Dear all,
I apologize for the delay in distributing some messages for the TC6 list. Indeed, if the message has too many bits or if it comes from a nonmember then I have to decide whether to redistribute it or not.
By the end of last week we suffered from the consequences of the ILOVEYOU virus; I got one such message (and I'm quite proud of having received such a status symbol!) but I was not in danger since I'm still working with a Mac ;-)
The *** real damage *** provoked by the virus came from some extremely stupid actions in our computer center where several overly motivated (but not so experienced) people decided to install a virus filter which was so strong that practically no emails at all came trough for three days. To my firm opinion, the absolutely vast majority of damages is provoked by such stupid actions rather than by the virus itself.
Best regards and see you by the end of the week Otto
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