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I am behind in regards to knowledge or expereince with computer faxing. I still use a fax machine! But I do so because it seems to work for my needs, even in running a business. It is a short walk to the fax machine to send or receive faxes. What are some advantages to computer faxing or intenet faxing for those of us who do not travel and who are not in a large facility? Is the quality better when received on the other end? One thing we did is made our DSL line (internet connection) the same line as our fax line. We were able to eliminate a phone line in this way because as you know, DSL does not cause the line to be busy.

I got an email virus today. A real one. It was called W32.Klez.H@mm. The attachment that came with this email was called Readme.bat NAV caught this email as it was coming in. (Nice job) What would have happened if I did not have this wonderful protection with its tentacles throughout my system! God forbid! I'll tell you what would have happened.....nothing. First due to some email rules I have set up, this spam type email was in deleted items anyway so I would never have even considered it. Second - In OE Express which I use, I have checked the security option "Do not allow attachments to be saved or opened that could potentially be a virus." Look for that under Tools / Options/ Securtity. And of course I have selected Restricted sites zone (should be the default). In Restricted Sites (in IE options) I have scripting disabled (should be the default on IE5 and higher. With active scripting disabled viruses have a hard time doing any dirty work even if you open one. Third - it was an attachment from an unknown source. And it had an extension ending with .BAT This ain't brain surgery. It would have never even been previewed, much less opened. Symantec says it best on their web site: "Do not open attachments unless you are expecting them. Also, do not execute software that is downloaded from the Internet unless it has been scanned for viruses [here they are promoting their product again. Most downloaded software from reliable sources if fine]. Simply visiting a compromised Web site can cause infection if certain browser vulnerabilities are not patched." Fourth - and yes I have all the latest Windows Update patches for IE. (Outlook Express is part of IE) Fifth - If I somehow did get infected (which is unlikely but remotely possible) it is not the end of of the world. There are downloadable tools to fix viruses. And in worst case, a restoration from a backup could be done as John talked about in his post. Viruses suck but so does the software that can suck the life out of your speed, especially when opening programs. Tomorrow I will post a few simple tweaks that can help. Ran outta time tonight. I am no expert here and what works for me may not be best for you. I am just giving you my limited experience. John R. Has your system ever been trashed by a virus? How did it happen and what did you do to recover?

I chose Norton Antivirus over McCaffee so I don't have much experience with McAffee. But I imagine the experince is similar. Lousy. First I think the whole fear of viruses is exagerrated, blown out of proportion by those who want to sell the Virus software. Recently I went with no virus software at all for 3 months just so see what would happen. Nothing did happen. I may have received a couple couple of email viruses but I have email rules that delete most of my spam and I am careful about opening anything from anybody that is questionable. The Iwill P4R533-N Intel 850e motheboard I am using has a bios feature that alerts you if there is an attempt at writing anything to the boot sector. Pretty cool. The latest security patches for XP and IE seem to have closed the holes for viruses that previously used certain scripting. In worse case, I have my entire hard drive(s) mirror imaged on a regular basis. A lot of viruses that NAV "catches" such as the Klez are false alarms. They are not really viruses at all but something that makes NAV think they were. But...... I finally caved in. I hated to "infect" my computer with Norton Antivirus 2002 but I finally did it. Why do I hate it so much??? I'll tell you my gripes and phone calls to Symantec and how I finally got them to admit a serious flaw in their software which can affect business environments mostly. (But then again what can I expect for $20. or for free?)

Ok, so maybe there are triple monitor users out there..... (Woulda but ran out of room. This looks like fun) Triple monitor card Parhelia!

Hi zixar? It was good to meet you this year, "by the way". Odd...are you using Pro or Home? It may be that some firewalls do not allow this and others do. Mine is an SMC Barricade. I have certain ports open for certain things such as PC Anywhere and Quake that required it, as well as I think being able to send files via Instant Messenger. From Microsoft's own help notes in context of synch not working and reasons why: 2. Your personal or network firewall prevents clock synchronization. Most corporate and organizational firewalls will block time synchronization, as do some personal firewalls. Home users should read your firewall documentation for information about unblocking network time protocol (NTP). You should be able to synchronize your clock if you switch to the Microsoft Internet Connection Firewall. Anyway, lots of ways to get the same result I suppose. Mine seems to work out of the box the way it came. But it looks like they are using a source called time.windows.com John R.

From Windows XP Help.... "If synchronization is enabled, your computer clock is synchronized with an Internet time server once a week. However, if you don't have a continuous Internet connection through a cable modem or DSL modem, the automatic synchronization might not always occur. In that case, you can force an immediate synchronization by clicking the Update Now button on the Internet Time tab in Date and Time in Control Panel." You have to have administrative privileges to enable this (just log on as Administrator). Zix, mine works behind a firewall but it is a broadband router with firewall protection built in, not a softawer based firewall. John R. WIndows 2000 does not have this nice feature to my knowledge.

I recently got a "Dream Machine". One of my toys is dual 21 Sony Trinitrons on a GeForce 4 128MB graphics card. So far I like!!! But it was a little complicated to get working correctly. The latest, latest Nvidia drivers seemed to smooth things out. Anyone else out there using dual monitors? Pros and cons?

Tom, young man, let me tell you.... I have been been working this stuff for 12, 14, 16 hours a day...day in & day out, year in & year out...sometimes til 3.. 4 o'clock in the morning. Then I get up the next day (at noon or so) and start in all over again working this stuff. I've forgotton more than most men will ever forget..even that dude across the English Channell who I wouldn't waste my time with. Now let me get back to this stuff.

Hi, now I think I know who you are. Long time! That was a great year except for that WOW Rover dude... Wayne?? somedody. He was insane... I mean really, I think he got divorced after that year and became a raging alchoholic and may have been istitutionalized. He is the same one who tried to heal RC (one of the WOWS who was blind) in front of the whole branch. Made him stand up... with loud voice commanded that his eyes be healed..... it didn't work. I helped R find his way back to his seat. It was real embarrasing. Anyway.. nice to talk to you. Email me and send a pic if you have it. Now back to you, 9th Corps. Did any of you go the The Way Texas Farm or Helgevold's? Did any of you ever sneak off grounds and go out partying like some of us did?

The number 7 supposedly represents spiritual perfection in the bible. Perfect indeed, I am proof that this was a fallacy. It was fun, even though our Corps produced the likes of XX and XX. I scanned our 7th Corps picture in Gunnison. If anyone wants a copy...just email me. You will note that me and David Petit are missing from the picture. We had the privilege of being on the clean up crew for that supper meal. You guys left lots of pitchers of cheap beer on your tables. David & I were enjoying ourselves cleaning up those pitchers of beer. We were in no condition to have our photo taken on some mountain. So we just said to hell with it and sat there with our pitchers. I don't remember too much after that. John Richeson Tampa, FL Been here since we graduated in 1979. (I don't miss the snow...had enough of it in Emporia and HQ.) PS - I became a window washer when I grew up. [This message was edited by igotout on March 16, 2003 at 22:35.]

Ex-Cath has apparently been caught away into the third heaven an earth. She has vanished out of sight and our hearts are burning within us as we read her posts. We, the lurkers of this hilarious 9th Corps thread say: "Damie...why you do this to us" "Thirteen ...hurting that you are not here" John R - 7th Crops Do one of you have a light? I'll leave now. "We're all gone now." I must needs get some rest as 5:00am approacheth fast. [This message was edited by igotout on September 26, 2002 at 21:27.]

I hope I get to see you in person again some day. Busch Gardens still has fresh beer. Please stay in touch. Love to you and your family. John R. Tampa, FL (Anderson Library Dome upstairs area in Emporia)

Get a router with hardware firewall protection built in. They are cheap these days. Better than software firewalls IMO. Then get Norton or McAffee virus scanning software which scans incoming AND outgoing emails if you are using something such as Outlook Express or Outlook. Want to see how secure your online connectivity is? Go here: Shields Up Then click on Test My Shields. John R.

Sounds like it was sent by someone who is not very computer savy and does not know your techno skills, therefore does not know you very well. Symantec site or Mcaffee site may have info on tracing origins. Could it lead to Ohio by any chance?