[TriLUG] Apparent compromise of Jim Ray's computer?

[Jim Ray]

You may wish to send a person a private email when you think there may be a problem instead of making false claim on public list.

Sent from my iPad

On Apr 18, 2013, at 10:42 PM, "Aaron Joyner" <aaron at joyner.ws> wrote:

> Oh, sorry.  I hope you'll forgive my conclusion.
> Surely you could understand my concern and confusion,
> given the historical record's profusion
> of so much "use copper!" as to cause a contusion.
> 
> http://www.trilug.org/pipermail/trilug/Week-of-Mon-20050523/034914.html
> http://www.trilug.org/pipermail/trilug/Week-of-Mon-20100419/061155.html
> http://www.trilug.org/pipermail/trilug/Week-of-Mon-20040719/028011.html
> http://www.trilug.org/pipermail/trilug/Week-of-Mon-20060102/039665.html
> http://www.trilug.org/pipermail/trilug/Week-of-Mon-20040726/028030.html
> http://www.trilug.org/pipermail/trilug/Week-of-Mon-20050829/037186.html
> http://www.trilug.org/pipermail/trilug/Week-of-Mon-20050829/037181.html
> http://www.trilug.org/pipermail/trilug/Week-of-Mon-20040112/022858.html
> http://www.trilug.org/pipermail/trilug/Week-of-Mon-20041115/031006.html
> http://www.trilug.org/pipermail/trilug/Week-of-Mon-20040719/028000.html
> 
> Aaron S. Joyner
> 
> PS - This sleepy-eyed attempt at a poem was brought directly to the phone
> in your pocket in honor of National Poem in Your Pocket Day:
> http://www.poets.org/pocket
> 
> 
> On Thu, Apr 18, 2013 at 6:27 PM, Jim Ray <jim at neuse.net> wrote:
> 
>> That was me, silly :-)
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>> On Apr 18, 2013, at 6:11 PM, "Aaron Joyner" <aaron at joyner.ws> wrote:
>> 
>>> Jim,
>>> 
>>> It seems that someone has compromised your computer, and is trying to
>> send
>>> helpful messages to the TriLUG mailing list from your email account.
>>> 
>>> Please see the attached message.  Note that it clearly suggests that
>> you're
>>> using wireless networking (an obvious giveaway of an impostor).
>>> 
>>> I'd suggest that you might wish to consider re-installing from known-good
>>> media, ideally Linux this time, of course.  :-)
>>> 
>>> Best wishes,
>>> Aaron S. Joyner
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Thu, Apr 18, 2013 at 10:05 AM, Jim Ray <jim at neuse.net> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> I went to Staples or Office Max and bought 2 of the dLink wireless
>>>> thingies for each of the 2 floors in my house. I have not complaints and
>>>> have Macbook Pro running for MindCraft over wireless, Roku streaming
>> video
>>>> over wireless, 4 iPhones and iPad. It is cheap and works well.
>>>> 
>>>> Regards,
>>>> 
>>>> Jim Ray, President
>>>> Neuse River Networks
>>>> 2 Davis Drive, PO Box 13169
>>>> Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
>>>> 919-838-1672 x100
>>>> www.NeuseRiverNetworks.com
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: trilug-bounces at trilug.org [mailto:trilug-bounces at trilug.org] On
>>>> Behalf Of Grawburg
>>>> Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2013 9:02 AM
>>>> To: Triangle Linux
>>>> Subject: [TriLUG] Wireless Access Point
>>>> 
>>>> I live in a two story older house (meaning the walls are thick plaster
>>>> over lathing). My network/Internet set-up is in a first floor room (no,
>> it
>>>> cannot be moved). I have a router that my input from my ISP (Greenlight
>> in
>>>> Wilson) connects to. Attached to the router is a D-Link NAS. When I
>> need to
>>>> connect to the NAS or the Internet I plug in an old wireless access
>> point I
>>>> got from a hotel.  Works well, but is only a 'b'. My primary point of
>> use
>>>> is in a second floor room.
>>>> 
>>>> Here's my question:  I have a mixture of Thinkpads that may be connected
>>>> to the network individually not simultaneously.
>>>> This includes OS/2, Win XP, Linux. Two of the Thinkpads are 'b' and one
>> is
>>>> a 'g'.  Any thoughts out there about a new access point (or even a newer
>>>> used one) that is a bit more reliable and has enough "umph" than
>> something
>>>> I'd get at Staples?
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Brian Grawburg
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
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