Dear Pounders,
For what it's worth (which, at the current rate of usarah, is about 2
cents) my adopted son's biological father, long dead, was one of the
scientists responsible for inventing that mysterious little chip that
keeps track of the day, date and time even when your computer is turned
off.
There, now I feel cleansed.
JLC
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Daniel Pearlman wrote:
>
> Peter,
>
> You are right about my having a wrong clock setting.
> I've now set it back to 1998. Is this what was
> causing Tim's problem?
>
> ==Dan Pearlman
>
> At 08:05 AM 10/18/98 -0700, you wrote:
> >Well, Dan Pearlman has a very detailed signature in his emails but a wrong
> >clock setting in his computer. The mailing list is fine, and there is no
> virus.
> >
> >Peter Bi
> >http://www.Card4You.com
> >
> >Arwin wrote:
> >
> >> You better be careful, because it might be a virus. A good alternative
> >> option is that someone has been testing whether the server is Millenium
> >> proof simply by temporarily switching the date to 1999 and seeing what
> >> happens. Also check whether your own system date hasn't been changed. But,
> >> most importantly, do check for a virus. If it is then most likely there are
> >> going to be other files on your harddisk dated 1999. Changing file dates is
> >> common in viruses (viri). I can recommend Norton Antivirus or McAfee's
> >> software (downloadable from the Internet) .
> >>
> >> Arwin van Arum.
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Tim Romano <[log in to unmask]>
> >> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
> >> Date: Saturday, October 17, 1998 5:49 PM
> >> Subject: Re: DISCUSSION FORUM ON JEWISH MYSTICISM
> >>
> >> >Something mystical is going on with incoming messages from E-Pound (though
> >> it
> >> >might be on my server's end). They're dated 1999.
> >> >
> >> >Tim
> >> >
> >
> Dan Pearlman Office: Department of English
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> Providence, RI 02906 Kingston, RI 02881
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