Re: Suspect file ~

From: Don Kelloway (dkelloway_at_commodon.com)
Date: 07/15/03

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    Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2003 04:23:56 GMT

    "Colonel Flagg" <colonel_flagg@NOSOUPFORJ00internetwarzone.org> wrote in
    message news:MPG.197d4124a97a2946989a66@news.charter.net...
    > In article <8iJQa.98$%t1.9@newsread1.news.atl.earthlink.net>,
    > dkelloway@commodon.com says...
    > >
    > > "Thund3rstruck" <Thund3rstruck_n0i@hotmail.comremove> wrote in message
    > > news:3f1337ad$0$73635$a0465688@nnrp.fuse.net...
    > > > Depresion rambled on about something in
    > > > <KWwQa.9003$ju6.176651@newsfep4-glfd.server.ntli.net>:
    > > >
    > > > > I was having a look through the my pictures folder in XP and found
    a
    > > > > file who's name was simply ~ wondering what it was I opened it in
    > > > > notepad to find that is seems to contain all the e-mail addresses
    in
    > > > > outlook express's contact list. In fact it looks to be a direct
    copy
    > > > > of the wab file, dose anyone know of a program (virus/worm/Trojan
    > > > > type thing) that would have created this copy (I have an up to
    date
    > > > > Norton AV running) or is it more lightly just an error?
    > > >
    > > > Is the name just "~" (Tilde without the quotes)? If so, there's a
    > > > bug with an update on MS's site that causes this to appear
    somewhere.
    > > >
    > > > HTH
    > > >
    > > > NOI
    > >
    > > re: "Is the name just "~" (Tilde without the quotes)?"
    > >
    > > Shame on you for not thinking that the original poster provided the
    > > filename in its entirety. <grin>
    > >
    > > However it is refreshing to see that someone else considered to ask
    the
    > > question as well. Of course Colonel Flagg and Doc Jeff may have just
    > > labeled you stupid. Not that that would mean anything coming from
    them.
    > >
    > >
    >
    >
    > at least this person knew of a bug centering on a filename of "~" rather
    > than not knowing anything about it.
    >
    > don't back track Mr. Commode, you had no clue and you know it.
    >

    What is there to back track? I never stated that I knew what the cause of
    the issue was at the time of my post. I merely asked the poster a
    question as to what the filename was. It's a simple as that. 

    -- 
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Don Kelloway
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