[ql-users] more IDE for Q40

2001-08-01 Thread Jerome Grimbert
I have found at a local store two (!) different ISA card that would provide additional IDE drives for my Q40. (ISA is really becoming hard to find !) But before I buy one of them, is there something particular I should check ? I had a look at one of them, it provide 2 IDE as well as 2 floppy.

[ql-users] Virus

2001-08-01 Thread Tony Firshman
Delete any mail fromGreg Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED] This contains a virus attachment and I have had three today. -- QBBS (QL fido BBS 2:257/67) +44(0)1442-828255 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.firshman.demon.co.uk Voice: +44(0)1442-828254 Fax:

RE: [ql-users] more IDE for Q40

2001-08-01 Thread Ian . Pine
What about the card that is included with the Q40, is that available independently anywhere? Are there enough spare IRQs for all the additional ports? Ian. -Original Message- From: jerome.grimbert Sent: 01 August 2001 10:14 To: ql-users Cc: jerome.grimbert Subject: [ql-users]

Re: [ql-users] Spam

2001-08-01 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 31 Jul 2001, at 12:33, Richard Zidlicky wrote: Aehm.. can't help not to mention that all of this has been implemented OpenSource more than 15 years ago and worked perfectly until Bill's (not any on this list) blessings reached us. Kit's software is relatively moderate yet, I have seen

Re: [ql-users] Virus

2001-08-01 Thread Bill Cable
Delete any mail fromGreg Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED] I have also received 3 of these. Course they don't do much to a linux box. But if you are running windows do not open the Pricelist.xls.com RockPed Customers.doc.bat or whatever that is attached. -- Bill

Re: [ql-users] more IDE for Q40

2001-08-01 Thread Richard Zidlicky
On Wed, Aug 01, 2001 at 11:13:46AM +0200, Jerome Grimbert wrote: I have found at a local store two (!) different ISA card that would provide additional IDE drives for my Q40. (ISA is really becoming hard to find !) But before I buy one of them, is there something particular I should

Re: [ql-users] Virus

2001-08-01 Thread Malcolm Cadman
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], Bill Cable [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes Delete any mail fromGreg Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED] I have also received 3 of these. Course they don't do much to a linux box. But if you are running windows do not open the Pricelist.xls.com RockPed Customers.doc.bat or

RE: [ql-users] Virus

2001-08-01 Thread Norman Dunbar
For full details of the virus, go here : http://vil.nai.com/vil/virusChar.asp?virus_k=99141 It will tell you what it does, how it does it, what to look for and how to get rid of it. Norman. Norman Dunbar

Re: [ql-users] Virus

2001-08-01 Thread Robert Klein
On Wed, 1 Aug 2001, Malcolm Cadman wrote: Pricelist.xls.com RockPed Customers.doc.bat I got psy.doc.com. Thanks for Linux. The 'clue' with these files is the 'doc.com', etc. Indicating that they are compiled Visual Basic, or similar. Compiled, unfortunately. They are really .exe's starting

Re: [ql-users] Virus

2001-08-01 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Delete any mail fromGreg Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED] I have also received 3 of these. Course they don't do much to a linux box. But if you are running windows do not open the Pricelist.xls.com RockPed Customers.doc.bat or whatever that is attached. Yes, I got this one too. Some suspicious

RE: Re: [ql-users] Virus

2001-08-01 Thread Ian . Pine
...(although Ian Pine does that to me via the mailing list each time). Unfortunately this is not something I have any control over. Our company email system adds the text attachment to all outgoing emails after we've hit Send in the Outlook client. At least you're getting the message as

RE: Re: [ql-users] Virus

2001-08-01 Thread Norman Dunbar
Funny, I don't get any attachments in Outlook, although it looks like your companies disclaimer (which I believe have no legal standing and therfore serve no purpose except taking up bandwidth, storage, time etc :o) ) is tagged onto the end of your message. Our company is looking into a standard

Re: [ql-users] Virus

2001-08-01 Thread Tony Firshman
This current virus (or is it a worm) is unbelievable. Typically they are 50 to 60k in total and I have had about 28 today. This must mean the internet is totally clogged today with these ruddy things. -- QBBS (QL fido BBS 2:257/67) +44(0)1442-828255 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

[ql-users] Excuse my language

2001-08-01 Thread Adrian Vickers
Sorry to have to swear in a QL forum Does anyone, by any faint chance, have or know someone who has a Commodore (there's that swear word!) disk drive, in particular one of the ancient clunky models (8250, 8250lp, 8050, 4040, 3040, 2040 in decreasing order of desire), and is willing to part

Re: [ql-users] Virus

2001-08-01 Thread Adrian Vickers
At 08:49 pm 01/08/2001 +0100, you wrote: This current virus (or is it a worm) is unbelievable. Typically they are 50 to 60k in total and I have had about 28 today. This must mean the internet is totally clogged today with these ruddy things. Interestingly, they didn't think it would be as

Re: [ql-users] Excuse my language

2001-08-01 Thread Tony Firshman
On Wed, 1 Aug 2001 at 21:02:48, Adrian Vickers wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) Sorry to have to swear in a QL forum Does anyone, by any faint chance, have or know someone who has a Commodore (there's that swear word!) Not really in my book. In the early Quanta days, we had some _very_

Re: [ql-users] Excuse my language

2001-08-01 Thread Malcolm Cadman
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], Adrian Vickers [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes Much obliged, and I will not pollute the list further with references to inferior manufacturers :) That said, I've got a few other ancient machines of various ilks... Cheers! Yes ... we all collect those :-) -- Malcolm

Re: [ql-users] Excuse my language

2001-08-01 Thread Adrian Vickers
At 09:32 pm 01/08/2001 +0100, you wrote: In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], Adrian Vickers [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes Much obliged, and I will not pollute the list further with references to inferior manufacturers :) That said, I've got a few other ancient machines of various ilks... Cheers! Yes ...

Re: [ql-users] Excuse my language

2001-08-01 Thread Tony Firshman
On Wed, 1 Aug 2001 at 21:36:47, Adrian Vickers wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) Meanwhile, someone seems to have turned off the internet (http://www.turnofftheinternet.com) :( He he - that is quite clever. It would totally fox users who did not know about ALT CTRL DEL to shut down jobs. --

Re: [ql-users] Excuse my language

2001-08-01 Thread Adrian Vickers
At 10:55 pm 01/08/2001 +0100, you wrote: On Wed, 1 Aug 2001 at 21:36:47, Adrian Vickers wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) Meanwhile, someone seems to have turned off the internet (http://www.turnofftheinternet.com) :( He he - that is quite clever. It would totally fox users who did not know

Re: [ql-users] more IDE for Q40

2001-08-01 Thread Richard Zidlicky
On Wed, Aug 01, 2001 at 03:17:30PM +0200, Marcel Kilgus wrote: Richard Zidlicky wrote: The price is about 260 FF ( that 25 £, or 40 Ecus/Euros). Is-it normal price, or can any of the dealer provide me with a cheaper and warranted solution seems like a good price. Also the relatively low

Re: [ql-users] Virus

2001-08-01 Thread Richard Zidlicky
On Wed, Aug 01, 2001 at 04:19:50PM +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ...(although Ian Pine does that to me via the mailing list each time). Unfortunately this is not something I have any control over. Our company email system adds the text attachment to all outgoing emails after we've hit

Re: [ql-users] more IDE for Q40

2001-08-01 Thread Marcel Kilgus
Richard Zidlicky wrote: with *double* IDE controllers? Nope, my fault. Marcel

Re: [ql-users] more IDE for Q40

2001-08-01 Thread Tony Firshman
On Thu, 2 Aug 2001 at 00:11:36, Richard Zidlicky wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) On Wed, Aug 01, 2001 at 03:17:30PM +0200, Marcel Kilgus wrote: Richard Zidlicky wrote: The price is about 260 FF ( that 25 £, or 40 Ecus/Euros). Is-it normal price, or can any of the dealer provide me with a

Re: [ql-users] Virus

2001-08-01 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 12:22 ðì 2/8/2001 +0200, you wrote: On Wed, Aug 01, 2001 at 04:25:08PM +0100, Norman Dunbar wrote: Our company is looking into a standard disclaimer, but have found them to be useless, irritating (how many one line jokes have you had with about 2 Gigs worth of disclaimers !) and not