Author: Stuzzi Kadent
Date: 00:38:26 08/28/02
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On August 28, 2002 at 03:16:01, Russell Reagan wrote: >On August 28, 2002 at 01:34:19, Chessfun wrote: > >>Not if the person is a member all e-mails are available through the search >>feature and for all we know the virus picked up the e-mail addresses there. > >Wow, that is one incredible virus! So you're telling me that this virus logged >on to www.talkchess.com, and then it registered for an account here, and then it >went through and picked up all of our email addresses from the forum, then sent >all of us a virus? LOL... > >>I have never received one from him till now either, all the more reason to >>assume it's simply a virus. > >Congratulations! You figured it out. It was indeed a virus. Did you figure this >out all on your own? I think it's pretty obvious to everyone that it was a >virus, but there might be another poor soul who didn't gather that from the >conversation already I suppose... > >>Arn't you a sweetie.. > >Oh, I'm so sorry. Did I offend you by reacting in a non loving way to someone >who intentionally spammed a bunch of CCC members with a virus? You're right, we >aren't the victims here. Let's feel sorry for the jackass who sent out a mass >virus. > >>Since you already e-mailed them and informed them of a problem what would be the >>purpose of calling them....agh to lodge our complaints...thanks but since you >>already did that, I think it's simpler to pass. > >That's probably best. You don't have a clue what's going on anyway. > >>Albert's original post warned members about the e-mails. I myself got 1/2 dozen >>but do we simply open e-mail attachments for no reason. Come now this is the >>COMPUTER chess club isn't it?. > >As far as I know, you are correct once again. Did you get a masters degree in >"obviousness" by any chance? > >>Personally I think it's probably some young kid who's PC has little/no virus >>protection. > >I think the problem is that you didn't do any thinking about this at all. > >>Innocent till proven guilty rings a bell. > >No it doesn't. This isn't a court. This is the Computer Chess Club, as you >pointed out for us above. > >It's quite trivial to see that this was an intentional attack. If you are that >thick headed that you really don't see how this was intentional, I'd be more >than happy to explain it to you. > >>Why is everyone so >>paranoid? > >Because this kind of thing has happened numerous times before. In the past it >wasn't viruses. It was email forgings, which do not happen by accident. > >Goodbye, until next episode of Master of the Obvious, when Sarah will explain to >everyone at CCC how to install a new keyboard, because after all, this is the >COMPUTER (!) chess club. > >Russell Russell, why try so hard to make yourself look a prat? Have you not heard of economy, man? :) Sarah's point is that the addressed computer user might simply have been exploited by the originator and we should not be caught out by attachments. Let us take a deep calming breath, picture tranquil shores and carry on with our lives.
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