From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pop.gmx.net ([213.165.64.20] helo=mail.gmx.net) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with smtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 177hR2-0007wc-00 for ; Tue, 14 May 2002 14:54:08 -0400 Received: (qmail 14065 invoked by uid 0); 14 May 2002 18:53:35 -0000 Received: from dhcp250-10-151-24.nt01-c5.cpe.charter-ne.com (HELO computer) (24.151.10.250) by mail.gmx.net (mp011-rz3) with SMTP; 14 May 2002 18:53:35 -0000 Message-ID: <002f01c1fb78$93e9b9a0$fa0a9718@nt.charterne.com> From: "Alex Snow" To: References: <3.0.5.32.20020514092930.007b8860@pop.tdstelme.net> Subject: Re: Hoax virus was Re: more worms Date: Tue, 14 May 2002 14:52:56 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4807.1700 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4807.1700 Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.8 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Reply-To: "Alex Snow" List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: It was some weird address that sent me that game. The file was about 86k so even if it was a game it probably sucked so much that I wouldn't play it anyway. ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2002 9:29 AM Subject: Re: Hoax virus was Re: more worms > Yes, that was the sulfnkb.exe file in the Windows\command directory they > were calling for you to delete last time. That 1 has been going around for > 4 or 5 years and seems to have a 6 month appearance cycle. > You can usually tell the warnings are bogus because they include a lot of > hype, 'The most dangerous ever', 'extremely destructive', and very little > substance, 'Microsoft warns', 'IBM warns', etc., but no web site address > where to get more info. In the few cases where they include a web site, it > turns out to be a bad address. > At least this one shows a bit of imagination by changing the files you are > supposed to get rid of. > I also like the one regarding the game that is someone's first attempt and > they think I'll like it. If it is their first attempt, it is doubtfull > I'll like it, and since most of the time I don't have a clue who they are, > what makes anyone think I'll like it > > Dave > > At 02:27 AM 5/14/02 +0100, you wrote: > >You could be right, I wouldn't like to comment. However it's not the > >first time this sort of thing has gone round. This one is just something > >to do with java display, or it might be a java applette or something like > >that, but the first one of its type, sulf something, was to do with being > >able to save files with names longer than 8.3. > > > >Cheers. > > > >-- > >Toby Fisher Email: toby@g0ucu.freeserve.co.uk > >Tel.: +44(0)1480 417272 Mobile: +44(0)7974 363239 > >ICQ: #61744808 > > Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. > > See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Speakup mailing list > >Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >