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William Stoneking <[log in to unmask]>
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Ezra Pound discussion list of the University of Maine <[log in to unmask]>
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Visit my new, up-dated page SIXTEEN WORDS FOR WATER at
 
http://ezrapound.cjb.net
 
This is the gateway for obtaining copies of my play about Ezra Pound. The
play will have its North American premiere at the Alleyway Theatre in
Buffalo, NY, on 23rd March, 2000. The season will run for a month.
 
Sincerely
Billy Marshall Stoneking
 
 
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> Topics of the day:
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>   1. Fw: NEW VIRUS WARNING
>
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>
> Date:    Mon, 13 Mar 2000 11:52:39 -0000
> From:    James Deboo <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: Fw: NEW VIRUS WARNING
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> I do think it's necessary to be aware, even if the majority are hoaxes. =
> I will just say that it is impossible to get a virus from an email; they =
> can only lurk in attachments. My Dad's PC caught a virus from an email =
> attachment from the UK Army recently...
>
> James
>
> I say - the future is a serious matter-
> And so - for Godsake- Hock and soda water.
>   ----- Original Message -----=20
>   From: Janet=20
>   To: [log in to unmask]
>   Sent: Saturday, March 11, 2000 3:12 AM
>   Subject: Re: Fw: NEW VIRUS WARNING
>
>
>   Thanks Bill.
>
>   Apparently there are a few places one can check for the
>   legitimacy of virus warnings. Thanks for the direct link to
>   the Norton site.
>
>   I have come to distrust most anything that says "send this
>   out to as many people as possible" (which of course just
>   clogs up bandwith and confuses the hell out of everyone).
>
>   Also, thanks Jim, for your thoughtfulness to warn folks of
>   a possible danger. Now there are hoaxes on top of
>   hoaxes...what would Pound say to this?
>
>   Janet
>
>   --- Bill Wagner <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>   > Dear Poundians
>   >
>   > Pardon my skepticism, but if someone at Compaq wanted to
>   > make sure word
>   > got out about a powerful new virus wouldn't they alert
>   > the media?  One
>   > call to Associated Press, Reuter or a major daily US
>   > newspaper is all it
>   > would take.
>   >
>   > But if there is ever a question about a virus warning,
>   > check the Norton
>   > Anti-Virus web site.  The page detailing the Wobbler hoax
>   > is:
>   >
>   >
>   http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/wobbler-hoax.html
>   >
>   > Bill Wagner
>   >
>   > Martin Baumann wrote:
>   > >
>   > > -----Original Message-----
>   > > From: Finglas, Edward <[log in to unmask]>
>   > > To: [log in to unmask]
>   > <[log in to unmask]>
>   > > Date: 10 March 2000 16:19
>   > > Subject: FW: NEW VIRUS WARNING
>   > >
>   > > >
>   > > >
>   > > >-----Original Message-----
>   > > >From: Holland, Jim
>   > > >Sent: Friday, March 10, 2000 11:16
>   > > >To: APMLAB-Everyone
>   > > >Subject: FW: NEW VIRUS WARNING
>   > > >
>   > > >
>   > > >I received this from a personal contact at Compaq this
>   > morning.
>   > > >
>   > > >Jim
>   > > >
>   > > >
>   > > >
>   > > >
>   > > >
>   > > >
>   > > >
>   > > >Robert Casinghino
>   > > >Global Business Manager
>   > > >Enterprise Solutions and Services Group
>   > > >Compaq Computer
>   > > >Tele: 978-506-6527
>   > > >FAX: 978-506-5052
>   > > >email:  [log in to unmask]
>   > > >MAJOR NEW VIRUS.
>   > > >
>   > > >
>   > > >
>   > > >> Date sent:      Thu, 2 Mar 2000 18:24:47 -0500
>   > > >> > > > >Subject:        Fwd: Virus Warning
>   > > >> > > > >Priority:       normal
>   > > >> > > > >
>   > > >> > > > >       There is a new virus - WOBBLER.  It
>   > will arrive on
>   > > >> > > > >
>   > > >> > > > >      e-mail titled "CALIFORNIA". IBM and AOL
>   > have announced
>   > > >> > > > >
>   > > >> > > > >      that it is very powerful, more so than
>   > Melissa. There
>   > > >> > > > >
>   > > >> > > > >     is no remedy.  It will eat all your
>   > information on the
>   > > >> > > > >
>   > > >> > > > >      hard drive and also destroys Netscape
>   > Navigator and
>   > > >> > > > >
>   > > >> > > > >       Microsoft Internet Explorer. Do not
>   > open anything with
>   > > >> > > > >
>   > > >> > > > >      this title and please pass this message
>   > on to all your
>   > > >> > > > >
>   > > >> > > > >       contacts and anyone who uses your
>   > e-mail facility. Not
>   > > >> > > > >
>   > > >> > > > >      many people seem to know about this yet
>   > so propagate
>   > > >> > > > >
>   > > >> > > > >      it as fast as  possible. ----AND--- If
>   > you receive an
>   > > >> > > > >
>   > > >> > > > >      e-mail titled "Win A Holiday"  DO NOT
>   > OPEN IT. It will
>   > > >> > > > >
>   > > >> > > > >      erase everything on your hard drive.
>   > Forward this
>   > > >> > > > >
>   > > >> > > > >       letter out to as many people as you
>   > can.  This is a
>   > > >> > > > >
>   > > >> > > > >      new, very malicious virus and not many
>   > people know
>   > > >> > > > >
>   > > >> > > > >      about it.   This information was
>   > announced yesterday
>   > > >> > > > >
>   > > >> > > > >      morning from Microsoft.
>   > > >> > > > >
>   > > >> > > > >
>   > > >> > > > >       Thank You,
>   > > >> > > > >
>   > > >> > > > >      Neil Ferrick
>   > > >> > > > >
>   > > >> > > > >       Compaq Computer Corporation
>   > > >> > > > >
>   > > >> > > >
>   > > >> > > >
>   > ______________________________________________________
>   > > >> > > > Get Your Private, Free Email at
>   > http://www.hotmail.com
>   > > >> > >
>   > > >> >
>   > > >> >
>   > ______________________________________________________
>   > > >> > Get Your Private, Free Email at
>   > http://www.hotmail.com
>   > > >>
>   > > >>
>   > > >
>   >
>   __________________________________________________
>   Do You Yahoo!?
>   Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger.
>   http://im.yahoo.com
>
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> <DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DAlbertaExtralight>I do think it's =
> necessary to be=20
> aware, even if the majority are hoaxes. I will just say that it is =
> impossible to=20
> get a virus from an email; they can only lurk in attachments. My Dad's =
> PC caught=20
> a virus from an email attachment from the UK Army =
> recently...</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
> <DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DAlbertaExtralight>James</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
> <DIV>I say - the future is a serious matter-<BR>And so - for Godsake- =
> Hock and=20
> soda water.</DIV>
> <BLOCKQUOTE=20
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>   <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
>   <DIV=20
>   style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
> black"><B>From:</B>=20
>   <A href=3D"mailto:[log in to unmask]" =
> [log in to unmask]>Janet</A>=20
> </DIV>
>   <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20
>   href=3D"mailto:[log in to unmask]"=20
>   [log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask]</A> </DIV>
>   <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, March 11, 2000 =
> 3:12=20
>   AM</DIV>
>   <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Fw: NEW VIRUS =
> WARNING</DIV>
>   <DIV><BR></DIV>Thanks Bill.<BR><BR>Apparently there are a few places =
> one can=20
>   check for the<BR>legitimacy of virus warnings. Thanks for the direct =
> link=20
>   to<BR>the Norton site.<BR><BR>I have come to distrust most anything =
> that says=20
>   "send this<BR>out to as many people as possible" (which of course=20
>   just<BR>clogs up bandwith and confuses the hell out of =
> everyone).<BR><BR>Also,=20
>   thanks Jim, for your thoughtfulness to warn folks of<BR>a possible =
> danger. Now=20
>   there are hoaxes on top of<BR>hoaxes...what would Pound say to=20
>   this?<BR><BR>Janet<BR><BR>--- Bill Wagner &lt;<A=20
>   href=3D"mailto:[log in to unmask]">[log in to unmask]</A>&gt; =
> wrote:<BR>&gt;=20
>   Dear Poundians<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt; Pardon my skepticism, but if someone at =
> Compaq=20
>   wanted to<BR>&gt; make sure word<BR>&gt; got out about a powerful new =
> virus=20
>   wouldn't they alert<BR>&gt; the media?&nbsp; One<BR>&gt; call to =
> Associated=20
>   Press, Reuter or a major daily US<BR>&gt; newspaper is all it<BR>&gt; =
> would=20
>   take.<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt; But if there is ever a question about a virus=20
>   warning,<BR>&gt; check the Norton<BR>&gt; Anti-Virus web site.&nbsp; =
> The page=20
>   detailing the Wobbler hoax<BR>&gt; is:<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;<BR><A=20
>   =
> href=3D"http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/wobbler-hoax.html">htt=
> p://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/wobbler-hoax.html</A><BR>&gt;<BR>=
> &gt;=20
>   Bill Wagner<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt; Martin Baumann wrote:<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; =
> &gt;=20
>   -----Original Message-----<BR>&gt; &gt; From: Finglas, Edward &lt;<A=20
>   =
> href=3D"mailto:[log in to unmask]">[log in to unmask]</A>&gt;<BR>=
> &gt;=20
>   &gt; To: <A=20
>   =
> href=3D"mailto:[log in to unmask]">[log in to unmask]
> rve.co.uk'</A><BR>&gt;=20
>   &lt;<A=20
>   =
> href=3D"mailto:[log in to unmask]">[log in to unmask]
> .co.uk</A>&gt;<BR>&gt;=20
>   &gt; Date: 10 March 2000 16:19<BR>&gt; &gt; Subject: FW: NEW VIRUS=20
>   WARNING<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;=20
>   &gt;-----Original Message-----<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt;From: Holland, =
> Jim<BR>&gt;=20
>   &gt; &gt;Sent: Friday, March 10, 2000 11:16<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt;To:=20
>   APMLAB-Everyone<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt;Subject: FW: NEW VIRUS =
> WARNING<BR>&gt; &gt;=20
>   &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt;I received this from a =
> personal=20
>   contact at Compaq this<BR>&gt; morning.<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt; =
>
>   &gt;Jim<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; =
> &gt;=20
>   &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; =
> &gt;=20
>   &gt;Robert Casinghino<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt;Global Business Manager<BR>&gt; =
> &gt;=20
>   &gt;Enterprise Solutions and Services Group<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt;Compaq=20
>   Computer<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt;Tele: 978-506-6527<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt;FAX:=20
>   978-506-5052<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt;email:&nbsp; <A=20
>   =
> href=3D"mailto:[log in to unmask]">[log in to unmask]
> </A><BR>&gt;=20
>   &gt; &gt;MAJOR NEW VIRUS.<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; =
> &gt;=20
>   &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt;&gt; Date sent:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; =
> Thu, 2 Mar=20
>   2000 18:24:47 -0500<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;=20
>   &gt;Subject:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Fwd: Virus=20
>   Warning<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;=20
>   &gt;Priority:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; normal<BR>&gt; &gt; =
> &gt;&gt;=20
>   &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;=20
>   &gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; There is a new virus - =
> WOBBLER.&nbsp;=20
>   It<BR>&gt; will arrive on<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; =
> &gt;<BR>&gt;=20
>   &gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; e-mail =
> titled=20
>   "CALIFORNIA". IBM and AOL<BR>&gt; have announced<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt;&gt; =
> &gt;=20
>   &gt; &gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;=20
>   &gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; that it is very powerful, more so=20
>   than<BR>&gt; Melissa. There<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; =
> &gt;<BR>&gt;=20
>   &gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; is no =
> remedy.&nbsp;=20
>   It will eat all your<BR>&gt; information on the<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt;&gt; =
> &gt;=20
>   &gt; &gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;=20
>   &gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; hard drive and also destroys=20
>   Netscape<BR>&gt; Navigator and<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;=20
>   &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;=20
>   &gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Microsoft Internet Explorer. =
> Do=20
>   not<BR>&gt; open anything with<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;=20
>   &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; =
> &gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
>   this title and please pass this message<BR>&gt; on to all your<BR>&gt; =
> &gt;=20
>   &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;=20
>   &gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; contacts and anyone who uses=20
>   your<BR>&gt; e-mail facility. Not<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; =
>
>   &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; =
> &gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
>   many people seem to know about this yet<BR>&gt; so propagate<BR>&gt; =
> &gt;=20
>   &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;=20
>   &gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; it as fast as&nbsp; possible. =
> ----AND---=20
>   If<BR>&gt; you receive an<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; =
> &gt;<BR>&gt;=20
>   &gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; e-mail =
> titled=20
>   "Win A Holiday"&nbsp; DO NOT<BR>&gt; OPEN IT. It will<BR>&gt; &gt; =
> &gt;&gt;=20
>   &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;=20
>   &gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; erase everything on your hard=20
>   drive.<BR>&gt; Forward this<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; =
> &gt;<BR>&gt;=20
>   &gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; =
> letter=20
>   out to as many people as you<BR>&gt; can.&nbsp; This is a<BR>&gt; &gt; =
>
>   &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;=20
>   &gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; new, very malicious virus and not=20
>   many<BR>&gt; people know<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; =
> &gt;<BR>&gt;=20
>   &gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; about=20
>   it.&nbsp;&nbsp; This information was<BR>&gt; announced =
> yesterday<BR>&gt; &gt;=20
>   &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;=20
>   &gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; morning from Microsoft.<BR>&gt; =
> &gt;=20
>   &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; =
> &gt;<BR>&gt;=20
>   &gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; =
> Thank=20
>   You,<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt;&gt; =
> &gt; &gt;=20
>   &gt; &gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Neil Ferrick<BR>&gt; &gt; =
> &gt;&gt;=20
>   &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;=20
>   &gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Compaq Computer =
> Corporation<BR>&gt;=20
>   &gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; =
> &gt;<BR>&gt;=20
>   &gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;<BR>&gt;=20
>   ______________________________________________________<BR>&gt; &gt; =
> &gt;&gt;=20
>   &gt; &gt; &gt; Get Your Private, Free Email at<BR>&gt; <A=20
>   href=3D"http://www.hotmail.com">http://www.hotmail.com</A><BR>&gt; =
> &gt; &gt;&gt;=20
>   &gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt;&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt;&gt; =
> &gt;<BR>&gt;=20
>   ______________________________________________________<BR>&gt; &gt; =
> &gt;&gt;=20
>   &gt; Get Your Private, Free Email at<BR>&gt; <A=20
>   href=3D"http://www.hotmail.com">http://www.hotmail.com</A><BR>&gt; =
> &gt;=20
>   &gt;&gt;<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt;&gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;=20
>   =
> &gt;<BR>&gt;<BR>__________________________________________________<BR>Do =
> You=20
>   Yahoo!?<BR>Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger.<BR><A=20
>   =
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