on this particular night,but i could do a few with my 6x7 if i wanted. Unless i can get up front,i'll stay near the back as to not get in anyones way(they paid for it,not meg) Is there any point in even trying a portrait shot if i'm back about 20-25 feet.??I have the 200 and 90 LS lens,plus Bruces ex tubes.If i have time tonight,i'll play with the tubes and see what i get from this distance,but for the afternoon,i thought i'd pose the question. Any help app as always Dave
DA 16-45...dribbling in
Since we have two starkistdees in our lab, about a month ago I ordered two DA 16-45s to go with them. Today Adorama tells me that one has finally shipped. Still waiting on the other. Joe
RE: LX-D
...the backs are made in Denmark (I'm a little proud, that my countrymen can make things like this) - by Imacon. They made backs for MF cameras for years as well as pro scanners. http://www.imacon.dk/ Regards Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Christian [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 4. marts 2004 18:14 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: LX-D How about the Leica Digital back for the R-8 and R-9? http://www.dpreview.com/news/0306/03062502leicadigitalr9.asp Christian - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 11:50 AM Subject: Re: pentax-discuss-d Digest V04 #469 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Nobody has yet released an LX-D kind of camera. At the rate things are going, the first company to make anything like that (old-fashion look and feel, digital guts) is going to be Cosina. Unless you specifically meant an SLR, I hear Leica Panasonic have produced such an animal. http://www.leica-camera.com/digitalekameras/digilux2/index_e.html ERN
better hammer
From: Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Mark Cassino [EMAIL PROTECTED] I think the T-90 would be an excellent walnut shell cracker. Though it might pulverize them too much. T90, hell, get an F1--either old or new type. If you're not a Canon guy get a Nikon F2. In either case there's enough mass that a flick of the wrist would do the job on most walnuts (and your wrist). To get that kind of hammer potential out of Pentax you'd need a Spotmatic! How about a 67? You'd probably end up with fine walnut powder ;-) I've gotta admit that Canon and Nikon, and for that matter Leica and Contax, really can't match the 6x7 for walnut-crushing power or other advantages of size. Given how cheap the 6x7s are, I've considered it, but I don't have a good way to get from 6x7 film to some form of output I want. (I.e. needs new scanner, or improved BW darkroom setup). Realistically, I don't have any need for 6x7 quality and there's no inherant reason I can't shoot a Spotmatic as slowly and contemplatively as a 6x7. DJE
SV: LX joy
...try an MZ-S! Jens Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Andy Chang [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 4. marts 2004 08:44 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: RE: LX joy I only recently got hold a LX, I don't think I'll ever trade it away. I actually want to get another one as backup! It's such a wonderful little thing to use. Even though I'm also thinking on getting an *istD, but that won't change a thing. The *istD will mainly be for studio shoot. Andy -Original Message- From: Malcolm Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 3:37 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: LX joy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'd forgotten how nifty the LX is. It's smaller and lighter than I remembered, and yet feels very solid and well built. The finder is very bright, especially compared to the spotmatics. Compared to the K2 and Spot F I was fiddling with earlier in the day the shutter speed dial is much easier to manipulate. I have far from forgotten my LXs. I was awaiting this mystical transformation that comes with digital camera ownership that makes you forget film, but that hasn't happened. Whilst I enjoy using the *ist D, it is nowhere near as good as the 'feel' of an LX. Maybe I love my slide film too much? A great pity an LX-D was never launched! For that, I would have sold my film cameras... Malcolm
RE: clever virus attack
I received this silly email as well. It contained a Zip file that needed a code to unzip it, containing an exe file. I followed the instructions and unzipped the attachment and looked at the exe file. I shrugged my shoulders and deleted it. And some people wonder why I like the Mac OS. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=| http://www.macads.co.uk/snaps _ Free UK Mac Ads http://www.macads.co.uk
Pentax Fish-eye Takumar 17/4.0 and Kiron 28/2.0 (K)
Hi, One of each of these is coming my way. What are your opinions on them? Just making conversation, Kostas
Re: PAW: a lucky shot
i was driving by on my way to explore some woods near my place when i looked out over the ice on the nearby bay and saw this immature bald eagle eating the fish it had caught. i wish i had one of my good lenses with me. this is the center section of the *istD image taken with the FA 80-320 f4.5-5.6 at 320mm. i managed to get 24 shots before some people scared it away. http://users.bestweb.net/~hchong/temp/ Herb... Kewl. Marnie aka DoeHmmm, maybe saying Kewl is a waste of bandwidth.
RE: clever virus attack (Att. Dalal)
Whether or not it protects you or not I can't say for sure, but the documentation plainly states, with a Outlook 2000 updated to current security patches, that until you open the mail all the way scripts cannot run. It also tells you when a email contains scripts ahead of time. From what I can see Outlook is actually way more secure then Outlook express 6. It does not allow any files attached that match the definitions in what is termed level 1. The mail will come in with the attachment deleted. This does not 100% stop virus attachments from coming in, but it does kill most of them. If you run in restricted mode scripts are not supposed to run period if I understand correctly. I simply turn off preview when downloading emails so I can see who they are from etc and if attachments are present. This way I can delete the file without it having any opportunity to run. Then I turn on preview and read my mail as usual. I believe the updates and patches for Office 2000 make a big difference for security in the Outlook your referring to. I believe the only way your going to be completely secure is to run a email client that supports text only email and/ or Linux, which to be quite frank is quite bring!!! There is a lot of nice attributes to html and scripts that I truly enjoy. I have friends that send me very creative stationary that would be missed otherwise. I have to turn off the restricted zone security settings to view them after I verify who they are from. The main thing is just be careful. If you can't enjoy your computer what's the sense of it all in my opinion. A computer is a tool, but it also can deliver a lot of pleasure. Learn how to work the security features of the programs your running to their full advantage IMHO. Just my 2cents worth -Original Message- From: Herb Chong [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 6:21 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: clever virus attack (Att. Dalal) i refuse to install Outlook 2000 on my machines because it still remains vulnerable to scripting viruses in emails. they run whenever you have preview enabled. Herb... - Original Message - From: Jostein [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 3:44 AM Subject: Re: clever virus attack (Att. Dalal) It does not depend on an exchange server. Outlook can be configured to use perfectly ordinary SMTP servers, IMAP servers, POP3 servers, and the secure variants. During installation you get all the necessary questions to configure it properly, it's all about installing the right services to use. You can modify your installation later as well if you like.
Lens Converter
I have the Sigma 70-300mm APO Zoom. I would like to put lens converter behind it, probably a 1.4 or 1.7 so I can try to preserve AF. My question is whose do I use? Sigma to match optics(?) or the Pentax or is there another I should consider. John Graves
Re: PAW Arizona Landscape
In a message dated 3/3/2004 12:51:45 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Here's one I shot last summer. Again this was done with a Nikon Coolpix 5700 before I had my *istD. Going back in the spring to shoot this area again with the D. Comments welcome. http://tripodman.smugmug.com/gallery/65384/1/2589664/Original Larry from Prescott Beautiful. Makes me want to go to the Southwest again. (But with a camera this time). Almost looks medium format with the breadth and depth that it has. Very nice shot. Marnie aka Doe (Envious.)
RE: clever virus attack
Cotty wrote: I received this silly email as well. It contained a Zip file that needed a code to unzip it, containing an exe file. I followed the instructions and unzipped the attachment and looked at the exe file. I shrugged my shoulders and deleted it. And some people wonder why I like the Mac OS. I regularly get e-mails from Waitrose, telling me they have deleted e-mails with viruses in them. I wasn't sure about this one, so I forwarded it back to them to see if it was genuine. There seem to be no end of these viruses now. I can see me partitioning the hard disc and running Linux on one part for e-mail. My laptop is really on it's last legs now and I would like a Mac to replace it. The only niggle is the lack of floppy disc drive - and many PC manufacturers are now not fitting them. I use these discs a great deal, and I dislike the thought of having to burn a CD just for a few files which sit easily on a floppy. Malcolm
RE: LX joy
Michel Carrère-Gée wrote: I have tried: *istD + M42/K adaptor + Pentax Auto-Bellow (screw) + SMC Takunar 1.4/50 (and 1.8/55, screw, normal or reverse) + Pentax Slide-Copier Post 2: Not full frame, approximately 20x30mm with 1.4/50mm Post 3: I tried two new tests: - with SMC 2/55mm: almost full frame - with SMC 4/100 Macro-Bellows: I replaced the tube of Slide-Copier by a steel tube, I can do full frame. (diameter 12mm, lenght 25cm; original is 13mm diameter, 8.5mm lenght) Very useful, thanks. Malcolm
RE: LX-D
Christian wrote: How about the Leica Digital back for the R-8 and R-9? http://www.dpreview.com/news/0306/03062502leicadigitalr9.asp ERN wrote: Unless you specifically meant an SLR, I hear Leica Panasonic have produced such an animal. http://www.leica-camera.com/digitalekameras/digilux2/index_e.html Leica + purchase = poverty. Malcolm
RE: Viruses and WinZip
How about winrar? How does it rate security wise? -Original Message- From: Mark Roberts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 9:50 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: OT: Viruses and WinZip This just in, if you have an older version of WinZip you may be vulnerable to a buffer overflow trick: Because of issues involved with the decoding of MIME parameters within certain archive types (files with .mim, .uue, .uu, .b64, .bhx, .hqx and .xxe extensions), WinZip versions prior to the current, released Version 9.0 are vulnerable to a buffer overflow which can lead to the execution of arbitrary code simply by opening a specifically crafted archive. If you use WinZip, the ISC recommends that you either upgrade to version 9.0 or disable WinZip's association with .b64 .bhx .hqx .mim .uu .uue .xxe file extensions. -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
Re: PAW: Shattuck Avenue
In a message dated 3/4/2004 10:56:07 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Once again a technical masterpiece. I don't get what your trying to say though. Shel Belinkoff wrote: Just a little experiment on a couple of levels ... http://home.earthlink.net/~digisnaps/shattuck1.html comments, as always, welcome ... What he said, but I need more neck or something. Maybe. Not positive. A little less abstract on the person maybe. I mean I like the abstractness of it, but I had to look at it a bit, or more than a bit to get it was a person. I might want more character in the person, looks like they had a nice, weathered, wrinkly neck. Not sure. How's that for clear feedback? I like it. Marnie aka Doe That's better.
RE: Windows eye candy was Re: *istD, Muvo-2 and Hitachi 4gb Microdrive
Went back to win 2000 and am a happy camper for the most part. Runs faster especially when editing images and scanning and is running flawlessly after getting the initial bugs out. -Original Message- From: graywolf [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 11:28 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Windows eye candy was Re: *istD, Muvo-2 and Hitachi 4gb Microdrive The problem I have with having to customize the OS is that when you have to reload it, it can take hours to get it back the way you like it. Wan't so bad when I kept an image on the server, but I don't have a server any more. But trying to use something designed by the advertising department in Redmond is a pain. -- Boros Attila wrote: Hello brooksdj, Wednesday, March 3, 2004, 8:17:55 AM, you wrote: bcin I have XP.Whats this eye candy i can turn bcin off.I'd like to see my machine run bcin fastergMy ME bcin machines are quicker than my XP one. bcin Dave Eye candy is something worth looking at. In XP it's not. Nick Clark wrote: You can easily turn off the 'eye candy' in XP. Makes it run faster too! Read The Elder Geek on Windows XP http://www.theeldergeek.com/ it is a great resource page for XP users, there are many good tips about services which can be disabled to free some resources and make your machine run faster. It's amazing how many useless sh*t is running on a default XP install. Rule of thumb: Make a partition just for the swap file, and set it to be fixed size, about 2x or 3x the size of your RAM. It is a shame that XP 'professional' doesn't have a geniune swap partition, but it can be tricked. If you have 2 or more hard drives, put the system and the swap on different drives. This can speed up those memory consuming apps. Attila -- graywolf http://graywolfphoto.com You might as well accept people as they are, you are not going to be able to change them anyway.
Re: PAW Snow flower
In a message dated 3/1/2004 4:43:22 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: From: Bill Owens [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: PDML [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, February 29, 2004 10:20 AM Subject: Snow flower Pansy sticking it head up through the snow. http://groups.msn.com/BillOwensPhotos/shoebox.msnw? action=ShowPhotoPhotoID=68 Bill Really interesting shot. Seems so improbable. Marnie aka Doe
Hockney on photography
Hi, on my home from work tonight I listened to an interview with David Hockney about the trustworthiness of photography. Here is an article about it: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/arts/3532483.stm I agree with him about art photography, but, like Russell Roberts, I thought his arguments about factual photography were rather simplistic. Still, it's interesting to hear him, nevertheless. -- Cheers, Bob
Re: Lens Converter
I use the Sigma 1.4X APO and 2X APO converters with my Sigma APO 300/4. I am very happy with the results and would suggest matching the TC to the lens. Sigma's docs suggest that AF is preserved with the 1.4X on Pentax with the 300mm but not with the 2X. In my experience with the *ist D AF works with this lens and either TC (I don't use AF with the lens, I was just playing around one day). Christian - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 2:00 PM Subject: Lens Converter I have the Sigma 70-300mm APO Zoom. I would like to put lens converter behind it, probably a 1.4 or 1.7 so I can try to preserve AF. My question is whose do I use? Sigma to match optics(?) or the Pentax or is there another I should consider. John Graves
Re: clever virus attack
Zip disks or what they now call Jump drives are the ticket. The jump drives are really just a SD card or some such with the USB interface. All you do is plug it in and you have an instant drive. If you need more permanence then the zip disks work quite well. I haven't used a floppy for a few years now. -- Best regards, Bruce Thursday, March 4, 2004, 11:05:20 AM, you wrote: MS Cotty wrote: I received this silly email as well. It contained a Zip file that needed a code to unzip it, containing an exe file. I followed the instructions and unzipped the attachment and looked at the exe file. I shrugged my shoulders and deleted it. And some people wonder why I like the Mac OS. MS I regularly get e-mails from Waitrose, telling me they have deleted e-mails MS with viruses in them. I wasn't sure about this one, so I forwarded it back MS to them to see if it was genuine. MS There seem to be no end of these viruses now. I can see me partitioning the MS hard disc and running Linux on one part for e-mail. My laptop is really on MS it's last legs now and I would like a Mac to replace it. The only niggle is MS the lack of floppy disc drive - and many PC manufacturers are now not MS fitting them. I use these discs a great deal, and I dislike the thought of MS having to burn a CD just for a few files which sit easily on a floppy. MS Malcolm
Re: Hockney on photography
Hi, Bob W wrote: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/arts/3532483.stm I agree with him about art photography, but, like Russell Roberts, I thought his arguments about factual photography were rather simplistic. Still, it's interesting to hear him, nevertheless. Hockney's just plain wrong with regard to HCB. He cropped. mike
Re: Shopping for a DSLR at GFM
I am likely to see everything digital at GFM, right? *istD's, Canon 60D's, 10D's, etc. D's, Nikon 70D (or whatever)? And not to mention all the digital PS. Are most people cool about letting you hold and fondle their cameras? Marnie aka Doe It could be the perfect pre-DSLR-shopping experience for me.
PAW: fresh out of scanner
Hi! This 85 soft is one versatile lens. Took it for a walk to a local reserve that is being re-built. Crawled on the sand and here are two samples: http://www.webaperture.com/gallery/photos/36094 http://www.webaperture.com/gallery/photos/36095 I would appreciate any feedback including thrown objects that are favorite in your culture g... I also would like to know which one is better/stronger/works more for you. Thanks in advance. Boris
Re: Shopping for a DSLR at GFM
At the TOPDML meets, we fondle all the time.:-) Dave BTW the D70 is not out just yet.I think near the end of March,last i heard. I am likely to see everything digital at GFM, right? *istD's, Canon 60D's, 10D's, etc. D's, Nikon 70D (or whatever)? And not to mention all the digital PS. Are most people cool about letting you hold and fondle their cameras? Marnie aka Doe It could be the perfect pre-DSLR-shopping experience for me.
PDML directories (Re: Links to 'My PAW' sites)
Pretty much out of date, I think. That seems to be the problem with most of the lists relating to this list. Someone thinks it is a good idea. Then someone does it. Then they think, It's done. No one (at least og those those who volunteer) seem to realize that such a list is an ongoing project, that needs to be maintained, and passed on to someone else to be maintained when one is tired or it. Aimcompute had a list member's directory. There were at least two who set up a directory of members websites. They just kind of fade out. And Firebird ate my bookmarks of member's sites that I had been keeping for years, along with all my other personal bookmarks. I do have a bunch of old ones from Internet Explorer. -- Peter J. Alling wrote: There is one, sort of it's available from the front page of the PUG the direct link is here, membership is voluntary and I'm not sure who's currently maintaining it. http://www.nrg666.com/pdml/ keller.schaefer wrote: Wouldn't it be nice if there was a web page with a compilation of links to all the sites where list members store their PAWs (something like an extra column to the PUG list of member's sites)? I then could bookmark only this page and browse from there through all the PAWs every week. Good examples would certainly continue to be mentioned and discussed here, but this would remove the need to mention every single one every week (and this would remove some traffic). What do you think? Sven Zitat von David Mann [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Hi all, After putting my last couple of PAW images up, I decided to set up a script-based site to make it easier to add pictures. I'm getting lazy and editing HTML is boring :) I'd appreciate it if a couple of people could take a look at the new pages to make sure they work for you. Here's a direct link to one of them: http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/cgi-bin/paw.cgi?date=26-Feb-2004 ... -- graywolf http://graywolfphoto.com You might as well accept people as they are, you are not going to be able to change them anyway.
Re: PDML directories (Re: Links to 'My PAW' sites)
In a message dated 3/4/2004 11:37:04 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Wouldn't it be nice if there was a web page with a compilation of links to all the sites where list members store their PAWs (something like an extra column to the PUG list of member's sites)? I then could bookmark only this page and browse from there through all the PAWs every week. Good examples would certainly continue to be mentioned and discussed here, but this would remove the need to mention every single one every week (and this would remove some traffic). What do you think? Sven I think when one thinks of a cool idea on the Internet that involves any kind of coordination of other people, one has to also volunteer one's self to do it. Which is why most people wisely keep their mouths shut about ideas like this one. :-) Marnie aka Doe Hehehehehe. That has been my experience anyway.
Re: Shopping for a DSLR at GFM
In a message dated 3/4/2004 11:36:19 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: At the TOPDML meets, we fondle all the time.:-) Dave LOL. Good to know. Marnie aka Doe
Yo, Cotty ...
I'd like to take another look at the Setright pic you posted a week or two back. Can you provide a URL? Tks!
Re: PAW: Shattuck Avenue
Umm, how can you see the fellow's neck? It's covered with a scarf. There's more to see in the pic than the person in the foreground. Glad you like it, though ;-)) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just a little experiment on a couple of levels ... http://home.earthlink.net/~digisnaps/shattuck1.html What he said, but I need more neck or something. Maybe. Not positive. A little less abstract on the person maybe. I mean I like the abstractness of it, but I had to look at it a bit, or more than a bit to get it was a person. I might want more character in the person, looks like they had a nice, weathered, wrinkly neck. Not sure. How's that for clear feedback? I like it.
Re: PAW: Shattuck Avenue
Perhaps what I'm trying to say is too deep or abstract, perhaps I'm not trying to say anything, perhaps ... Look deep into the photograph, look at all the elements, the smallest detail ... perhaps something will strike you ... perhaps ... shel (now you've got me wondering) Peter J. Alling wrote: Once again a technical masterpiece. I don't get what your trying to say though. Just a little experiment on a couple of levels ... http://home.earthlink.net/~digisnaps/shattuck1.html
Re: clever virus attack
Probably wouldn't make a difference if you were using Windows on a Power PC. Most of the viruses are Intel specific, as well as Windows specific. However you could run BSD on a PC and be safe. Same OS as yours without the cutesy stuff added. BTW, do you know why they chose BSD rather than Linux for the basis of OS X? -- Cotty wrote: I received this silly email as well. It contained a Zip file that needed a code to unzip it, containing an exe file. I followed the instructions and unzipped the attachment and looked at the exe file. I shrugged my shoulders and deleted it. And some people wonder why I like the Mac OS. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=| http://www.macads.co.uk/snaps _ Free UK Mac Ads http://www.macads.co.uk -- graywolf http://graywolfphoto.com You might as well accept people as they are, you are not going to be able to change them anyway.
Re: PAW: fresh out of scanner
I like the second one the best.The lines work for me. Just curious Boris,do you scan the 35mm neg or the print.What driver do you use. Mine never look so good.I think its the way i go,or dont go,about it. Dave Hi! This 85 soft is one versatile lens. Took it for a walk to a local reserve that is being re-built. Crawled on the sand and here are two samples: http://www.webaperture.com/gallery/photos/36094 http://www.webaperture.com/gallery/photos/36095 I would appreciate any feedback including thrown objects that are favorite in your culture g... I also would like to know which one is better/stronger/works more for you. Thanks in advance. Boris
Re: clever virus attack
So put them on that tiny digital card that came with your digicame. You know, the one that was too small to hold ten photos. -- Malcolm Smith wrote: The only niggle is the lack of floppy disc drive - and many PC manufacturers are now not fitting them. I use these discs a great deal, and I dislike the thought of having to burn a CD just for a few files which sit easily on a floppy. -- graywolf http://graywolfphoto.com You might as well accept people as they are, you are not going to be able to change them anyway.
Re: Shopping for a DSLR at GFM
I am likely to see everything digital at GFM, right? *istD's, Canon 60D's, 10D's, etc. D's, Nikon 70D (or whatever)? And not to mention all the digital PS. I've never paid a whole lot of attention as to what folks are shooting, except you're not likely to see very many digital PS. Most attendees will be shooting film since that's what's required for the contest. Are most people cool about letting you hold and fondle their cameras? The PDML'ers are. Don't know about the others. However, you'll be welcome to shoot some with my *ist D. Bill
Re: PAW: fresh out of scanner
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 4:53 PM Subject: Re: PAW: fresh out of scanner I like the second one the best.The lines work for me. Just curious Boris,do you scan the 35mm neg or the print.What driver do you use. Mine never look so good.I think its the way i go,or dont go,about it. Dave Hi Dave, In what way don't your pictures look good? What is lacking do you mean? How do you go about scanning, adjusting etc.? Lasse
Re: LX-D
Christian schrieb: How about the Leica Digital back for the R-8 and R-9? http://www.dpreview.com/news/0306/03062502leicadigitalr9.asp Christian Hm, the main point of aquiring an LX for me were the interchangeable finders. That made it _so versatile_ ... Well, a digital MZ-S with interchangeable viewfinders... :-) Thomas - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 11:50 AM Subject: Re: pentax-discuss-d Digest V04 #469 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Nobody has yet released an LX-D kind of camera. At the rate things are going, the first company to make anything like that (old-fashion look and feel, digital guts) is going to be Cosina. Unless you specifically meant an SLR, I hear Leica Panasonic have produced such an animal. http://www.leica-camera.com/digitalekameras/digilux2/index_e.html ERN
Re: OT: GUI ugliness (no longer about 4gb microdrives)
On a Mac G4 running OS 10.2.6, the Dock's icon animation can be turned off? How? keith whaley Dock Preferences Keith. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=| http://www.macads.co.uk/snaps _ Free UK Mac Ads http://www.macads.co.uk
RE: Sold Out - GFM, Just made it
BTW I was planning on bringing my SO, will there be others she can hang out with? Geoff Sure mate, I'll look after her. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=| http://www.macads.co.uk/snaps _ Free UK Mac Ads http://www.macads.co.uk
Re: Hockney on photography
And if he didn't his editors sure did. Actually, since he claims he never did his own darkroom work, the statement that he never cropped his photos was true even if every one was cropped by the lab technician. Actually, photos have never been unmanipulated, even simple snapshots are at the whim of the photolab. It is just that most folks didn't kow that and assumed they weren't. Now it is big news. Somehow people have come to think that news photos are more than just illustrations to go along with the story. People are nuts! That is my final opinion, not subject to revision or editing. HAR-DE-HAR-HAR! -- mike wilson wrote: Hockney's just plain wrong with regard to HCB. He cropped. -- graywolf http://graywolfphoto.com You might as well accept people as they are, you are not going to be able to change them anyway.
RE: clever virus attack (OT)
On 4/3/04, ZOOMSHOT ZIGGY disgorged: Would you like a large GT to cool you down? Ziggy On 3/3/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: Password protetected Zip files scramble the contents enough to keep virus protection software from itdetifing the contents you shouldn't worry. The virus can't do anything unless you use the password and open it. Hey, I did that. Oh my god. Help me, help me, I'm m-m-m-m-e-l-t-i-n-g... Just got in, opened a bottle of London Pride. Toasting the PDML... Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=| http://www.macads.co.uk/snaps _ Free UK Mac Ads http://www.macads.co.uk
Re: Sold Out - GFM, Just made it
Yes, there will be. Bill BTW I was planning on bringing my SO, will there be others she can hang out with? Geoff Sure mate, I'll look after her. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=| http://www.macads.co.uk/snaps _ Free UK Mac Ads http://www.macads.co.uk
Re: LX-D
How about the Leica Digital back for the R-8 and R-9? http://www.dpreview.com/news/0306/03062502leicadigitalr9.asp I wonder if this could be adapted by some craftsman. Regards, Bob... From: Christian [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cotty? Christian, you buy me the parts and I'll have a bloody good go! Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=| http://www.macads.co.uk/snaps _ Free UK Mac Ads http://www.macads.co.uk
RE: clever virus attack
Bruce Dayton wrote: Zip disks or what they now call Jump drives are the ticket. The jump drives are really just a SD card or some such with the USB interface. All you do is plug it in and you have an instant drive. If you need more permanence then the zip disks work quite well. I haven't used a floppy for a few years now. Hi Bruce, I am a great ZIP disc user too, but the people I share these files with aren't. Many of my friends still use Windows 95 with a similar age computer. I think ZIP discs are a bit pricey (although I have acquired most of mine new via eBay at a substantial discount) but floppies are dirt cheap. I don't worry about losing them either, as so many people no longer have the drives to read them ;-) Thanks, Malcolm
Dave's pictures (Was: PAW: fresh out of scanner)
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 4:53 PM Subject: Re: PAW: fresh out of scanner I like the second one the best.The lines work for me. Just curious Boris,do you scan the 35mm neg or the print.What driver do you use. Mine never look so good.I think its the way i go,or dont go,about it. Dave Hi Dave, In what way don't your pictures look good? What is lacking do you mean? How do you go about scanning, adjusting etc.? Lasse
Re: GFM Sold Out
On 4/3/04, THE GRIM REAPER ;-) disgorged: I don't know whether or not the message I sent yesterday, before Roadrunner decided to block the PDML server, made it through or not. Anyhow, this year's Grandfather Mountain Nature Photo Weekend is sold out and no more registrations will be accepted. Bill Am I correct in assuming that PDMLers who (for whatever reason) have not registered, and find that they would like to attend, can actually still come along. Just that they can't partake of the competition nor attend the seminars? Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=| http://www.macads.co.uk/snaps _ Free UK Mac Ads http://www.macads.co.uk
Re: RE: Sold Out - GFM, Just made it
Geoff asked this about GFM: BTW I was planning on bringing my SO, will there be others she can hang out with? My SO will be a participating photographer. Tom Reese
