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Teen Confesses to Creating 'Sasser' Worm 6 38 (5/9/2004 1:14:32 AM) comp.os.linux.advocacy http://apnews.myway.com/article/20040508/D82ELAKG0.html HANOVER, Germany (AP) - A German high-school student has confessed to creating the "Sasser" worm that generated chaos across the globe by infecting... Sinister

Started Using Mutt 26 21 (2/28/2004 2:34:51 AM) comp.os.linux.advocacy I think I ran mut maybe twice in the years I've been using linux. It just hasn't been a priority for me to learn another program along that line. I was always satisfied with elm for reading root's mail. the la... Sinister

The Bizex Worm 0 20 (2/25/2004 7:04:08 PM) comp.os.linux.advocacy This, from the Bugtraq mailing list (wrapping corrected by me). Enjoy, Windiots! -------------------------------------------- From: Thor Larholm To: bugtraq@securityfocus.com Subject: Fw: [Unpatched] The Bize... Sinister

Security Flaw in Linux Kernel gets Vendor Patches 4 27 (2/25/2004 6:32:45 PM) comp.os.linux.advocacy http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/holes/story/0,10801,90359,00.html?nas=VVR-90359 http://tinyurl.com/2vbuz FEBRUARY 20, 2004 ( COMPUTERWORLD ) - A security vulnerability in the Linux ... Sinister

Latest MyDoom can Delete Files 2 22 (2/25/2004 6:17:29 PM) comp.os.linux.advocacy http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/virus/story/0,10801,90468,00.html?nas=VVR-90468 http://spod.cx/s?4d9 FEBRUARY 25, 2004 ( IDG NEWS SERVICE ) - The latest variant of the Mydoom virus,... Sinister

Linux Moves in on the Desktop 6 24 (2/15/2004 12:50:09 AM) comp.os.linux.advocacy http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/bw/20040213/bs_bw/b3871118mz063 http://tinyurl.com/yr5te The doctors at Capital Cardiology Associates, with seven offices in New York and Massachusetts, prid... Sinister

Novell Launches new Certifications to Promote Linux Adoption 3 19 (2/2/2004 10:17:52 PM) comp.os.linux.advocacy (The following link had some weird font displayed for me. You might need to adjust your own accordingly.) http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=SVBIZINK3.story&STORY=/www/story/02-02-2004/000210075... Sinister

SCOO Hides from MyDoom 2 21 (2/2/2004 10:09:36 PM) comp.os.linux.advocacy Somebody finally has it (partially) right! http://www.internetnews.com/dev-news/article.php/3307091 Responding to the fast-spreading MyDoom virus that knocked its Web site offline Sunday, The SCO Group'... Sinister

Sun Readies 3 Linux Desktop Offerings 2 15 (2/2/2004 9:47:52 PM) comp.os.linux.advocacy http://www.linuxplanet.com/linuxplanet/reports/5226/1/ Sun's upcoming 3D desktop environment, codenamed Project Looking Glass, drew lots of glances at LinuxWorld last month, largely because of advance... Sinister

Alaska Airlines Switches to Linux 17 20 (2/2/2004 6:39:36 PM) comp.os.linux.advocacy http://www.computerworld.com/managementtopics/ebusiness/story/0,10801,89634,00.html?nas=LIN-89634 http://spod.cx/s?427 Jarvis said that while Alaska Airlines expects the ITA software to reduce costs compa... Sinister

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Good example of a Microsoft 'solution'! 1 28 (5/29/2004 1:15:22 PM) comp.os.linux.advocacy This is classic. I was reading a forum on the Web about the Windows 2000/XP inbound connection limit. From the KB article 314882: |At a computer that is running Windows XP, when you attempt to connect to |ano... no7568 (18)

Google faces Gmail advert limits 4 21 (5/29/2004 4:21:12 PM) comp.os.linux.advocacy Google faces Gmail advert limits anon May 28 2004 US politicians have taken the first steps towards imposing restrictions on Google's Gmail service. [...] earlier this year Senator Liz Figueroa introduced a ... daeron2 (1617)

Win2K03 takeup lagging in India 5 20 (5/29/2004 6:29:08 PM) comp.os.linux.advocacy Has Windows 2003�s time come? anon May 31 2004 �Despite an all-out effort from Microsoft, Indian users are still lagging their global counterparts in adopting Windows 2003. Rahul Neel Mani talks to users and v... daeron2 (1617)

Hello from 2 years in the future #7 6 34 (5/21/2006 1:42:56 PM) comp.os.linux.advocacy Greetings from the future. I'm here right now watching a FOX news report about Simon Cooke being caught in a tree having sex with his forehead-smashing boyfriend. According to the news anchor, they've spent th... loser7999 (8)

first 64 bit windows virus released 1 32 (5/27/2004 8:39:18 PM) comp.os.linux.advocacy First IA64 Windows Virus Released CmdrTaco on Thursday May 27 2004 NinjaPablo writes "W64.RugRat.3344 has been released as a proof of concept virus. It is the first virus which will only run on Windows on the... daeron2 (1617)

16 year old Randex Microsoft worm writer arrested 9 26 (5/27/2004 9:40:13 PM) comp.os.linux.advocacy 16 year old Randex worm writer arrested ...Virus Laurence Norah May 27, 2004 The suspected creator of the Randex worm, a 16 year old youth, has been arrested in Canada by the Technological Crime Unit of the... daeron2 (1617)

Where's Peter Kohlmann? 13 27 (5/27/2004 11:45:59 PM) comp.os.linux.advocacy Panama Red, Sinister Midget? I don't want to start a war, but you guys owe me an apology for your rants in the "Finally MS Free At Work" thread. http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&q=nikoli&bt... spam7769 (280)

Are Linux users republicans? 18 27 (5/28/2004 12:13:31 AM) comp.os.linux.advocacy I must say I'm surprised at how many republican/conservative Linux users there seems to be on here. I always pictured Linux users as anti-establishment, who would probably select Nader over Kerry or Bush, seei... dsh1998 (1)

Bill Gates interview 22 27 (5/28/2004 2:07:40 AM) comp.os.linux.advocacy On the occasion of the fourth TechFest at Microsoft Research--an event at which researchers demonstrate their work to the company's product developers--Bill Gates talked with Scientific American's Gary Stix on ... stonecutter7772000 (2)

Linux vs. Windows -- Software installs 33 22 (5/28/2004 3:23:52 AM) comp.os.linux.advocacy I needed to install some Windows software on my Dell Dimension 4100 (PIII, 386MB) tonight and found it completely different than installing Linux-based software. I don't know if it's me, but it seemed to take ... John