CQ-Contest
[Top] [All Lists]

VIRUS INFORMATION ##### URGENT #####

Subject: VIRUS INFORMATION ##### URGENT #####
From: ky1h@berkshire.net (David Robbins)
Date: Fri Oct 11 00:55:13 1996
N3ADL@aol.com wrote:
> 
> I received this over the governments inter company mail today and thought it
> worthy of passing along....Please distribute freely....
Thus perpetuating the hoax!

> 
> A virus called "GOOD TIMES" and sent via the INTERNET is one of the worst
> we've experienced as it DOES NOT REQUIRE A DOWNLOAD to infect your machine.

BULL!

> putting your processor in a Nth - complexity infinite binary loop...

Say What?

> 
> The virus was authored by a "America on Line" subscriber and is highly
The hoax started there probably, but its hardly a virus!

ARGH!!!!!!!

This is another urban legend that won't die!

see http://www.hr.doe.gov/goodtime.html for more information.

-- 
ky1h@berkshire.net   or   robbins@berkshire.net
http://www.berkshire.net/~robbins/ky1h.html


>From jmwright@juno.com (Joseph M Wright)  Fri Oct 11 02:13:14 1996
From: jmwright@juno.com (Joseph M Wright) (Joseph M Wright)
Subject: Update on contest forms
Message-ID: <19961010.171321.5007.7.jmwright@juno.com>

Thanks to all of you who answered my message about locating forms for
Sweepstakes.  I have found out that the particular forms I wanted are printed 
in the ARRL Contest Yearbook.

I appreciated all the information and encouragement you all sent me.  See
you in SS!

Joe  KB0UPC

>From jrouse@dc.infi.net (John L. Rouse)  Fri Oct 11 01:13:58 1996
From: jrouse@dc.infi.net (John L. Rouse) (John L. Rouse)
Subject: VIRUS INFORMATION  ##### URGENT #####
Message-ID: <199610110015.UAA09489@mh004.infi.net>

 The "Good Times" virus is a HOAX!!!! It has been a hoax since the
top-of-the-line 
computer was a 386. It is absolutely amazing that this zany little scenario 
continues along with the lifespan of a lava rock...If you do receive a 
message with "Good Times" anywhere within, you have been visited by a 
prankster with a penchant for truly ancient cyberlarks. He, or she, is 
no doubt old enough to remember the arrival of monochrome monitors 
and 80 meg hard drives. The "Good Times" roll on, and on, and on, and on....

73, John KA3DBN
====

John L. Rouse                      Packet: ka3dbn@ka3rfe.md.usa
Capital-Gazette Communications     ka3dbn@lastdx.blkcat.com
jrouse@dc.infi.net                 FAX: 301-464-7027
john.rouse@reporters.net           PHONE: 301-262-3700 X200

                


>From foggie@dtx.net (foggie)  Thu Oct 10 20:19:19 1996
From: foggie@dtx.net (foggie) (foggie)
Subject: Linux Logger
Message-ID: <XFMail.961010192147.foggie@dtx.net>

This message is in MIME format
--_=XFMail.0.5-alpha.p0.Linux:961010192147:460=_
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit

I was really stupid here and didn't tell anyone where I placed Linux-Logger.

Linux Logger is available on my ftp site at ftp://ftp.dtx.net/pub/foggie.

73,
Al - kk5zx
On 10-Oct-96 Bill & Chris Shell wrote:
>>Hi Al,
>Where have you posted it?
>73, Bill
>WA6IET
>shell@callamer.com
>
>----------
>From:  foggie
>Sent:  Wednesday, October 09, 1996 2:12 PM
>To:    cq-contest@tgv.com
>Subject:       Linux Logger
>
>I have placed a pre-beta/Alpha version of my linux logger program up for 
>download. There are still many things to be done, but the basics are there.
>If anyone is using linux please try it out, and tell me if it works on your 
>machine. :) I think I have it compiled Static, but since I have all the libs, i
t
>is hard to tell.  It does the basics of logging, and writing to disk for CQ-WW,
>hopefully by the test I will have more bugs ironed out. Still no CW, haven't ha
d
>a chance to write the drivers.
>
>73,
>Al - kk5zx
>
>------------------------------------------------------------
>E-Mail: foggie <foggie@dtx.net>
>Time: 21:12:31
>-----------------------------------------------------------
>Geek Code: GAT d H-- s:+ g+ p2 au+ a w+ v+ C++++ UL++++ P+
>           L++++ 3- E--- N++ K W--- M-- po Y+ t+ 5++ j R-
>           G' tv b++ D+ B--- e+ u+ h--- f r+++ n- z+++
>-----------------------------------------------------------
>This message was sent by XF-Mail, and is totally M$ Free
>-----------------------------------------------------------
>

------------------------------------------------------------
E-Mail: foggie <foggie@dtx.net>
Time: 19:19:19
-----------------------------------------------------------
Geek Code: GAT d H-- s:+ g+ p2 au+ a w+ v+ C++++ UL++++ P+
           L++++ 3- E--- N++ K W--- M-- po Y+ t+ 5++ j R-
           G' tv b++ D+ B--- e+ u+ h--- f r+++ n- z+++
-----------------------------------------------------------
This message was sent by XF-Mail, and is totally M$ Free
-----------------------------------------------------------

--_=XFMail.0.5-alpha.p0.Linux:961010192147:460=_
Content-Type: application/ms-tnef
Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64
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--_=XFMail.0.5-alpha.p0.Linux:961010192147:460=_--
End of MIME message

<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>