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M$ to license FAT
by cbbrowne-HInyCGIudOg＠public.gmane.org 05 Dec '03

05 Dec '03

> As the title says. Impact on Linux ? If the claims are true, that there are "live" patents still in place on FAT, then it is conceivable that there might be patent infringments, or at least places where MSFT could _claim_ that there are. Of course, FAT is pretty much derivative of CP/M filesystems, so it is more than likely that any conceivable patents would have to have been filed in the '80s, and thus would have, at most, 3 more years to run. -- output = reverse("gro.gultn" "@" "enworbbc") http://www3.sympatico.ca/cbbrowne/linuxdistributions.html "He may look like an idiot, and he may sound like an idiot, but don't let him fool you. He really is an idiot." -- Mark Twain -- The Toronto Linux Users Group. Meetings: http://tlug.ss.org TLUG requests: Linux topics, No HTML, wrap text below 80 columns How to UNSUBSCRIBE: http://tlug.ss.org/subscribe.shtml

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dangerous spam
by cbbrowne-HInyCGIudOg＠public.gmane.org 05 Dec '03

05 Dec '03

> > > > I just got spam saying I should update my paypal account with the > > supplied 'secure' application, and attached a file named > > www.paypal.com.scr. > > Wonderful social engineering (the src suggests secure ?!) > > .scr is an executable extension for a screensaver, most likely a virus or > trojan for windoh$. I always thought ".scr" stood for "script." <http://www.palmtoppaper.com/ptphtml/25/pt250059.htm> Was I wrong? -- "cbbrowne","@","ntlug.org" http://cbbrowne.com/info/spiritual.html "I am returning this otherwise good typing paper to you because someone has printed gibberish all over it and put your name at the top." --English Professor, Ohio University -- The Toronto Linux Users Group. Meetings: http://tlug.ss.org TLUG requests: Linux topics, No HTML, wrap text below 80 columns How to UNSUBSCRIBE: http://tlug.ss.org/subscribe.shtml

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Anyone have experience with Asterisk
by matt-s/rLXaiAEBtBDgjK7y7TUQ＠public.gmane.org 05 Dec '03

05 Dec '03

Hi everyone, I'm looking to setup an Asterisk-based PBX with extensions in the office and at homes. There seems to be a lot of options on the client side [from gnophone, some cisco hardware phones, qtphone, ...]. Does anyone have a similar [or partial] setup like this? Can you offer some advice on which clients have worked best? Regards, -- matthew rice <matt-s/rLXaiAEBtBDgjK7y7TUQ at public.gmane.org> starnix inc. phone: 905-771-0017 x242 thornhill, ontario, canada http://www.starnix.com professional linux services & products -- The Toronto Linux Users Group. Meetings: http://tlug.ss.org TLUG requests: Linux topics, No HTML, wrap text below 80 columns How to UNSUBSCRIBE: http://tlug.ss.org/subscribe.shtml

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KNOPPIX closes because Europe passes software IP laws
by plp-ysDPMY98cNQDDBjDh4tngg＠public.gmane.org 05 Dec '03

05 Dec '03

http://www.knopper.net/knoppix/ Peter -- The Toronto Linux Users Group. Meetings: http://tlug.ss.org TLUG requests: Linux topics, No HTML, wrap text below 80 columns How to UNSUBSCRIBE: http://tlug.ss.org/subscribe.shtml

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M$ to license FAT
by plp-ysDPMY98cNQDDBjDh4tngg＠public.gmane.org 05 Dec '03

05 Dec '03

As the title says. Impact on Linux ? Peter -- The Toronto Linux Users Group. Meetings: http://tlug.ss.org TLUG requests: Linux topics, No HTML, wrap text below 80 columns How to UNSUBSCRIBE: http://tlug.ss.org/subscribe.shtml

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dangerous spam
by plp-ysDPMY98cNQDDBjDh4tngg＠public.gmane.org 05 Dec '03

05 Dec '03

On Fri, 5 Dec 2003, Keith Mastin wrote: > > I just got spam saying I should update my paypal account with the > > supplied 'secure' application, and attached a file named > > www.paypal.com.scr. > > Wonderful social engineering (the src suggests secure ?!) > > .scr is an executable extension for a screensaver, most likely a virus or > trojan for windoh$. I know. I guess everyone knows this. Peter -- The Toronto Linux Users Group. Meetings: http://tlug.ss.org TLUG requests: Linux topics, No HTML, wrap text below 80 columns How to UNSUBSCRIBE: http://tlug.ss.org/subscribe.shtml

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OT job offer
by kmastin-PzQIwG9Jn9VAFePFGvp55w＠public.gmane.org 05 Dec '03

05 Dec '03

I have a local (Toronto) client looking for an AutoCAD operator. The client is an interior design firm with a number of large clients (hotels, office buildings, etc.). I did not discuss salary, but my guess from the length of time that their employees have been with the company that it will be substantial for the right person who fits in with the rest of the team. Contact Paul Maggiacomo at TannerHill Associates, (416)429-1600 for an appointment. If I mention Linux, will this make it legal for the list? Okay, they don't use linux for anything there. :) -- Keith -- The Toronto Linux Users Group. Meetings: http://tlug.ss.org TLUG requests: Linux topics, No HTML, wrap text below 80 columns How to UNSUBSCRIBE: http://tlug.ss.org/subscribe.shtml

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SOT: shitfs in spam trends and topics
by kmastin-PzQIwG9Jn9VAFePFGvp55w＠public.gmane.org 05 Dec '03

05 Dec '03

> In article <20031202130036.8DF5F4054-xzRQuAxiFLNWk0Htik3J/w at public.gmane.org>, cbbrowne at acm.org > wrote: >>The odd trend I have been seeing is for there to be large numbers of >>spam messages that seem totally futile. There's no way of contacting >>them to buy their services. No URLs. No valid return address. No way >>for the message to be of any value whatever, supposing I _did_ want to >>increase my breasts by a couple of sizes. > > Two possibilities I can imagine. > > 1. Spammers acutely aware that they are wrong, and defying > the world to catch them, even if it means losing a sale. > > 2. Steganography. You forgot 3. 3. By attempting to respond to them, you have just varified your email address so they can sell that email address to other spammers. -- Keith -- The Toronto Linux Users Group. Meetings: http://tlug.ss.org TLUG requests: Linux topics, No HTML, wrap text below 80 columns How to UNSUBSCRIBE: http://tlug.ss.org/subscribe.shtml

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dangerous spam
by kmastin-PzQIwG9Jn9VAFePFGvp55w＠public.gmane.org 05 Dec '03

05 Dec '03

> > I just got spam saying I should update my paypal account with the > supplied 'secure' application, and attached a file named > www.paypal.com.scr. > Wonderful social engineering (the src suggests secure ?!) .scr is an executable extension for a screensaver, most likely a virus or trojan for windoh$. -- Keith -- The Toronto Linux Users Group. Meetings: http://tlug.ss.org TLUG requests: Linux topics, No HTML, wrap text below 80 columns How to UNSUBSCRIBE: http://tlug.ss.org/subscribe.shtml

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dangerous spam
by plp-ysDPMY98cNQDDBjDh4tngg＠public.gmane.org 05 Dec '03

05 Dec '03

I just got spam saying I should update my paypal account with the supplied 'secure' application, and attached a file named www.paypal.com.scr. Wonderful social engineering (the src suggests secure ?!) Peter -- The Toronto Linux Users Group. Meetings: http://tlug.ss.org TLUG requests: Linux topics, No HTML, wrap text below 80 columns How to UNSUBSCRIBE: http://tlug.ss.org/subscribe.shtml

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