From: Phillip Ramirez (laswazuki_at_yahoo.com)
Date: Sun Dec 02 2001 - 04:38:38 EST
Well in this case it effects all email types on a windows os.. And well
we cant all dictate what our work uses.. I know very company I work for
or at all use outlook.. Now at home I have netscape and eudora but since
neither offers spelling support and is a decent pim and has no interface
with my pocketpc I use outlook.. Why don’t I switch from windows to say
linux?? Well I have linux on a machine right now at my house and it
slowed it down to where it is unusable.. So I am swiching back to
windows on that machine also lack of dvd drivers???? Sorry but I get
tired of people telling me I am wrong in using an os from Bill.. I don’t
like how ELM feels... I used to use unix allong time ago and well now I
am a windows user.. Just wait people wil start sending virus with the
linux flavor soon.. Just that linux is still so buggy that you don’t
need a virus to make it crash.. Relax just messing with you. I love it
when people start talking os and whats good and whats bad.. I like
Outlook you like ELM we will never agree..
It is not users of OUTLOOK that is causing trouble.. It is ignorant
users.. period
-----Original Message-----
From: Stephan F Andre [mailto:andres_at_pilot.msu.edu]
Sent: Saturday, December 01, 2001 11:27 PM
To: thinkpad_at_cs.utk.edu
Cc: Stephan F Andre
Subject: Re: WARNING!!! WORM!
As long as we're talking about non-thinkpad specific stuff,
let me ask
WHY ARE ANY OF YOU PEOPLE RUNNING THIS ***DISEASED*** SOFTWARE!
The number of bugs in Outlook/Outlook Express has gone beyond
*ALL* reasonability. This software should not be used by anyone. Over
the course of the last several years this software has cost hundreds of
millions of dollars in lost time and productivity, yet there are people
who still use it. Unbelivable!
I urge anyone reading this who uses any form of outlook in any version
TO SWITCH TO ANYTHING ELSE.
Wake up. Realize that MS has no interest in fixing things and wants to
continue to foist this dreck on everyone. Wake up and realize that it
is sheer folly to continue to use this software.
--STeve Andre'
>
> Hello,
> This "worm" is one of those that does NOT need to have any attachment
> opened to activate it, all you need do is click-thru to that message
> in your in-box. I, along with many on this list, was fortunate in so
> far as my anti-virus (Norton V5.0 in my case) caught it right away.
> If your anti-virus program did not, or if (gasp) you aren't protected,
> check out this link:
>
> http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.badtrans.b
> @mm.ht
> ml
>
> That's the Symantic spin, your mileage may vary if you have another
> brand of A/V software...I know on the Trend site, for example, they
> give removal instructions as well...
>
> HTH, and good luck
>
> Marc S.
>
>
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