On Wed, 21 Aug 1996 02:59:43 +0300, Lars Wirzenius wrote:
>Vi and clones aren't completely safe, either. In some circumstances, at
>least, they load a .exrc (and/or .vimrc or whatever) from the current
Well, I don't use vi under Linux; only under DOS and OS/2. The Linux
version (Debian installat
and wistfully watch all those files fly by. See ex(1) for details.
Casper Boden-Cummins.
>--
>From: Daniel Lynes[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Sent: 19 August 1996 18:54
>To:Debian Users
>Cc:The recipient's address is unknown.
>Subject: Re: [Fwd: Virus Aler
"Rick Macdonald wrote:"
>
> On Mon, 19 Aug 1996, Christopher R. Hertel wrote:
>
> > : Not true. You can't get a virus from reading an email message.
> >
> > Actually, that depends upon your E'mail system. [...]
> >
> > ...but that's a hole in Microsoft mail. Obviously, this kind of thing
> >
"Daniel Lynes":
> GNU Emacs for OS/2 still has this feature. Very, very dangerous.
Vi and clones aren't completely safe, either. In some circumstances, at
least, they load a .exrc (and/or .vimrc or whatever) from the current
directory (not the home directory). The intention is that you can
custom
On Sat, 17 Aug 1996 05:47:04 +0300, Lars Wirzenius wrote:
>However, stupid people can also write mail user programs that automatically
>run a program that comes in e-mail. Even more stupid people use such
UltiMail/2 Lite for OS/2 (comes with the Internet Access Kit) has such
a feature. However,
On Mon, 19 Aug 1996, Christopher R. Hertel wrote:
> : Not true. You can't get a virus from reading an email message.
>
> Actually, that depends upon your E'mail system. Microsoft mail allows
> you to send macros along with messages. These macros are automatically
> run when the message is read.
On Aug 16, 4:44pm, Robbie Honerkamp wrote:
> Subject: Re: [Fwd: Virus Alert]
:
: Not true. You can't get a virus from reading an email message.
:
>-- End of excerpt from Robbie Honerkamp
Actually, that depends upon your E'mail system. Microsoft mail allows
you to send macros alo
> Terry Eck writes:
> I remember reading about this several months ago. It was the opinion
> of most people at the time to be just a joke. Anyone know for sure
> if it is anything other than a joke? Terry
It is. There is even a FAQ about it. I will dig out the URL ...
Dominik
> "Rob" == Rob Browning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Rob> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Terry Eck) writes:
Rob> Well, I'd like to see the code for the infinite loop that'd melt
Rob> down my processor. I've written a few in my time (accidentally),
Rob> and the machine's still here.
Well, lucky you. :-)
> Not true. You can't get a virus from reading an email message.
Actually, there is a "Good Times" virus and it does come by email.
The announcement itself _is_ the virus and it spreads _exteremely_
quickly!
For more information, check out the following FAQ:
http://www-mcb.ucdavis.edu/in
On Fri, 16 Aug 1996, Robbie Honerkamp wrote:
> > I remember reading about this several months ago. It was the opinion
> > of most people at the time to be just a joke. Anyone know for sure
> > if it is anything other than a joke?
>
> Not true. You can't get a virus from reading an email message.
On Sat, 17 Aug 1996 05:47:04 +0300 Lars Wirzenius ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
wrote:
> GNU Emacs had a similar feature (certain magic lines in a file could
> run any Emacs commands automatically when the file was loaded -- and
> Emacs commands are powerful indeed).
FYI, this is now disabled by default.
Robbie Honerkamp:
> Not true. You can't get a virus from reading an email message.
Not true. The Good Times virus is a hoax, but it is possible to get a virus
from e-mail, in some circumstances.
Some e-mail systems allow the sender to tag the contents as being plain
text, HTML, C source code, a s
>Not true. You can't get a virus from reading an email message.
>
>Notice that the original post came from AOL.. :)
O... Cheap shot! ;-)
>Robbie
>(who wonders how many people deleted this message in fear when they
>saw the Subject: line..)
We... the subject didn't contain "Good Times"
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Terry Eck) writes:
> I remember reading about this several months ago. It was the opinion
> of most people at the time to be just a joke. Anyone know for sure
> if it is anything other than a joke?
Well, I'd like to see the code for the infinite loop that'd melt down
my process
> I remember reading about this several months ago. It was the opinion
> of most people at the time to be just a joke. Anyone know for sure
> if it is anything other than a joke?
Not true. You can't get a virus from reading an email message.
Notice that the original post came from AOL.. :)
Rob
I called the number listed in this message it this is a joke!
The statement about the tight loop that could damage your processor
should be a dead give-away!
Check these things out in the future before spreading them!
Thanks,
Brian
,---
I don't think you have anything to worry about. You just fell victim
to one of the most perpetuated practical jokes on the internet. :))
-Josh Stockwell
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-
Gentlefolk:
The ``Good Times'' virus is a hoax, an urban legend. To quote from
the CERT Coordination Center memo on the subject:
> The "Good Times" virus warnings are a hoax. People are circulating
> the warnings without verifying the information contai
- Received message begins Here -
(urban legend hoax deleted)
Oh, god, it's back!
Jim Lynch, Sales Analyst, SGI/Cray Research, Inc. / ARS: K4GVO
Southeast District, Phone: (770) 631-2254, Email: [EMAIL PRO
On Fri, 16 Aug 1996, L. S. Colby wrote:
> Hello:
>
> I recently received the following email that is of interest to the
> debian community and others.
>
>
>
> L. S. Colby
>
I always try to pay attention to this kind o fstuff, because
I'm paranoid. But this is a hoax. I recieved a warning
e
No no no !
Not again.
Please read "http://www.singnet.com.sg/public/Virus/good-times.html";.;
This is a scam !
Phil.
I remember reading about this several months ago. It was the opinion
of most people at the time to be just a joke. Anyone know for sure
if it is anything other than a joke?
Terry
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Terry Eck [EMAIL PROTECT
Hello:
I recently received the following email that is of interest to the
debian community and others.
L. S. Colby
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