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Philip J. Rosch

Mon, May 27, 2002 1:12 AM

I haven't seen a BSOD for quite a while--probably pre WIN2K. I agree
"life critical" is a different issue, but XP Pro is running just fine
and meets my navigation needs.

                             Regards....

Phil Rosch
M/V "Curmudgeon" Marine Trader 44 TC
Currently Moored in Back Creek, Annapolis, MD.

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you
didn't
do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away
from
the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream.
Discover." - Mark Twain

...based on experience, I'd certainly consider an XP managed braking

system. I'd also hazard a guess WINTEL is managing a lot of our every
day interactions we'd consider "mission critical".

Well, the NT kernel is certainly a better bet than the Win9X stuff. Ever
experience a BSOD (Blue Screen of Death)? Check out the default running
of "Dr. Watson".

Mission critical is one thing, life critical is a hole 'nother level.
Software systems that achieve "Five 9s", or 99.999% uptime, are
accomplishments you trumpet from the rooftop. And believe me, they
aren't running a consumer version of Windows on a single CPU clone!
How'd you like it if the absolute best brakes in the world achieved
"Five 9s"? Well, you might not be so happy that 100,000th time you hit
the brake pedal and got a BSOD. At least they'd have the Dr. Watson log.
<g>

Keith

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I haven't seen a BSOD for quite a while--probably pre WIN2K. I agree "life critical" is a different issue, but XP Pro is running just fine and meets my navigation needs. Regards.... Phil Rosch M/V "Curmudgeon" Marine Trader 44 TC Currently Moored in Back Creek, Annapolis, MD. "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." - Mark Twain >>...based on experience, I'd certainly consider an XP managed braking system. I'd also hazard a guess WINTEL is managing a lot of our every day interactions we'd consider "mission critical". Well, the NT kernel is certainly a better bet than the Win9X stuff. Ever experience a BSOD (Blue Screen of Death)? Check out the default running of "Dr. Watson". Mission critical is one thing, _life_ critical is a hole 'nother level. Software systems that achieve "Five 9s", or 99.999% uptime, are accomplishments you trumpet from the rooftop. And believe me, they aren't running a consumer version of Windows on a single CPU clone! How'd you like it if the absolute best brakes in the world achieved "Five 9s"? Well, you might not be so happy that 100,000th time you hit the brake pedal and got a BSOD. At least they'd have the Dr. Watson log. <g> Keith _______________________________________________ http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/listinfo/trawler-world-list

KP

Keith Pleas

Mon, May 27, 2002 3:27 AM

...based on experience, I'd certainly consider an XP managed braking

system. I'd also hazard a guess WINTEL is managing a lot of our every
day interactions we'd consider "mission critical".

Well, the NT kernel is certainly a better bet than the Win9X stuff. Ever
experience a BSOD (Blue Screen of Death)? Check out the default running
of "Dr. Watson".

Mission critical is one thing, life critical is a hole 'nother level.
Software systems that achieve "Five 9s", or 99.999% uptime, are
accomplishments you trumpet from the rooftop. And believe me, they
aren't running a consumer version of Windows on a single CPU clone!
How'd you like it if the absolute best brakes in the world achieved
"Five 9s"? Well, you might not be so happy that 100,000th time you hit
the brake pedal and got a BSOD. At least they'd have the Dr. Watson log.
<g>

Keith

>>...based on experience, I'd certainly consider an XP managed braking system. I'd also hazard a guess WINTEL is managing a lot of our every day interactions we'd consider "mission critical". Well, the NT kernel is certainly a better bet than the Win9X stuff. Ever experience a BSOD (Blue Screen of Death)? Check out the default running of "Dr. Watson". Mission critical is one thing, _life_ critical is a hole 'nother level. Software systems that achieve "Five 9s", or 99.999% uptime, are accomplishments you trumpet from the rooftop. And believe me, they aren't running a consumer version of Windows on a single CPU clone! How'd you like it if the absolute best brakes in the world achieved "Five 9s"? Well, you might not be so happy that 100,000th time you hit the brake pedal and got a BSOD. At least they'd have the Dr. Watson log. <g> Keith

MR

Mark Richter

Tue, May 28, 2002 7:09 PM

I've received several notices from some of you that
you are getting viruses from me. I apologize. I send
all my e-mail from library computers, and one of them
must have the virus. I have no access to this
computer anymore, whichever it was, and can do nothing
but apologize.

Mark Richter
Winnie the Pooh
presently in Clearwater, FL and headed slowly north

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I've received several notices from some of you that you are getting viruses from me. I apologize. I send all my e-mail from library computers, and one of them must have the virus. I have no access to this computer anymore, whichever it was, and can do nothing but apologize. Mark Richter Winnie the Pooh presently in Clearwater, FL and headed slowly north __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com

PB

Peter Bennett

Tue, May 28, 2002 8:57 PM

Tuesday, May 28, 2002, 12:09:40 PM, Mark wrote:

I've received several notices from some of you that
you are getting viruses from me. I apologize. I send
all my e-mail from library computers, and one of them
must have the virus. I have no access to this
computer anymore, whichever it was, and can do nothing
but apologize.

Mark Richter
Winnie the Pooh
presently in Clearwater, FL and headed slowly north

These are likely false accusations.

The most "popular" virus going around these days is KLEZ - it forges
the "From:" address so its messages appear to be from anyone but the
infected computer. KLEZ looks for email addresses in many files on
the infected computer, and uses one of those addresses at random as
the "From:" address on the messages it generates.

Google for "KLEZ virus" for more information.

--
Peter Bennett, VE7CEI Vancouver, B.C., Canada
GPS and NMEA info: http://vancouver-webpages.com/peter
Vancouver Power Squadron: http://vancouver-webpages.com/van-ps

Tuesday, May 28, 2002, 12:09:40 PM, Mark wrote: > I've received several notices from some of you that > you are getting viruses from me. I apologize. I send > all my e-mail from library computers, and one of them > must have the virus. I have no access to this > computer anymore, whichever it was, and can do nothing > but apologize. > Mark Richter > Winnie the Pooh > presently in Clearwater, FL and headed slowly north These are likely false accusations. The most "popular" virus going around these days is KLEZ - it forges the "From:" address so its messages appear to be from anyone _but_ the infected computer. KLEZ looks for email addresses in many files on the infected computer, and uses one of those addresses at random as the "From:" address on the messages it generates. Google for "KLEZ virus" for more information. -- Peter Bennett, VE7CEI Vancouver, B.C., Canada GPS and NMEA info: http://vancouver-webpages.com/peter Vancouver Power Squadron: http://vancouver-webpages.com/van-ps

ME

Michael Eedy

Tue, May 28, 2002 11:31 PM

Evening Mark,

Unless you have sent an e-mail directly to these individuals, you can't
have sent them a virus. The TWL software won't pass attachments. And
Yahoo Mail(which took over rocketmail) also scans for and blocks
viruses.

Some viruses like Klez-H will take an e-mail address out of somebody's
address book and make it appear as if the infected e-mail comes from
that individual in the address book.

Bottomline - odds are it wasn't you!

CHeers

Mike Eedy
M/V Excalibur
North Bay ON
22 Wing Information Systems Security Officer

Evening Mark, Unless you have sent an e-mail directly to these individuals, you can't have sent them a virus. The TWL software won't pass attachments. And Yahoo Mail(which took over rocketmail) also scans for and blocks viruses. Some viruses like Klez-H will take an e-mail address out of somebody's address book and make it appear as if the infected e-mail comes from that individual in the address book. Bottomline - odds are it wasn't you! CHeers Mike Eedy M/V Excalibur North Bay ON 22 Wing Information Systems Security Officer

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