Re: Virus incident
On Thursday 22 November 2001 14:46, Dimitri Maziuk wrote:
> * Jesse Goerz (jgoerz@bellsouth.net) spake thusly:
> > On Wednesday 21 November 2001 20:11, Josh Everist wrote:
> > > Well I can take responsibility for the messages from
> > > 'antigen@page1book.com', however if the Debian User
> > > mailing list didn't send out viruses in the first place,
> > > there wouldn't be the automated reply.
> >
> > I think you mean outlook express 5; not the Debian user
> > mailing list. The mailing list is simply doing what it's
> > supposed to. Oh, I see what you're getting at, so is outlook
> > express.
> >
> > Geesh why didn't I think of that way in the first place.
> >
> > > The same goes for the YODA messages.
> > >
> > > In all honesty I've merely kept up with my software and
> > > virus updates and don't actually know why my software
> > > automatically responded.
> >
> > Thank you for protecting us.
> >
> > > However, if there were no response, it wouldn't be nearly
> > > as obvious that the email from m.dobsicek@sh.cvut.cz was
> > > viral.
> > >
> > > So, if there's any way the mailing list can filter out the
> > > viruses in the first place, you won't see the automated
> > > messages. At any rate I hope people go after the real
> > > culprit(the sender of the virus) and don't take it out on
> > > us.
> > >
> > > Josh Everist
> >
> > So what you're saying is it's not your responsibility what
> > you post to the list. That makes sense.
> >
> > I guess you could just think of it the same as someone
> > forgetting to remove mailing lists from their
> > vacation/holiday auto-responder.
> >
> > Geesh, why didn't I think of that way in the first place.
> >
> > Well, you impressed me with the first half of the first
> > sentence, after that you blew it.
>
> IIRC antigen is a sexchange thingy. What do you want from
> the guy, he's running sexchange. He said he has no idea why
> that POS decides to do things (or not). I can easily believe
> that.
>
> <Dilbert>
> We should send him a nickel each, so he can go buy a better
> computer.</Dilbert>
>
> Dima
I overreacted. It just pisses me off when people blame Debian
(or any linux) for other OS's poorly designed software, or their
lack of knowledge about it.
The other day my programming instructor gave me a hard time
because I was using cygwin's gcc port in class. I can't stand
editing source without vim, I'm addicted. Anyway, I did
something stupid and gcc naturally told me so. I asked him for
some help. So how does my helpful instructor reply? He says,
"So how do you like using gcc" and he laughs at me. Turns out I
tried to include <fstream> inside of main (don't ask :). Stupid
newbie mistake and he's taking cracks at gcc instead of my
programming skill. I have no respect for people who criticize
something to protect their own inadequacy. Especially when they
assume the problem is a mature product like linux.
Sorry, I could have been a little more constructive. I just
don't see too much of the constructive sort of criticism coming
"our" way.
Jesse
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