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Epoc Digest Sat, 05 Oct 2002 Volume 01 : Number 087
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Sent to: 616 subscribers
In today's Epoc Digest 31 messages:
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- Virus alert
- Launch applications from links
- Using Emulator
- Motorola 7089
- Re: French OS in German 5mx Pro
- Re: Microsoft file formats
- New Sharp Zaurus romours
- Re: Signature files
- Re: Crapware
- CronTab & running macros
- Re: IR transfer
- Re: GSM/GPRS
- Re: IR problem / hello
- Re: GPRS charges
- Re: NEW GENERATION NETBOOK
- Re: Off Topic
- Re: Shortcut
- Remap Silkscreen
- Colour printing, Windows, Quoting & signatures, Memory,
- Virus
- System Screen
- Virus
- RE: Virus
- Re: Virus
- Virus
- Danger Will Robinson!
- OPL ER5 SDK / IR & MS XP
- Virus
- 081 is a virus???
- Re: 081 is a virus???
- Re: Signature files
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Date: 5 Oct 2002
From: Michael Degn
Subject: Virus alert
A number of subscribers have already received an email "Epoc Digest with the subject EPOC DIGEST V1 # 081". As Mike and others rightly says it contains an attachment, photo.exe which is a worm called bugbear which can do a lot of damage if allowed to infect a system.
This email was NOT sent from the Digest Team. Someone used our name. Could be someone who is infected as the worm randomly changes email address and subject.
Let me also ensure all of you that it's impossible (so far) that you'll ever get any virus from the Digest. All messages are handled on and sent from Psion machines, hence viruses will have no effect on our Psion's and when handling the messages, even potential viruses are removed from the final Digest. If a virus should be included in the Digest the current operator would have to attach it manually. Quite unlikely to happen.
Regards,
Michael Degn
The Epoc Digest Team
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Date: 3 Oct 2002 03:46:15 +0100
From: Eric Lindsay
Subject: Launch applications from links
>Epoc Digest Wed, 02 Oct 2002 Volume 01 : Number 085
>From: Pete
>Re. the chap who wanted to launch Spell from the desktop without using the silk screen buttons;
>One way of doing this I've found is to copy the .app file from the z drive of the corresponding application you want to launch, in this case Spell.app and place it on your 'desktop', or create a folder to paste your shortcuts into as I do.
>It does have the disadvantage of the shortcuts taking up a little of your valuable memory, but not much (a spell short cut is about 36k).
You actually only need the first 16 bytes of the actual application,
since that contains the Psion software ID number. There is an
application that does this:
AppLink
Simon Long, shareware. AppLink creates links to EPOC applications - equivalent to shortcuts in Windows or aliases on the Macintosh. AppLinks are small (only 16 bytes) and can be put anywhere in the EPOC file
system. They display the same icon as the actual application linked to,
and tapping on one launches the application in exactly the same way as clicking on its Extras bar icon. You do not need to have AppLink
running in the background (or even installed on your Psion) for AppLinks
to work - they are handled by EPOC itself through an undocumented
feature of the OS. [Simon is refering to the 16 byte header of all Eikon applications, which includes the file UID and a checksum. I would
guess he has written a nice application for generating such stubs. Cute.] http://www.kudata.freeserve.co.uk/
>From: guillaume.favre
>Subject: Urgent help needed for a 'strange' CF corruption
>* I can't access the 256Mb because there is always the directories of the 8Mb CF.
>* Soft reset. I can see and use some files of the 256Mb CF but the majority of the files is now corrupted :-( There are some strange folders and some files that are over 500MB... The Psion told me the Disk is corrupted.
That sounds almost as if the drive door switch was not indicating that
the card had been changed, leading to the Psion still believing it
had the 8 MB card.
Eric Lind www.avalook.com
Airlie Beach, Nth Qld, Australia ph +61 7 4948 0450
http://www.ericlindsay.com NEW Airlie-SF-Psion-Epoc
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Date: 3 Oct 2002 10:34:06 +0100
From: Christopher Marwood
Subject: Using Emulator
Hello John,
I am assuming that teh Emulator is installed and working and that you just want it to open you latest backed up files when fire it up...
There are three startup files called:
epoc.ini
vga.ini
large.ini
They are in C:\epoc32\data\
Each produces a different size screen on your PC. Large.ini works perfectly if you PC screen is 1024×768.
You need to edit whichever of these startup files you choose to use to point it to your Psion backup.
Mine (large.ini) looks like this:
ScreenWidth 800
ScreenHeight 600
ScreenOffsetX 85
ScreenOffsetY 50
LedOffsetX 33
LedSize 14
_epoc_drive_j C:\erj
_epoc_drive_c D:\Psion\CM5mx\Backup\Internal
_epoc_drive_d D:\Psion\CM5mx\Backup\Lexar80
where "D" is the PC drive containing your backup folders (Yours will probably be "C") and the rest is the path to your backups.
The only catch is that this will not work if there are spaces or non-standard characters in the name of your Psion. If there are you will have to rename your Psion. You may be able to do this with Psiwin Machine Manager or you may have to completely uninstall Psiwin (ask if you need instructions how to do this - its not straightforward) and reinstall.
Hope this helps.
Best wishes, CHris
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Date: 3 Oct 2002 10:34:39 +0100
From: Christopher Marwood
Subject: Motorola 7089
Hello Ivan,
I used my 5mx with a Motorola 7089 for a couple of years. You didn't mention the settings in Control Panel - Modems. For the 7089 I have:
Init:
AT&F&K5
blank
blank
Advanced:
Software
untick
untick
Mobile
The only other thing you might need to know is that you must have keyboard tones switched on on the phone (a bug).
Hope this helps,
Chris
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Date: 3 Oct 2002 12:16:43 +0100
From: "Thomas F. VAN DER ZIJDEN"
Subject: Re: French OS in German 5mx Pro
Answer to: Rolf, Guillaume
There exist OS-es in several different languages for the 5mx Pro. The original development Psions were RAM only design. A select group of developers was given 5mx Pro's with the OS of their own language loaded to remove the errors of the OS-es. You can see the apparent problems yourself:
1. The French OS supports an AZERTY keyboard. Your German 5mx Pro has a QWERTZ keyboard.
2. These were the beta OS's. They look all right, but they can contain bugs.
3. Where can you get such an OS?
One of the fellow Benelux members of Symbian.info seems to have arranged for himself quite a big collection of these OS's.
Contact me off-list Guillaume and I can ask him if he has a French OS. This still leaves problem 1 open, though.
Yours truly,
Thomas van der Zijden
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Date: 3 Oct 2002 15:00:04 +0100
From: "Rick Gillyon"
Subject: Re: Microsoft file formats
> From: Rolf Brunsting
> It's worse than that as the people who upgrade to a new
> Microsoft Office version expect the whole world to do the
> same at exactly the same point in time. To the effect that
> you receive Word files by e-mail your own version of Word
> can't read
I think you exaggerate, Rolf! This hasn't been an issue
since Office 95 upgraded to 97: Office 97 apps can read all
subsequent versions, so only those using Office 95, surely
a minority, are likely to have any problems. And those who
still have Office 95 after all this time and who receive
Office docs in email have no doubt already downloaded the
free viewers from Microsoft.
Bye,
Rick http://www.gillyon.com/
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Date: 3 Oct 2002 15:45:37 +0100
From: Steve Hodgson
Subject: New Sharp Zaurus romours
Following recent discussions here on the limited range of HPC form-facor devices I spotted a mention of a new Sharp Zaurus in slashdot.org today.
Apparently this will be "a new high-end member of its Zaurus PDA family". To quote further...
"The company is showing a prototype of the device, which it has labeled a personal mobile tool, at its Ceatec booth and says the company hopes to put it on sale in Japan by the end of the year.
Unlike the current Zaurus model, which is designed to be held in one hand and features a screen that is longer in the vertical than horizontal direction, the new Zaurus unfolds like a notebook computer with the display in the upper half and a keyboard in the lower half."
This sounds like it could present an interesting alternative for people looking for relacements for current Psion machines. Anyone got any more info on sneak previews/pictures/specs etc? I did note with some interest that the screen is VGA resolution, which would seem to put it more into the sub-notebook category rather than PDA.
Regards,
Steve Hodgson
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Date: 3 Oct 2002 15:45:48 +0100
From: Steve Hodgson
Subject: Re: Signature files
> I'm sorry, but does it matter to the reader of your e-mail whether it
> was written and transmitted using Psion's Email, Microsoft Outlook,
> Netscape Messenger or Eudora? Is it still interesting after having
> received the 100th e-mail from your address?
Rolf,
You bet it matters! It matters because I am proud to use a Psion for much of my day-to-day work. I believe it works better than anything similar on the market and is a tremendous piece of engineering design. I want to play my part in promoting a great product. I certainly wouldn't want to promote (say) Outlook Express in the same way because it too is a product I know well and believe to be a bit of a dog in many ways!
So, up to a point, I don't care too much about the recipient of my emailed wit and wisdom. I want to fly the flag for a great alternative to the mainstream computer platforms.
I do agree that it generally shouldn't matter to anyone whether I use one product or another but I do have the freedom to choose.
The above comment would be akin to me saying "does it matter that I could follow Rolf's progress round the UK recently, through postings to the EPOC digest?". The answer essentially was no, it was of some interest but hasn't changed my life but I can see no reason to take issue with your choice.
Regards,
Steve Hodgson
--
This email written at haste, off to repent at leisure.
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Date: 3 Oct 2002 17:51:21 +0100
From: "Steve Hodgson"
Subject: Re: Crapware
> Re: CRAPware
> I very much prefer not to spend money on three devices before
> spending money on a fourth
> that's finally at a level where the first should have been. I also
> prefer not to have my choices
> regarding desktop/laptop software being dictated by the handheld
> computer as Microsoft's
> doing more and more. Then there's the question of trust in Microsoft
> and the integrity of the
> people who are running the company.
I think I would have to back up Rolf's comments regarding Windows (and
not just CE and derivatives). Microsoft have NOT got to where they are
by having the best product on the market. They have built their way to
the top by smart acquisitions and business practice. They have never
innovated but have generally used new technology from others to their
own advantage. Look at how much of WindowsCE comes from Palm and Psion
platforms. How much of the desktop platform components comes from
comes from academic and Open Source software such as BSD.
Looking at the latest directions the company is moving in with
Palladium and, to a lesser extent, product activation, I really think
that anyone with any sort of interest in ethical business needs to
seriously consider the alternatives. The direction is tending towards
a restriction of what I can do with my hardware and the software that I
own and a narrowing of choices.
Disabling rant mode...
Steve
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Date: 3 Oct 2002 19:38:35 +0100
From: Jan R Gustafsson
Subject: CronTab & running macros
Hi all!
I am not going to prolong the discussion on what CronTab can be used for - I do use it for some tasks I want automated. This posting deals with a question that has bothered me for some time and has to do with CronTab running macros. Hope to get some help from you - maybe the answer is so easy or obvious it slipped me by.
When CronTab wakes the Psion to run a macro at a pre-set time, it runs the macro and then goes into the background and switches the Psion off. If - for example - the macro contains bringing forward an application and executing something with or within that app, it is necessary to see to it that CronTab does not switch the Psion off before the execution of the app is through. In most cases this can be secured by inserting an OPL PAUSE statement at a proper place in the macro. You can set the parameter of the PAUSE statement (e.g. PAUSE 200) so that the the run of the macro does not finish before the app has terminated whatever it is doing.
However, sometimes it is not that easy to find the value for the PAUSE parameter - you don't know how long the app need to run before finishing or the timespan varies. From this you certainly can deduce that I am just an OPL amateur, but maybe there is some other way to handle this my problem. Is there a way to write the macro so that it can "check" that there is something going on" and therefore does not switch the Psion off? All comments are welcome.
Cheers and sorry for the long posting,
Jan G
Stockholm, Sweden
-- This e-mail was sent from a Psion palmtop computer via IR and a GPRS-connected Ericsson T39 mobile phone --
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Date: 3 Oct 2002 21:44:40 +0100
From: Rolf Brunsting
Subject: Re: IR transfer
Dear Jan,
<< do you know if the same holds true for transfer between MC218 & Casio E-125 PocketPC? >>
plBeam runs on the Ericsson MC218. The Casio Cassiopeia E-125 is a Pocket PC 3.0 device and there should be no problem running Peacemaker on it. Bit it's bets to check with the developers of Peacemaker as I'm not an expert on all things Windows CE.
<< How about transferring contacts, agenda entries? >>
That should be no problem using the standard functions.
--
Kind Regards,
Rolf Brunsting - Darp - Netherlands
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Date: 3 Oct 2002 21:44:44 +0100
From: Rolf Brunsting
Subject: Re: GSM/GPRS
Dear Trygve,
<< What should be mentioned is that 9600 is more like a theoretical transmission speed... >>
I'm not inclined to describe it as 'theoretical' as it implies that the 9600 bps is possible on paper but can't be realised in a practical implementation. While the 9600 bps of GSM is a practical figure as that's what the network and phones are capable of. You can pump data over the network at that speed for as long as you want.
<< Just thought I should muddy the waters a bit more... >>
The waters are clear when you know a bit of the technical backgrounds. Problem comes when you have to decide whether it's better to take a GSM, HSCSD or GPRS account and with which mobile network operator. It's not easy to create a mathematical formula that allows you to calculate at *exactly* which point GPRS starts to become cheaper than GSM.
--
Kind Regards,
Rolf Brunsting - Darp - Netherlands
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Date: 3 Oct 2002 21:44:47 +0100
From: Rolf Brunsting
Subject: Re: IR problem / hello
Dear Ivan,
<< I've already installed all the updates I found (IrDA Update 1.00 and Mobile Connectivity Update 1.10) >>
Big mistake, I'm afraid, as the IrDA Update 1.00 is for the Message Suite application supplied with the EPOC Release 3 based Series 5. While you have an EPOC Release 5 based Series 5mx for which there's the Mobile Connectivity Update 1.10 and 2.00. It's this mix of ER3 and ER5 components that's the reason why The Dialer and Email crash.
The best way to get rid of this mess is:
- to backup all you documents, spreadheets and other data files
- to perform a hard reset which puts the 5mx back to ex-factory condition
- then to install the Mobile Connectivity Update 1.10 followed by any third-party applications you had installed previously.
- finally to restore your data files.
As for the Motorola L7089, below the correct modem definition:
Modem tab
- Name : Timeport L7089
- Speed : 115200
- Connect : Infrared
- Fax Class : Auto
Initialisation tab
- Init (reset) : AT&F&K5
- Data : (blank)
- Fax : (blank)
Advanced tab
- Flow : Software (Xon/Xoff)
- Terminal (DSR/DTR) : Unchecked
- Carrier (DCD) : Unchecked
- Type : Mobile
The things to note regarding the L7089 are:
a) When you have an early L7089 there's the chance that it has a weird bug. Switch the keypad beeps off and the integrated modem starts to behave incorrectly. Solution is to keep the keypad beeps on or to see whether you can still get a firmware update.
b) Early L7089 models also had the nasty bug of the integrated modem not being reset correctly after having used it to send SMS messages. You need to switch the L7089 off and on again before you can use it to access your mailbox and browse the web.
c) Faxing isn't possible with the L7089 as it lacks the required hardware. A software based solution is only available for Microsoft Windows.
<< And if anyone knows about any other e-mail client for the 5Mx, I'd be delighted to know about it >>
Have a look at XJMail which was written to handle Japanese double-byte characters and also handles SMTP authentication in version 1.29.
--
Kind Regards,
Rolf Brunsting - Darp - Netherlands
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Date: 3 Oct 2002 21:44:52 +0100
From: Rolf Brunsting
Subject: Re: GPRS charges
Dear Kevin,
<< However, *solely* from the financial point of view (and ignoring time), could I suggest the following ... >>
What your procedure does is determining the cost for that *one* GSM, HSCSD or GPRS call.
a) As Trygve mentions in another message, you have to reckon with protocol request-answer delays. The busier your ISP's servers the longer the time of the retrieval. And a longer time means a higher cost for GSM and HSCSD.
b) GPRS data speed is variable (also during the call) as you share bandwidth with other GPRS users. The more users at the time of your call the lesser your part of the bandwidth. It can be so busy that a GSM/HSCSD call would not only have taken less time but would also have been less expensive.
c) Transmission errors mean additional requests and the retransmission of the damaged packets. Which adds to the per data volume costs of GPRS as well as to the time of retrieval.
To get a realistic cost picture you'd have to repeat your procedure at various times during the day from various locations for a period of three to four weeks and average the resulting numbers.
--
Kind Regards,
Rolf Brunsting - Darp - Netherlands
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Date: 3 Oct 2002 21:44:58 +0100
From: Rolf Brunsting
Subject: Re: NEW GENERATION NETBOOK
Dear Frank,
<< why don't you use the "Backup ... >>
I've tried out Ralph Sprenger's Backup and Peter Csutora's FlashBack and think FlashBack's the better tool because of its flexibility. Needless to say that I registered FlashBack.
--
Kind Regards,
Rolf Brunsting - Darp - Netherlands
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Date: 3 Oct 2002 21:45:00 +0100
From: Rolf Brunsting
Subject: Re: Off Topic
Dear Brian,
<< Surely as adults it would have been better if companies such as Sony and Philips had succeeded in producing material which is acceptable to watch >>
I'm afraid there's no universal definition of what's "acceptable to watch".
<< Given access to different forms of violence only produceses further variations as given in the world today >>
I very much doubt whether the world was less violent before the invention of the movies and television. The violence in the movies isn't real - the violence in the Roman amphitheatres was. Torture is no longer part of our judicial process. Etc, etc.
--
Kind Regards,
Rolf Brunsting - Darp - Netherlands
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Date: 3 Oct 2002 21:45:03 +0100
From: Rolf Brunsting
Subject: Re: Shortcut
Dear Pete,
<< One way of doing this I've found is to copy the .app file from the z drive of the corresponding application you want to launch, in this case Spell.app and place it on your 'desktop', or create a folder to paste your shortcuts into as I do >>
You're able to do this because you're using Purple Software's Navigator that adds a Windws-like desktop, complete with shortcut function, to the Psion. It doesn't work for a standard Psion.
I'll send you the colour patch for SimCity by private e-mail. There's no colour patch for Navigator as far as I know.
--
Kind Regards,
Rolf Brunsting - Darp - Netherlands
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Date: 3 Oct 2002 22:29:21 +0100
From: "Marcus von Cube"
Subject: Remap Silkscreen
Hi,
I found the following program in a German magazine (c't):
ct-01-01-168.zip
You can download it from http://www.mvcsys.de/download
The programm can swap applications.
After starting the OPO you'll find an empty screen but the menu key works!
Some menu translations (it's in German):
Datei = File
Shell.ini auslesen = read shell.ini
Applikationen tauschen = swap apps
Beenden = Quit
I hope that helps. I think you have do do a soft reset after you did the swapping to activcate it but I'm not sure. And don't forget to backup shell.ini first!
Marcus
http://www.mvcsys.de
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Date: 4 Oct 2002 00:14:09 +0100
From: Itamar Engelsman
Subject: Colour printing, Windows, Quoting & signatures, Memory,
Answer to: Peter Keene
Re. Colour printing - I understand it is only possible for a Canon printer. If I am wrong in this assumption, kindly inform where one can find the drivers to print in colour.
Answer to: Rolf Brunsting
Re. Windows - Although we did upgrade to Office 2000 (the CD was cheap) we still run it on NT4.0. Indeed, why upgrade if everything runs fine and smoothly ?
Re. Quoting & signatures - I totally agree with you and add my vote to your request to quote as little as possible and to be sensible with the signatures.
To All
Re. Memory - On my S7 I did a soft reset this evening and had 8.8 Mb free space. I reinstalled my applications, worked for some time but noted I forgot to activate Colour Magic. I closed all applications ... and only had 8.0 Mb free space. Where did 0.8 Mb disappear to ? I closed all apps again and used a program called Defrag5 and regained 0.5 Mb.
Bye,
Itamar Engelsman
London, United Kingdom
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Date: 4 Oct 2002 03:19:57 +0100
From: "Gary Y Reyes"
Subject: Virus
Anyone hit with a virus that supposedly came with the last issue of the digest?
When I tried to open the digest, Norton warned me of an attached file named "photo.exe" that is infected with virus.
Anyone with the same experience?
Gary
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Date: 4 Oct 2002 05:46:19 +0100
From: Keith Giles
Subject: System Screen
Edgar Brazda wrote:
> Keith,
>>you can get to the system screen via Ctrl+10064. > That makes the trick! Where did you find this really useful piece of info? > Everyone has to keep it in mind (or jotter) in case of a non-responsive screen!
I saw a posting in the old UPS5D giving a list of Ctrl+Number to
access the various silkscreen buttons. It was by an Edward Curtis
quoting a Jim McDuggan. I just copied it into a file I kept on
"tips". I came across the list later on someone's web site, but
can't remember who. It was for the 5 and 5mx, but nothing for the
Revo. I checked my Mako and came up with a list for it. I have the
list available in either a Sheet file or an Excel file if anyone is
interested.
Astrid Stappenbeck mentioned a "button tip" file on a German web
site in a recent posting (I can't find it) which has the numbers. I
think it was in response to a question about accessing Spell. Since
Spell is not a silkscreen button, there's no number for it.
Happy Cycling,
Keith
Sunnyvale, CA
http://home.attbi.com/~ohsix827/
Thought For The Day: A swap is a trade between two people who think
they skinned each other.
All my outgoing e-mails have been checked by Norton Anti-virus.
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Date: 4 Oct 2002 06:15:49 +0100
From: Mike McConnell
Subject: Virus
To All -VIRUS WARNING
I have today received an email from "Epoc Digest" with the subject EPOC DIGEST V1 # 081. It was 68kb and was a virus. Anyone whose mail program doesn't show the actual email address might initially have no reason to suspect it wasn't a genuine digest.
--
Regards,
Mike [Dundee, Scotland] __________________________________________
Mobile Phone & SMS: +44 (0)7947 655778
Mobile Fax: +44 (0)7941 679797
Web: http://www.mikemcc.net
__________________________________________
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Date: 4 Oct 2002 07:24:09 +0100
From: "Nicole Carbonara"
Subject: RE: Virus
Mike & All
I have received it also. The virus is worm_bugbeara.
Nicole
-----Original Message-----
From: mike
Sent: 04 October 2002 07:16To: Epoc Digest
Cc: ncarbonara
Subject: VirusTo All -VIRUS WARNING
I have today received an email from "Epoc Digest" with
the subject EPOC DIGEST V1 # 081. It was 68kb and was a virus. Anyone whose
mail program doesn't show the actual email address might initially have no
reason to suspect it wasn't a genuine digest.
--
Regards,
Mike [Dundee, Scotland] __________________________________________
Mobile Phone & SMS: +44 (0)7947 655778
Mobile Fax: +44 (0)7941 679797
Web: http://www.mikemcc.net __________________________________________
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Date: 4 Oct 2002 08:13:18 +0100
From: Nicole
Subject: Re: Virus
Gary & All
The virus did not come with the last Digest (#86) sent from my Revo yesterday noon but with an email titled EPOC DIGEST V1 # 081 sentlast night.
Nicole Carbonara
The Digest Team
On Fri, 4 Oct 2002 11:19:57 +0800 "Gary Y Reyes" wrote:
> Anyone hit with a virus that supposedly came with the last issue of > the digest?
>
> When I tried to open the digest, Norton warned me of an attached file > named "photo.exe" that is infected with virus.
>
> Anyone with the same experience?
>
> Gary
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Date: 4 Oct 2002 09:12:45 +0100
From: "Nicole Carbonara"
Subject: Virus
Mike & Al
Doesn't it seem to be coming from France? See headers below.
Nicole
Sender: Epoc
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Date: Thu, 3 Oct 2002 22:57:48 +0200 (addedMessage-ID: <3D80120800D18573
(addedFrom: "Epoc Digest"
Subject: EPOC DIGEST V1 # 081
MIME-Version: 1.0
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To: undisclosed-recipients:;
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Date: 4 Oct 2002 09:14:16 +0100
From: Steve Hodgson
Subject: Danger Will Robinson!
I don't know if this is a common occurence but I've just received an email with the title 'EPOC DIGEST V1 # 081' f
The email quoted a fragment of the digest (in HTML!) but also included a file photo.exe. Obviously, I didn't run the file but I think that other subscribers may need to watch out for this one in case it is widespread.
Regards,
Steve Hodgson
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Date: 4 Oct 2002 12:44:52 +0100
From: Simon Jeffree
Subject: OPL ER5 SDK / IR & MS XP
Re: OPL ER5 SDK
Does anyone know where I can get the OPL ER5 SDK from? I've long ago lost the CDROM which came with my 5mx & I don't even remember if it was on there or whether I have to get it from Symbian's website.
I want to set up my PC so that I can run the emulator against a copy of my Psion 5mx's backed up files. I've been onto Symbian's website & registered for their 'partners' program, which they say is how you can get hold of it, but I've been all over Symbian's & Psion Teklogix's websites & I can't find the actual SDK itself anywhere.
Is it perhaps part of the ER6 SDK, which I think I saw on my travels?
Alternatively, if anyone has a fast connection & wouldn't mind emailing it to me, or uploading it to some webspace somewhere, I'd be extremely grateful.
Also, is there anything I need to know about installing & configuring it?
To: Rolf Brunsting
Re: IR & MS XP
Do you (or anyone else) know if there's any way that PsiWin can be used over InfraRed on Win2K? I found a GNU freeware utility which implements IrCOMM on a virtual COM port & after a lot of faffing around I managed to do a file transfer between my PC & my 5mx using an ACTiSYS serial InfraRed adapter, but I can't get PsiWin to work with it at all.
Regards,
Simon Jeffree
Maidstone, Kent, UK
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Date: 4 Oct 2002 14:09:09 +0100
From: Itamar Engelsman
Subject: Virus
Hi Mike and others,
I find it an increadable thought that someone is sick enough to target a specific smallish digest like ours with only around 600 subscribers with a virus. Could you trace anything from the internet header ? (unless you downloaded it on your Psion.
Anyhow, as a precaution against virusses I use my Psion exclusively for my personal email. At least the chance of getting hit is extremely low and any damage done extremely small if you keep regular back-ups. But no-one actually reported yet having been hit by a real virus on a Psion.
Best regards,
Itamar
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Date: 4 Oct 2002 17:13:06 +0100
From: Jim Watson-Gove
Subject: 081 is a virus???
Just received what purports to be digest 081. It is an empty e-mail with an attached "photo.exe". Having great faith and being totally foolish, I tried to open it. My Psion said "cannot open this type of file" (good Psion! good Psion!). Then the thought occurred, what a good way for a hacker to try his/her hand with an EPOC virus.
I could save the file and move it an to my Dell when I get up to Port Townsend (all household goods are packed). Not!!!
Is this an error on someone's part (if so you are forgiven), or is it virus generated?
If it's an error I assume we will have a retransmission?
jim - oakland today, port townsend in a matter of days
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Date: 4 Oct 2002 19:35:18 +0100
From: Nicole
Subject: Re: 081 is a virus???
Jim
It is indeed a virus. Please do not open this file.
Nicole Carbonara
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Date: 5 Oct 2002 01:56:15 +0100
From: Kevin Collins
Subject: Re: Signature files
Hi folks..
To Steve Hodgson (> ):
> The shareware applications I spotted seem to be a little over > the top as I only want a single signature and, having to run
> another application from the extrabar seems to be
> excessive given the end result. Is it all just done by
> cliptext/Macro5 etc?
Steve, there is a freeware application entiltled SignIt, which I use. It offers three preset signatures, the titles of which are shown on a toolbar. I use Name, Home and Office. The app. icon is not exactly prominent on my Extras Bar, away down amongst the "More" section really; I simply call it up using Macro5. Just checking now, I cannot find any "About" info, so I cannot tell you from where to download it if you are interested... so I am mailing you three files (.app, .aif and .mbm) which you may wish to try: just create a folder entitled /System/Apps/Signit in either C or D, place the said files therein, and see what you think. As I say, if you don't want it to be prominent on the Extras Bar, you can arrange to call up the app. by way of a macro if you see fit. Anyway, it is fairly unobtrusive, yet effective, so see what you think...
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Regards,
Kevin [Cork, Ireland]
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