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

Fri Apr 19 07:55:28 EDT 2013

I might be wrong, but I assumed that Aaron was mock-jesting with you :-)

William Sutton

On Fri, 19 Apr 2013, Jim Ray wrote:

> 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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