VIRUSES...RE: Getting Started ( hello_wrorld_c trouble )

[Jake Janovetz]

...And if it happens to hit Windows running under VMWare, all you've
gotta do is say "Discard" when it asks to write changes to your
undoable virtual disk...

Ahh, the brilliance that comes to light when trying to brace
the world against the stupidity of Windows.

    Jake


On Tue, Nov 14, 2000 at 04:43:35PM -0600, Joel Sherrill wrote:
> David Kott wrote:
> > 
> > I would like to interject a note of caution:  Often, spammers forge return
> > addresses in their mailings.  This individual might not have anything to do
> > with the email, indeed they are a victim if righteous RTEMS listers decide
> > to invoke some "internet justice" and spam him back.
> > 
> > See http://www.pobox.com/headers.html for a brief introduction into the
> > world of spam.
> 
> I would also like to add that it is easy to be the unwitting recipient
> of one of these.  I personally was just trying to stop it from spreading
> any further.  Someone one the list (probably chao) was infected and
> passed it along.  
> 
> It is easy to forget that this too could happen to you. :)
> 
> [Of course, those Win32 viruses don't impact those of use who
> use non-windows platforms primarily. <grin>]