The Register UK
From: "Robin Fitton" <contactrobin@h...>
Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2003 21:41:08 +0000
Subject: The Register UK
Try this link for a really good description of why "SoBig" is a real
pain.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/56/32434.html
Robin
>From: "Robin Fitton" <contactrobin@hotmail.com>
>Reply-To: gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu
>To: gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu
>Subject: Re: Yep, broke it. :)
>Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2003 21:36:39 +0000
>
>This "Sobig" virus is causing me nightmares at work with all the
bounced
>messages.
>
>I have moved all of my pop3 accounts to Hotmail, then I pull existing
>accounts like robin@robinf.com in with auto-forward.
>
>Hotmail keeps the virus off my computer and has a half decent spam
blocker.
>
>I had to sign up for the 10MB account which was £20 for a year, but I
would
>rather be protected than get hit by a virus. It sounds like an advert
for
>microsoft, but it works for me.
>
>I then let through lists like gzg and block all the 40+ junk messages I
get
>each day.
>
>If only life were simpler, back when I played wargames and had no
access to
>the internet. Take me back to 1989!
>
>Robin
>www.robinf.com
>
>
>
>>From: "Matthew L. Seidl" <seidl@wraith.com>
>>Reply-To: gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu
>>To: gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu
>>Subject: Re: Yep, broke it. :) Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2003 15:26:41 -0600
>>
>>On Wed, 20 Aug 2003 14:56:24 -0600, "Matthew L. Seidl" writes:
>> >
>> >So I put it back to normal while I actually debug things instead of
>> >just assuming I'm smarter than I am.
>> >
>>
>>And sent this to the wrong list. :(
>>
>>I'm working on getting something installed that may help to deal
>>better with attachments (virus's, etc), but its still in the testing
>>stages.
>>
>>-=- Matthew L. Seidl email: seidl@wraith.com
=-=
>>=-= Research Scientist Project . . . What
Project? -=-
>>-=- http://www.wraith.com/seidl -Morrow
Quotes
>> =-=
>>=-= My friends tell me I lead far too interesting a life.
>> -=-
>>
>
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