to "Bendrr"

by revdrjohnson 3 Replies latest jw friends

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  revdrjohnson

  So I'm searching through the archives, looking for an old post I thought was submitted here, when I find THIS:

  Bendrr

  Viruses on XJW-central mailing list?

  Jun 06, 2002

  I got on the XJW-central email list and for the last few days some of the messages look pretty suspicious.
  I know I'm gonna get a security lecture for this, but I haven't been running any anti-virus. I also don't open the attachments.
  Today, one of the messages had an attached .exe file and .txt file.
  I did look at the .txt file and thought I'd post it to see what some of our more educated members can tell me about it.

  The 2 attachments are "DETLOG.EXE" and "DETLOG.TXT" and I'm including the .txt file in this post:

  Shocking since I've yet to find anything on this list about 'Central' prior to this

  Also, because I don' have any members on 'Central' known as 'Bendrr'

  And THIRD because the day BEFORE this post the following post appeared on the list,

  explaining to circumstances of the young lady who had the problem AND that she was

  unsubbing until she got her PC fixed

  Notice...Until September 1, 2002...

  Today's Date: June 5, 2002

  Dear Friends,

  It seems the virus has damaged my PC & I am going to have to take it into the shop to get it fixed.

  (It ate my address book too!) We have no extra money for repairs at this time, as I have oral surgery

  scheduled for June 26 and minor skin surgery scheduled for August 2, you know how those bills go.

  So I have decided to give up my ISP for the summer, to save money since I won't be able to use it anyway.

  I hope to be back online by September 1st, 2002 ~ Lord willing ~ so I am leaving the groups up and open for

  that reason.

  Leaves me to wonder what Bendrr's motives were for posting this HERE since he or she didn't raise any concerns

  over on the List in question . . . when he or she had every opportunity to do so, either by mailing his concern to the list or

  to me privately or BOTH.

  Edited by - revdrjohnson on 18 June 2002 11:53:26

  Edited by - revdrjohnson on 18 June 2002 11:55:22

  Edited by - revdrjohnson on 18 June 2002 11:56:19

  Edited by - revdrjohnson on 18 June 2002 11:57:18
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  Bendrr

  Rev, I'm not known as Bendrr everywhere!

  Sorry I didn't alert you. I only read very few of the emails on your list in the first place and don't participate at all.

  Question my motives all you want, but I didn't post here only for any sinister reason. I don't know anyone on your list, whereas I do know a little about some of the posters here. Some members here have some considerable knowledge of computers and internet security matters and that is why I posted here, to ask those I believe have the answers. If you'll re-read my post, nowhere in it was a warning to avoid your list but simply a request for information.

  Another point I'd like to make is that you said I could have contacted you privately. Well my email here is not blocked so you could have done the same. If we're going to "question" here then I might ask why you simply didn't email me instead of creating a thread on the board.

  Mike.

  Edited by - bendrr on 18 June 2002 20:53:10
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  revdrjohnson

  'cause I'm still learning how to use all the gadgets, here -- including the little envelope. As I said in my response to you, until PLH suggested me e-mailing you about the Apostatefest, I didn't even think about what the little envelope was for.

  Sorry, too -- I just wanted to reach you to get the whole story.

  KTF

  RAY
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  Bendrr

  No hard feelings then?

  To be perfectly honest, I was going to make a post on your list about the attachments. Then I came here and started reading, then I had a couple of other things to do online, and then I turned off the computer and went about my business. By step two, the post on your list had all but escaped my memory.

  Mike.