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Re: Stunningly ignorant people
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Date: 
Sat, 12 Jun 1999 18:33:46 GMT
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Yes, computer _LITERATE_ people should know that reading an e-mail
is different than opening attachments ...

...but ... The IQ of the world is constant, the population keeps growing.

-Lee.

PS, I'm a software programmer/analyst.

James Brown wrote:

Ok.  This is a rhetorical question, mostly as an excuse to vent.

How could anyone who works in the I/T industry be so stunningly ignorant as to
catch the Mailissa virus?

For that matter, how could anyone who works in the I/T industry be so
stunningly ignorant as to catch *any* virus?

How can anyone in the I/T industry not be aware of Mailissa?  It's stunningly
unsubtle, it screams "I'm a virus, open me!", and it's been in the freaking
evening news!

I can see a certain degree of susceptibility in other industries, but come on!
An I/T professional falling for Mailissa is just ridiculous.  You might as
well put a big sign around your neck that says "I know nothing about my job,
and I live in a box"

Even setting that rather large point aside, what kind of bozo doesn't have
either NAV or McAfee (or the equivalent) up-to-date and running?  That's what
they're for, people!

We just had another rash of Mailissa sweep through our servers.  Fortunately,
there were only three clueless entities today.

<rant rant rave rave foam foam>

Ok, I feel better now :)

James
http://www.shades-of-night.com/lego/

--
Lee Jorgensen, Programmer/Analyst - Bankoe Systems, Inc.
mailto:jorgensen@bankoe.moc  <-- reverse moc
mailto:ljorgensen@uswest.ten  <-- reverse ten



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(...) Yeah... Never attribute to malice that which can be explained by stupidity. Cheers, - jsproat (25 years ago, 13-Jun-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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Ok. This is a rhetorical question, mostly as an excuse to vent. How could anyone who works in the I/T industry be so stunningly ignorant as to catch the Mailissa virus? For that matter, how could anyone who works in the I/T industry be so stunningly (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jun-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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