VIRUS FOUND

Additionally just for your info - we receive and kill about 100 virus emails per day on our mail servers - it is amazing when I receive a virus sent from myself to myself and it originates from somewhere in the USA - I do not think so.

Anyway rest assured that you will never receive a virus from our email systems or mailservers.Regards
ExplorOz Team - David
--------------------------
Always working, not enough travelling ;-)

David,

The email did have all the right ID, as far as I could tell, to indicate that it originated from you and I only raised the issue to both inform you and our community to ensure that everybody was covered.

For those who sidetracked this post into 'mine is better than yours' issue, my software is not shareware and, like all packages, has it's ups and downs. No, Windows does not operate funny, and no I DO expect that some virii do get through despite several updates a week, and yes I am quite computer literate and don't need the 'suck eggs' reply.

I also felt that you would have appropriate services in place to prevent virii propagation, however, if you believe your last comment above, you are wrong. Never say 'never' is a good motto.

Maybe we could test our bullbars on the pukes that write the virus routines!!!
Chris
<- 1996 Troopy, the best!

I can actually say never in this case as the full email newsletter is built in software that I have written and it cannot be hacked as it is fully program generated.

You certainly may receive a virus email that says it has come from us but be advised that it has not as we do not actually store anyones email addresses in any Microsoft address list or address book. Masking the from and to lines in emails is how most viruses are sent these days however they generally all relly on the address list or address book to pull in the names. Our lists are not stored in these at all.

I am an Internet email and connectivity security consultant to some very large insurance companies (as this it one of the things I.T. Beyond does) and I never say never unless I am bloody sure of what I am saying.

As for bullbar tests on virus creators what a good idea!Regards
ExplorOz Team - David
--------------------------
Always working, not enough travelling ;-)

Macca

Afraid you're not right about the dummy email address. They pick them randomly or so I have been reliably informed.

However I've still got the dummy address sitting in my address book!!

As Truckster said - they worm onto a HDD & randomly pick 2 addresses then use one as an addressor & one as an addressee.

Regards
Larry

PS. Had to tell somebody - we're off to the Simpson tomorrow. Our first trip!!

Yep, I'm sitting here in front of my eMac with OS X 10.2.7 and Safari browser after fixing yet another one of somebody elses Win2K machines this afternoon :-)

Luke & Brad,

Fellow user's of real computer's. I have a problem/question. It's time to upgrade my mobile and I want to go CDMA. Do either of you know of, or use a CDMA phone for internet connectivity with System 9 or 10. If so, can you please advise me which one as I'm at my wit's end trying to get answers from Telstra.

Thanks in advance."Live today as if there may be no tomorrow"

Wombat

Theres Virus for every OS even UNIX and Linux...

Still like my Mandrake :)~~

AND ITS FREE AND COMES WITH THE WORKS!

>Theres Virus for every OS even UNIX and Linux...

I think from memory, the last virus written for MacOS was in 1998, and even then it could only be transmitted via disk :-) ...just that MacOS (and UNIX/Linux) is inherently very secure, whilst Windows is just full of holes. That's why lots of script kiddies find it so easy to propogate viruses for Windows at will :-) Mind you, the NT architecture of NT/W2K/XP is improving that stiuation somewhat with the UNIX like kernel module that it follows, but security is still not the same out of the box :-D

I use Linux, MacOS X, MacOS9.x, Win2K, WinXP, and WinNT on a daily basis - so I'm not biased - I just know what's good! LOL

>Fellow user's of real computer's. I have a problem/question. It's time to upgrade my mobile and I want to go CDMA. Do either of you know of, or use a CDMA phone for internet connectivity with System 9 or 10. If so, can you please advise me which one as I'm at my wit's end trying to get answers from Telstra.

Sorry Wombat,
mmm....not sure about that one - I have a CDMA phone which is great, but haven't used it for mobile internet access at all. I know some pretty cluey Mac guys though - I'll try to remember to see if they know.

Cheers,

Luke.

Thanks Luke. I would appreciate it very, very much."Live today as if there may be no tomorrow"

Wombat