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Epoc Digest Wed, 04 Jun 2003 Volume 01 : Number 271

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In today's Epoc Digest 16 messages:

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- Epoc Digest News

- 9210 memory

- Re: Siemens S45 GPRS

- Folder Navigation Tip

- Re: Siemens S45

- Transparency (Keith asked)

- Probable Virus from the Digest,

- WEP with Cisco Aironet 340 Series

- Virus Info

- Re: BatGauge7 4 nB/7

- Interesting gadget.

- Re: mail2web, Spam & Viruses,

- Re: Probable Virus Apparently from the Digest

- Broken S7

- SmtpAuth updated

- Re: Siemens S45 and Nokia 6610

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Date: 4 Jun 2003 19:09:26 +0000

Subject: Epoc Digest News

To: stom

Since Digest #268, all digests sent to you have been returned with the message "permanent fatal error".

We have had no choice but to discontinue your subscription because returned digests take up alot of space in the mailbox. Hopefully, you are able to read this from another source and re-subscribe at a later time.

To: pdaportal

Since Digest #268, all digests sent to you have been returned with relaying problems.

We have had no choice but to discontinue your subscription until 11th June 2003. Hopefully, you are able to read this from another source and contact your ISP to correct this problem.

Thank you for your kind attention.

Best regards,

Dick Chatjaval

Epoc Digest Team

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Date: 3 Jun 2003 09:41:00 +0000

From: Steve Litchfield

Subject: 9210 memory

Just a quick note, following up others comments on 9210/9210i memory...

Firmware versions 4 and above for each machine feature much better execution memory handling, including auto-shutting down of system apps if necessary. In addition, the 'i' model starts off with around a MB more RAM free, which makes quite a difference.

Finally, don't forget the shareware DevMan, whose latest version auto-compresses the OS heaps and keeps memory as efficient as possible.

In fact, on my 9210i, I only really see an 'Out of memory' error about once a week, which is something of a testimony!

Cheers, and keep up the good work on the Digest! ____________________________________________________________________

Steve Litchfield, 3-Lib, http://3lib.ukonline.co.uk/

For Psion/Symbian and Palm OS, with computer-based training on CD

Also PocketInfo, for useful files - http://3lib.ukonline.co.uk/pocketinfo Journalism: sub-editor and/or senior contributor to:

Palmtop User - http://www.palmtop.co.uk/

PDA Essentials - http://www.paragon.co.uk/mags/pdaessentials.html

PC Basics - http://www.paragon.co.uk/mags/pcbasics.html

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Date: 3 Jun 2003 11:25:13 +0000

From: Daniele Squarci

Subject: Re: Siemens S45 GPRS

Dick Chatjaval wrote:

>> I need to buy a new mobile phone and narrowed the choice to Siemens S45 or Nokia 6100. A neccessary feature is Gprs as well as decent battery life.<<

I use the Siemens ME45 (ruggedised version of S45, same insides) with my Mako and netBook. Works fine with both GSM and GPRS, once I had got all settings sorted out. Battery life is 2 days+.

Your connection problems in the shop were probably due to incorrect settings or for the SIM not being data-enabled.

Ciao

Daniele Squarci

Italy

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Date: 3 Jun 2003 12:34:00 +0000

From: Mike Woodward

Subject: Folder Navigation Tip

Thought this tip might be useful for those people who navigate/browse

directories when loading & saving files, especially if like me you have a

large CF card.

Directory/folder branches can be collapsed & expanded with the TAB key which

makes it much easier & faster to locate the correct directory/folder.

Mike Woodward

Doncaster

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Date: 3 Jun 2003 12:36:00 +0000

From: Mike McConnell

Subject: Re: Siemens S45

To: Dick Chatjaval

<<I got Csd- is this Hscsd?>>

No, CSD is the normal 9600 bps "Circuit Switched Data" connection where HSCSD is "High Speed Circuit Switched Data".

<<Is there an advantage to using Csd over a regular Isp with mobile phones?>>

A CSD connection does still have to use an ISP - it isn't a direct internet connection via your network like GPRS.

Regards,

Mike [Dundee, Scotland] __________________________________________

Mobile Phone & SMS: +44 (0)7870 236984

Mobile Fax: +44 (0)7977 156138

Web: http://www.mikemcc.org.uk

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Date: 3 Jun 2003 15:03:35 +0000

From: Philip S. Adkins Potter

Subject: Transparency (Keith asked)

Hi,

Transparency (in computer-speak) means you can see through the utility to what you want to see - the application beneath. NoMore disappears once set up (you can actually close it after setting up) and nConvert disappears unless you are using it to convert from an EPOC file format - it automatically converts to any EPOC format if it knows it should (it's normally a system utility in Control Panel).

Although technoes use the word in an apparently abstruse sense it is really a pretty simple analogy from it's proper meaning. Most abstruse usages (of any word) are jargon in the worst sense and so almost any unknown usage becomes geek-speak to non-technoes and it's a real pity. Language is supposed to be a means of communication. Some uses become fairly well-known (i.e. Peter Sellers was a well-known 'corpser') others never really leave their home so to most of us they are meaningless - non-communication, the antithesis of language.

Oddly the worst offenders are usually logophiles like me.

Sorry.

Happy days,

Phil.

"A plethora of words becomes the apoplexy of reason."

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Date: 3 Jun 2003 16:45:49 +0000

From: Itamar Engelsman

Subject: Probable Virus from the Digest,

Answer to: Harold Fuchs

Re.: Probable Virus from the Digest - Actually this message was not from the current digest. "ups5d-l-digest" was the former ups5d digest that was discontinued over a year ago. I have no idea why all of a sudden you did receive a message from that list, it is not under the control of this digest.

Request : Could the people just hitting the return button resulting in a subject line like "Re: [EPOC DIGEST V1 # 266 (1)]" please take the little effort to change the Subject field to the subject of their message ? Thank you.

Best regards,

Itamar Engelsman

London, UK

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Date: 3 Jun 2003 17:56:43 +0000

From: Christopher Holly

Subject: WEP with Cisco Aironet 340 Series

I assume WEP is not available when using the Cisco 340 Series card in a netBook. If anyone knows otherwise, please let me know. A local ISP is providing free WiFi access in this major Hoosier metropolis ;-)

Chris Holly

830 S. Fess Ave.

Bloomington, IN 47401

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Date: 3 Jun 2003 21:34:23 +0000

From: Jim Cooke

Subject: Virus Info

> TO: Harold Fuchs

> Subject: Probable Virus Apparently from the Digest

> Yesterday I received an *unsolicited* e-mail that looks at

> first sight as if it came from the Digest.

> It is actually f

Harold,

It sounds like you need to update your virus definitions if Norton isn't

picking this up as a virus. It's a variation of the SoBig virus that's now

making the rounds again. It's able to spoof the return address from data on

the infected user's hard drive using its own SMTP engine. Panix won't be

able to do much because the real sender, who presumably must have received

the old UPS5 digest at one time, has been spoofed by the virus

An SCR file is a Windows Script file. They are never safe to run, even if a

virus checker doesn't pick it up. I have Outlook set so it automatically

blocks all .exe., .bat, .com, .pif, .scr, and .vbs files. There's normally

not a legitimate reason for someone to send you one of these files. If

someone needs to send me an executable, I tell them to send it in zip format

so it will get through but I still scan the file.

There's more information about this latest outbreak at

http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,1115731,00.asp

Regards, Jim

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Date: 4 Jun 2003 00:28:56 +0000

From: Keith Giles

Subject: Re: BatGauge7 4 nB/7

David, FYI I installed it, but have trouble.

1. Help is in German.

2. I can only access the Menu by clicking the Menu key 3-4 times.

I'm also trying it out on my 5mx. That version has more Menu selections (but I still have to punch the Menu key a lot to get it to show), one of which is Help (in English).

Happy Cycling,

Keith

Sunnyvale, CA

http://home.attbi.com/~ohsix827/

Thought For The Day: No man has ever been shot while doing the dishes.

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Date: 4 Jun 2003 02:15:56 +0000

From: Owen H. Morgan

Subject: Interesting gadget.

Howdy!

I spotted an interesting gadget in an ad in a recent issue of digital photographer. It's called the X-S drive and is a portable 40gig USB harddisk with a twist. In addition to the USB interface for connecting it to a PC or Mac, it has rechargeable internal batteries and slots for CompactFlash, Microdrive, Smartmedia, Memory Stick, SD and MMC cards. It can copy the data from a flash card to it's internal harddisk without the need for a PC.

The X-S drive is primarily intended for digital camera users, but it would also be possible for a Psioneer to take backups of the palmtop in the field simply by plugging the CF card into this gadget. Presumably, you'd need a PC to be able to restore the data though. The device costs £249 Sterling at "www.warehouseexpress.com".

If anyone is interested in just a small portable USB drive at a good price, I've got a source here in Dublin for new 20gig USB 2.0 drives at only 120 Euro a piece. Considering the best price I've found for just a 20 gig laptop drive is 160 Euro, this is very good value, so I bought two of them, took the harddisk out of one and installed it in my Toshiba.

This also means I have a 4gig pocketable external USB drive for sale at 60 Euro to digest members (the old drive from my laptop installed in the drive enclosure I took the 20 gig drive out of). Be quick though as I've put it in the Buy & Sell magazine for 80 Euro and don't reckon to have any trouble selling it.

Owen

Thought for the day:

The Einstein theory is relatively simple.

Owen H. Morgan, Yacht "Naomi J.", LD-953°27.22'N 6°09.05'W

Malahide, Ireland

http://home.no.net/naomij

Phone and SMS:

In Ireland: +353 (0)87 7474173

In Norway: +47 9205309

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Date: 4 Jun 2003 02:19:07 +0000

From: Owen H. Morgan

Subject: Re: mail2web, Spam & Viruses,

Howdy!

Itamar Engelsman wrote (> ):

> Re. Spam & Viruses - I read you loud and clear and

> I agree with you. Hoever, I don't think there is

> much I can do to stop the SPAM from coming, is

> there ?

Simple. Never use your e-mail address in public places on the net, like web pages and Usenet newsgroups. And don't allow anyone else to publish your address on the web. I wish Internet providers would take the time to warn new users about this. I don't get much spam to this address. Maybe one or two a month. A couple of months after I first started using e-mail, I was getting a dozen a day! That was rather painful on a GSM connection!

Owen

Thought for the day:

You should try everything once,

with the exception of incest and morris dancing.

- Sir Thomas Beecham

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Date: 4 Jun 2003 02:19:13 +0000

From: Owen H. Morgan

Subject: Re: Probable Virus Apparently from the Digest

Howdy!

Harold Fuchs wrote (> ):

> Yesterday I received an *unsolicited* e-mail that

> looks at first sight as if it came from the

> It contains a 59.9KB attachment named

> "screensaver.scr".

I'd be very surprised if this turns out _not_ to be a virus. Pif, bat, com, exe and scr files are all executables, in other words program files and this one is the right size for a virus too. Some viruses attempt to disguise themselves as documents by using endings like "letter.doc.bat" and giving the file an icon that looks like a document. As WindoZe default settings hide the file type, the user only sees the .doc and thinks the file is safe. BTW, real M$ Word and Excel documents can also contain viruses in the form of macros.

> Norton AV doesn't object when I try to save the

> file. I haven't run it !!!

Time for an update, I think... Or use your Psion for e-mail. I'd delete that file ASAP to reduce the risk of accidents.

> I am copying this message> which is the address on the panix.com web site.

> Hopefully they will take action, as most

> responsible ISPs would, to trace the culprit and

> cancel their contract.

You will probably find that the real culprit, i.e. the author of the virus did not send it to you and is not a customer at panix.com. The file you received was most likely sent automatically by a computer which is infected with the virus and the owner of the computer is unaware that it was sent. It will be someone who has your e-mail address in his or her address book.

Most SMTP servers don't actually give a toss what address you put as your own e-mail address in the account settings in your e-mail program. If I decide to send and e-mail "from" there is nothing to stop me. That is why the e-mail you are now reading appears to be coming from my frisurf.no address when in fact I am connecting to Eastclear in Ireland and using their SMTP server for my outbound mail, but retreiving my inbound mail from frisurf.no's POP server.

I expect the virus simply "made up" a "from" e-mail address by combining the first and last bits of e-mail addresses it found in the address book on the infected computer. This means the infected computer probably belongs to a list member who has your e-mail address in his address book.

Owen

Thought for the day:

Always yield to temptation, for it may not pass your way again.

Owen H. Morgan, Yacht "Naomi J.", LD-953°27.22'N 6°09.05'W

Malahide, Ireland

http://home.no.net/naomij

Phone and SMS:

In Ireland: +353 (0)87 7474173

In Norway: +47 92053097

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Date: 4 Jun 2003 08:41:13 +0000

From: Christian Roth

Subject: Broken S7

Dear list members, dear Itamar,

As I wrote some days ago, I received a S7 (private auction at ebay) from a

seller in the UK (Milton Keynes) that has a broken screen, which the seller

did not mention.

Now, I wrote the seller two emails asking a refund or other solutions, but I

get no reply. It's a week since.

I would like to ask your advice what I should do now, what is the legal

situation and possibility in the UK on a case like this?

I am living in Austria and therefore it will not be easy to clear out this

matter.

Greetings,

Chris.

P.s.: Happy birthday, Digest!

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Date: 4 Jun 2003 09:49:21 +0000

From: Marcus von Cube

Subject: SmtpAuth updated

Hi,

I've just updated SmtpAuth. It now supports POP before SMTP as an authentication option. This is possible without SmtpAuth by just manually opening/closing the mailbox and then sending mail. Using SmtpAuth for that purpose ist a convient way to do it automatically in order to save connection time. This is just for authentication purposes, no mail is fetched!

In addition, I added some configuration options, see the readme or example.ini for details.

Download: http://www.mvcsys.de/doc/smtpauth.html

Marcus

http://www.mvcsys.de

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Date: 4 Jun 2003 19:09:17 +0000

From: Dick Chatjaval

Subject: Re: Siemens S45 and Nokia 6610

To Peter:

Thanks very much for your information. As I mentioned, I bought the Nokia 6610, which had functions very similar to 6100. I compared them side by side for an hour with the manual. The 6100 has some improvements in battery, lithium polymer not li-ion I think,but address book, Gprs, Csd are the same. So I opted for the 6610 which was about us$70 cheaper.