Return-Path: XPUM04@prime-a.central-services.umist.ac.uk Received: from G.SEI.CMU.EDU by ubu.cert.sei.cmu.edu (5.61/2.3) id AA13978; Fri, 1 Jun 90 11:58:45 -0400 Received: from SEI.CMU.EDU by g.sei.cmu.edu (5.61/2.5) id AA20791; Fri, 1 Jun 90 11:58:40 -0400 Received: from nsfnet-relay.ac.uk by sei.cmu.edu (5.61/2.3) id AA02548; Fri, 1 Jun 90 11:58:35 -0400 Received: from sun.nsfnet-relay.ac.uk by vax.NSFnet-Relay.AC.UK via Janet with NIFTP id aa24165; 1 Jun 90 16:16 BST From: Anthony Appleyard To: KRVW <@NSFnet-Relay.AC.UK:KRVW@sei.cmu.edu> Date: Fri, 01 Jun 90 16:08:52 BST Message-Id: <$TGTWCZCFFBTK at UMPA> Subject: Virus-L vol 0 issue #0525 Virus-L Digest Wed, 25 May 88, Volume 0 : Issue #0525 Today's Topics well... Slight irreverence ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 May 88 08:37:49 EDT Reply-To: Virus Discussion List Sender: Virus Discussion List From: "Kenneth R. van Wyk" Subject: well... Well, this isn't a virus per se, but I thought I'd mention it here because it spread over so much of the Usenet that it's become a major annoyance... Yesterday, a student on the Usenet sent out a request for money to further his education. He's requesting that each person reading his message sends him $1.00 - kind of like a chain letter... He sent this out to *MANY* major Usenet discussion lists. While reading Usenet news this morning, I probably saw his posting on about 20 different news groups. Granted, this poor starving student probably (!) deserves money to continue to go to college. But, I'd hate to see this sort of thing set a precedent on e-mail forums such as VIRUS-L and those on the Usenet. It'd become as bad as the CHRISTMA EXEC - everyone would be sending out this sort of junk mail over the networks which would undoubtedly cause lots of congestion, to say the least. Sort of a human nature virus...? Ken P.S. For obvious reasons, I didn't want to re-post the student's message here. - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- = Kenneth R. van Wyk = = = User Services Senior Consultant = Shocked! Shocked I am at = = Lehigh University Computing Center = this despicable act! = = Internet: = = = BITNET: = = - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------- Date: Wed, 25 May 88 19:34:52 GMT Reply-To: Malcolm Ray Sender: Virus Discussion List Comments: Warning -- original Sender: tag was malcolm@JVAX.CLP.AC.UK From: MALCOLM@JVAX.CLP.AC.UK Subject: Slight irreverence It certainly seems that viruses have taken a strong hold in the States. As yet the UK has got off *relatively* lightly (howls of rage expected from unfortunate UK victims :-). We'd like to warn our students and staff of the dangers, and teach them some basic hygiene, but it's difficult to do so without contributing to the panic and hype. Gentle reader, how does one pitch the documentation? Speaking of hype, I think the best parody of an OTT virus story came from a friend of mine (who shall for the moment remain nameless, since I don't have his permission for reposting). Please don't think I'm taking the subject lightly; just staying sane: > I actually had to replace the transformer in the power supply of > my PC after a really nasty virus had hacked its way onto it. My > supplier said I would have to replace major sections of the > plastic moulding around the monitor, but it looks like I got away > with it. I'm pretty alert when it comes to viruses: I actually > nearly caught the blighter before it got to the transformer, but > the bloody thing slipped up the secondary winding before I could > zap it. Think of that next time you hear of some punter having to replace ROMs because some nasty program had run riot! - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Malcolm Ray JANET: malcolm@uk.ac.clp.jvax Senior Systems Officer BitNet: malcolm@jvax.clp.ac.uk City of London Polytechnic No other routes please! Isn't it strange how few UK correspondents bother with disclaimers?