Re: [techtalk] request for ideas

1999-10-11 Thread Janus
At 03:52 PM 10/11/1999 -0700, you wrote: >the only major security thing I can think of regarding automounting >floppies would be boot sector viruses, except that I've never met a boot >sector virus for linux, so while that would be an issue (and a major >one...) under dos/win95/win98, but not lin

[techtalk] Different Linuxes - what's the difference?

1999-10-14 Thread Janus
box, and will end up buying a CD. Thus, the diference between RdHat, SUSe, Slack et alia might be important, given my priorities for learning (perl on a machine where messing up has limited consequences). But, I also think it would be of general interest, ne? Janus [EMAIL PROTECTED

RE: Viruses for Linux -- Was [techtalk] Question for the group

1999-10-14 Thread Janus
be detected by searching all binaries for the hex search string: E8ABD8C2363465643134373130363532 Bliss will self-disinfect if an infected binary is executed with the --bliss-disinfect-files-please switch. I imagine as Linux grows in popularity, so will the base of viruses written to target it. Janus [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linuxchix.org

Re: Viruses for Linux -- Was [techtalk] Question for the group

1999-10-15 Thread Janus
es. It is about 50% signal, too. Janus who has been interested in AV and VX since cleaning 1001 broken files off a 486 in 1993 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linuxchix.org

RE: [techtalk] Would like advice on building system

1999-10-20 Thread Janus
At 09:02 AM 10/20/1999 -0500, you wrote: >I heard that memory prices were going up in the US because companies were >saying that the earthquake in Taiwan cut the supply-- the problem with that >excuse is that Taiwan only supplies the US with 10% of the chips.. > This would be true, maybe, if

[techtalk] High speed access -- pros and cons

1999-10-28 Thread Janus
e the Encyclopedia" ads from Rodgers annoy the h**l out of me. OTOH, I am not a fan of Sympatico-Bell, either So, what has your experience been with one or the other or both? Janus 56K is still okay, but [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linuxchix.org

Re: [techtalk] No HTML/RTF messages, please!

1999-10-28 Thread Janus
Let's just hope they are *wrong*. Janus gotta get back to that art site now [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linuxchix.org

Re: [techtalk] Fwd: Blondes??? Isn't this a techlist?

2000-02-16 Thread Janus
brunette > >7. "Outside of the killings, Washington has one of the lowest crime rates >in the country."---Mayor Marion Barry, Washington, DC > So, in case it escaped your notice, was Mayor Barry Who, pray, is this ignoramus? Janus who wonders if maybe we could move a