[VHFcontesting] The KLEZ virus and contesters

[Bob Naumann - N5NJ]

Two messages does not a discussion forum make.

As this particular virus thing is extremely troublesome, and this IS an
internet email based discussion group, I believe that it is appropriate.  As
none of us are interested in computer viruses, aside from not getting them,
and I would not think that too many contesters are subscribed to the virus
reflector if there is such a thing.

If this virus was not so pervasive,  I would not have posted the original
message with the link to the cure program on contesting.com.

I don't think any more needs be said about it however.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Kenneth E. Harker" <kharker at cs.utexas.edu>
To: "VHF Contesting" <vhfcontesting at contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, May 03, 2002 11:54 AM
Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] The KLEZ virus and contesters


>     Am I the only person annoyed that this list has become a discussion
> forum for Microsoft Windows software problems, and not a discussion
> about VHF/UHF radio contesting?
>
>     This thread is way outside the scope of the reflector's intended
> discussion forum.  I'm sure there are many other places you can go to
discuss
> Windows computer virii.
>
>
> On Fri, May 03, 2002 at 09:40:00AM -0700, Jeff Burchell wrote:
> >
> > > Everyone should be running a virus protection program on their
computers.
> >
> > ...especially if they run Outlook or Outlook Express.
> >
> > And here's one that's _FREE_, doesn't require you to install anything,
and
> > is always kept up to date with the newest Virus definitions.  You can
run
> > it in the background while you do other things...
> >
> > If it has been more than a week since you scanned for Virii, or more
than
> > a month since you remember updating your anti-virus software, then you
> > really owe it to yourself (and the rest of us, too) to scan your system,
> > just to make sure.
> >
> > Just go to this URL, and follow the directions:
> >
> > http://housecall.antivirus.com/housecall/start_corp.asp
> >
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
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>
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> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
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> Kenneth E. Harker      "Vox Clamantis in Deserto"
kharker at cs.utexas.edu
> University of Texas at Austin                   Amateur Radio Callsign:
WM5R
> Department of the Computer Sciences      VP, Central Texas DX & Contest
Club
> Taylor Hall TAY 2.124                         Maintainer of Linux on
Laptops
> Austin, TX 78712-1188 USA
http://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/kharker/
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