The F I D O N E W S Volume 18, Number 36 03 Sep 2001 +--------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ | |The newsletter of the | | Fido, Fidonet and dog-with-diskette are | | | FidoNet community. | | US Registered Trademarks of Tom Jennings| | | | | San Francisco, California, USA | | | It's Your____________| | | | | Thing! / __ | Crash Netmail Attach Articles To: | | | / / \ | Editor@1:1/23 (1-972-562-8064) | | | WOOF! ( /|oo \ | Frank Vest@1:124/6308 | | \_______\(_| /_) | or | | _`@/_ \ _ | flv@texoma.net | | | | \ \\ | | | | (*) | \ ))| Editor: Frank Vest | | ||| |__U__| / \// | Deputy-Editor: Lawrence Garvin | | __o-o__ _//|| _\ / | | | / U \ (_/(_|(____/ | Newspapers should have no friends. | |(__Frank__) (jm) | -- JOSEPH PULITZER | +--------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ Copyright 2001 by Frank L. Vest, Editor for Fidonews Globally. Table of Contents 1. FOOD FOR THOUGHT ......................................... 1 2. TOP STORIES .............................................. 2 It's a Holiday Edition! .................................. 2 3. NET NEWS ................................................. 3 Net News - Net121 ........................................ 3 4. GENERAL ARTICLES ......................................... 4 A Short History of Labor Day ............................. 4 >>>People will be people<<< .............................. 4 5. GETTING TECHNICAL ........................................ 6 W32/SirCam Virus. Some information ....................... 6 6. EDITOR'S CORNER .......................................... 8 When it rains, it pours .................................. 8 7. COMIX IN ASCII ........................................... 9 Owls ..................................................... 9 Here's Looking at you. :-) ............................... 9 8. RECIPES .................................................. 10 Grilled Flank Steak with a Basil-Mustard Marinade ........ 10 9. POET'S CORNER ............................................ 11 ALWAYS FINISH ............................................ 11 10. CLEAN HUMOR & JOKES ..................................... 12 How many dogs does it take to change a light bulb? ....... 12 Another Little Johnny .................................... 13 Work vs. Prison .......................................... 13 Quick Thinking ........................................... 14 TOP 10 REASONS ........................................... 14 11. OTHER STUFF ............................................. 19 Holidays in September .................................... 19 This week in history ..................................... 21 12. CLASSIFIED ADS .......................................... 22 Rotating Ads ............................................. 22 13. FIDONET SOFTWARE LISTING ................................ 23 Fidonet/BBS Software Listing's ........................... 23 14. FIDONET BY INTERNET ..................................... 28 And more! FIDONEWS 18-36 Page 1 3 Sep 2001 ================================================================= FOOD FOR THOUGHT ================================================================= If all the cars in the United States were placed end to end, it would probably be Labor Day Weekend. --Doug Lars ----------------------------------------------------------------- FIDONEWS 18-36 Page 2 3 Sep 2001 ================================================================= TOP STORIES ================================================================= It's a Holiday Edition! From Frank Vest 1:124/6308(.1) As you can probably see, this is a Holiday Edition of the Fidonews. It wasn't planned this way, but sometimes things just happen. I found some information, the "rotating" "Food for Thought" happened to come around right and some other things. So... In this weeks edition, we have an article, from me, about Labor Day, a recipe that is quick and easy to fix (can't be doing too much labor on Labor Day :) and much more! I draw your attention to the calender of holidays in September. I think it would be good to get some articles about holidays in your country or "neck of the woods". One thing about Fidonet that is, or should be, is that we are a community. Yes, we are sometimes far away from each other but, through this wonderful thing called Fidonet, we are neighbors. Let us hear how your area celebrates it's holidays... or, how you personally celebrate a holiday in your area. Back to Labor Day; Labor Day in the U.S. tends to be a day for taking a trip to the lake or some recreational area for some fun. Roads are busy with people trying to get to their favorite "spot" for enjoying some end of summer recreation. It can get a bit busy at resorts and such places, but if you enjoy yourself, it's worth the hassle. Personally, I plan to sit at home and let the rest of the people hassle with the lakes and recreational areas. :) I'll watch the TV, read some mail and enjoy the day with my family. Pretty boring, but it's Labor day and should be enjoyed however you celebrate. After all, we've all "labored" for it in one way or the other. :-)) Happy Labor Day to all. Even if you don't celebrate Labor day in your area, I hope your day is good. Frank ----------------------------------------------------------------- FIDONEWS 18-36 Page 3 3 Sep 2001 ================================================================= NET NEWS ================================================================= Net News - Net121 Submitted By: Roy Jacobs, 1:121/3 Date: 9-1-01 Hello All, There are some changes occuring within net 121. With the recent elections (if you can call it that), I will be taking over duties as NC for net 121. I believe that net 121 is one of the oldest surviving nets within Region 11. Please correct me if I'm wrong here. There is plenty of work to do to automate things, but progress is being made daily. As recently as five years ago, we had 36 members within our net. Today, we are down to just three nodes. A far cry from just a few years ago. Hopefully, I got an idea that may change all of that. I've already started collecting older computers (garage sales, second hand stores, friends, ect.), and refurbishing them with modems, mail reader software, ect., and donate them to some unfortunate older child along with some basic operating instructions. Get them interested and involved with Fidonet. So what if they can't get onto the internet. Let these young people know there is another network out there that they can join besides the internet that is family orientated. A major local business has recently agreed to donate their old computers as they are rotated out of their network. Between these and local word of mouth, I hoped to gain at least a few members. The habits they learn now may very well stick with them through out their lives. Imagine, active Fidonet members in the twenty second century! If nothing else, it keeps these old computers out of some landfill. My time and expenses are being financed out of my own pockets at the moment. Any contributions (any amount) is always appreciated and will be used towards this purpose. Let's all help to keep Fidonet going. Thanks, Roy Jacobs 1:121/3 Donations: Roy Jacobs 4445 Doncaster Drive Madison, WI. 53711 ----------------------------------------------------------------- FIDONEWS 18-36 Page 4 3 Sep 2001 ================================================================= GENERAL ARTICLES ================================================================= A Short History of Labor Day Researched by Frank Vest 1:124/6308(.1) More than a century old, Labor Day is one holiday that is not to honor a hero of war, great historical leader or other famous person/event. It is truly for the working class of people. The first Labor Day parade in New York City was held in September 1982. Two men are credited with playing an important role not only in bringing about the parade but the holiday as well. Matthew Maguire, a machinist from Paterson, N.J., and Peter J. McGuire, a New York City carpenter who helped found the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners, are said to have suggested a holiday to honor working people in the United States. In 1887, Oregon became the first state to make Labor Day a legal holiday, and in 1894, President Grover Cleveland signed a bill making Labor Day a national holiday. This is not just a United States holiday. Labor Day is observed as a legal holiday on the first Monday in September in Puerto Rico and Canada as well. In Australia, Labor Day is called Eight Hour Day, and it commemorates the successful struggle for a shorter working day. In Europe, Labor Day is observed on May 1, also known as May Day. In the United States, Labor Day has become synonymous with the end of summer and as a kind of "last fling" before school starts for many. ----------------------------------------------------------------- >>>People will be people<<< Submitted by wdbonner@pacbell.net People are often, unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered; Forgive them anyway. If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives; Be kind anyway. If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies; Succeed anyway. If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you; Be honest and frank anyway; What you spend years building someone may destroy overnight; Build anyway. If you find serenity and happiness, they may be jealous; Be happy anyway. FIDONEWS 18-36 Page 5 3 Sep 2001 The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow. Do good anyway. Give the world the best you have, and it will never be enough. Give the world the best you've got anyway. You see, in the final analysis, it is between you and GOD. It is never between you and them anyway. Original Author unknown none the less, a worthwhile read. Ol'wdb ----------------------------------------------------------------- FIDONEWS 18-36 Page 6 3 Sep 2001 ================================================================= GETTING TECHNICAL ================================================================= W32/SirCam Virus. Some information. From Frank Vest I've received several of these messages via my e-mail and the "editor@fidonews.org" account. Fortunately, my virus scanner will catch them and refuse to let them open. I've since learned how to recognize this type of e-mail. Since this seems to be a common virus and many in Fidonet have some form of Internet connection, I did some looking and found out what this thing is and what it can do. One note: The below text tells most of what this virus does and how to recognize it. I'll add that the e-mail has two files with it when received with Netscape Communicator and the below mentioned message is generally in the first file. The second file is the virus infected one. I now simply delete the mail when I see it. ---- What virus is this? This is a HIGH RISK virus that is spread to email recipients found in the Windows Address Book and addresses found in cached files. The infected email can come from addresses that you recognize. Attached is a file with two different extensions. The file name itself varies. The email message can appear as follows: Subject: [filename (random)] Body: Hi! How are you? I send you this file in order to have your advice or I hope you can help me with this file that I send or I hope you like the file that I send to you or This is the file with the information that you ask for See you later. Thanks --- the same message may be received in Spanish --- Hola como estas ? Te mando este archivo para que me des tu punto de vista FIDONEWS 18-36 Page 7 3 Sep 2001 or Espero me puedas ayudar con el archivo que te mando or Espero te guste este archivo que te mando or Este es el archivo con la informaci n que me pediste Nos vemos pronto, gracias. What can this virus do? When run, the document will be saved to the C:\RECYCLED folder and then opened while the virus copies itself to C:\RECYCLED\SirC32.exe folder to conceal its presence and creates a registry key value to load itself whenever .EXE files are executed. The virus searches for .GIF, .JPG, .JPEG, .MPEG, .MOV, .MPG, .PDF, .PNG, .PS, and .ZIP files in the MY DOCUMENTS folder and attempts to send copies of these documents to email recipients found in the Windows Address Book and addresses found in cached files. ----------------------------------------------------------------- FIDONEWS 18-36 Page 8 3 Sep 2001 ================================================================= EDITOR'S CORNER ================================================================= When it rains, it pours By Editor flv@texoma.net It's been raining in McKinney, Texas for the past few days. I've always heard that old saying, "When it rains, it pours". I always thought of it as a neat saying since I like old sayings like that. This time, however, it seems very true. I started out the week thinking about what would be in the Fidonews and where would I get the stories and all the other stuff that I always put myself through. I