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A system that allows computers to send distress signals to a main system on a network. It is a means to detect problems before they crash the computer irrecoverably.
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DMI - In article ,ptownson@telecom-digest.org wrote: A large number of virii are being sent to Digest readers from "me" via Denmark.Pat, many types of worms and viruses pick a random address from thesender's address book and use this to forge the From address whenpropagating themselves. Your address is in lots of address books, sonaturally it gets used alot.Barry Margolin, barmar@alum.mit.eduArlington, MA*** PLEASE post questions in newsgroups, not directly to me ***[TELECOM Digest Editor's Note: I know that. We discussed it before. AllI am trying to do now is warn *everyone* not to open any attachmentssent by me. (a) I do not send attachments, and (b) people tend to openand read what I do send out and (c) I do not want to see any guys gethurt or their computers garbaged out and *think* it was on account ofme. Most readers here are 'far too sophisticated' and knowledgeable tofall for the 'read this atttachment' gag any longer. I was NOT sayingwhat I did because it was some surprise to me; the difficulty is I seemany, many guys using computers who do not have the brains that Godgave a goose. No offense intended, really none, but picture, if youwill some young guy who saved up his money, or got some money for hisbirthday or Christmas and went out and bought his very first computerin the last few months. Now he or she is learning how to use email andthe internet. Forget about the more esoteric aspects of networking;just learning how to send/receive email from friends and family. Firstday the new email account is turned on, a hundred pieces of spam witha virus or two thrown in. Or consider my mother for example: she hashad her Walmart-style Mail Station for about a year now and *still*almost has a heart attack each day when she goes to read her email.'mailstation.com' is an alias which points at Earthlink. At one pointshe was actually trying to write back to all the spammers asking them'how did my email address get on your list?' and trying to be cordialand polite in getting removed. People like her and the newer, inexper-ienced guys just getting started are the ones I am concerned about.Its a rotten time to be getting into computers for the first time. PAT]
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