Hopefully everyone knows this already and didn't download the
attachment. The attachment is a '.scr' file (same extension as a
screen saver), and from reports in other groups, is a virus.

Don't download files with extensions of scr, exe, bat, com, and a
bunch more. Just don't do it.

John H

On the 'Poco Loco' out of Deale, MD
on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay!

John H wrote:

Hopefully everyone knows this already and didn't download the
attachment. The attachment is a '.scr' file (same extension as a
screen saver), and from reports in other groups, is a virus.

Don't download files with extensions of scr, exe, bat, com, and a
bunch more. Just don't do it.

John H

On the 'Poco Loco' out of Deale, MD
on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay!

Gee, John...did you just read about this in Army Times (mustered-out
edition)?


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"John H" wrote in message
...
Hopefully everyone knows this already and didn't download the
attachment. The attachment is a '.scr' file (same extension as a
screen saver), and from reports in other groups, is a virus.

Don't download files with extensions of scr, exe, bat, com, and a
bunch more. Just don't do it.

John H

On the 'Poco Loco' out of Deale, MD
on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay!

As you stated do not open the type files stated. .scr is a script file that
will run under "basic".

wrote in message
...
On Tue, 03 Feb 2004 19:17:29 GMT, "Calif Bill"

wrote:


"John H" wrote in message
.. .
Hopefully everyone knows this already and didn't download the
attachment. The attachment is a '.scr' file (same extension as a
screen saver), and from reports in other groups, is a virus.

Don't download files with extensions of scr, exe, bat, com, and a
bunch more. Just don't do it.

John H

On the 'Poco Loco' out of Deale, MD
on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay!

As you stated do not open the type files stated. .scr is a script file
that
will run under "basic".


Incorrect. There is no significant difference between an .scr file and an
..exe
file. You can change the extension of an .scr to .exe and it will still
work
exactly as before. The reverse is also true.

A script is TEXT instructions.

BB

Open up a .scr file with a text editor and look at the layout. The part
after the semicolon is comments. Windows has a built in Basic interpreter.
Bill

On Tue, 03 Feb 2004 09:16:26 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:

John H wrote:

Hopefully everyone knows this already and didn't download the
attachment. The attachment is a '.scr' file (same extension as a
screen saver), and from reports in other groups, is a virus.

Don't download files with extensions of scr, exe, bat, com, and a
bunch more. Just don't do it.

John H

On the 'Poco Loco' out of Deale, MD
on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay!

Gee, John...did you just read about this in Army Times (mustered-out
edition)?


Are you upset that John attempted to warn newbies, or are you upset
that you didn't get the credit? You are devolving, Harry. A bit
pathetic, actually.


If you're going to trash a perfectly good newsgroup,
at least have fun doing it. Even Ghenghis Khan sang
"One potatoe, two potatoe..." as he cut off heads.
Life is too short to not fully enjoy your misdeeds.

-Norbert "NoBote" Poser, PhD, CAC, FDIC
-an Equal Opportunity Irreverent
-Member "Monty Python's Flying Circus" since 1968

On Tue, 03 Feb 2004 09:16:26 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:

John H wrote:

Hopefully everyone knows this already and didn't download the
attachment. The attachment is a '.scr' file (same extension as a
screen saver), and from reports in other groups, is a virus.

Don't download files with extensions of scr, exe, bat, com, and a
bunch more. Just don't do it.

John H

On the 'Poco Loco' out of Deale, MD
on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay!

Gee, John...did you just read about this in Army Times (mustered-out
edition)?

Jeez, here you go again.
Anyone (read: including you) who shows disrespect for our military
personnel or veterans, is a complete ass.

Do you not understand that they did their duty while you were padding
your retirement? Shame on you. Harry.


If you're going to trash a perfectly good newsgroup,
at least have fun doing it. Even Ghenghis Khan sang
"One potatoe, two potatoe..." as he cut off heads.
Life is too short to not fully enjoy your misdeeds.

-Norbert "NoBote" Poser, PhD, CAC, FDIC
-an Equal Opportunity Dissenter
-Member "Monty Python's Flying Circus" since 1966