VANAGON archives -- December 1999, week 3 (#169)

Date: Thu, 16 Dec 1999 16:14:00 -0800 Reply-To: Doktor Tim <doktortim@ROCKISLAND.COM> Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> From: Doktor Tim <doktortim@ROCKISLAND.COM> Subject: Re: Millenium Viruses In-Reply-To: <004901bf4821$bd9bfae0$d424a2d1@dell> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

At 04:00 PM 12/16/1999 -0800, you wrote:

>It seems that it might be prudent for the list administrator to shut the >list down sometime on the 31st. Then on the weekend he could check for >viruses before allowing the server to send us email. So what do you guys >think?

That sounds like an ounce of prevention to me. I'm about 95% certain I'll have no problem booting up on 1/1/2000, but that 5% uncertainty will serve to keep my fingers crossed.

T.P. Stephens aka Doktor Tim Surveyor, Mechanic, Poet, Philosopher San Juan Island, WA

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