1USA News June 30, 2001

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1USA Customer Newsletter
Saturday, July 21, 2001

Sharing the Knowledge
Some 1USA subscribers are advanced enough to teach Windows and other software.
Instead of paying the local colleges $125 for a course, or instead of taking a $69 computer-based training course at http://college.1usa.com, these Volunteers can reduce the cost of training to $10 or $15 per hour.
Here is the perfect opportunity to teach good, basic computer skills other family members.
Contact the Webmasters to schedule a training session.

July 22, 2001: Another computer virus is on the street, named TROJ_SIRCAM_A.
This trojan worm propagates via email using SMTP commands. It sends copies of itself to all addresses listed in an infected user's address book. It arrives in an email with a random subject line, and an attachment by the same name.
In the body of the email, it always says " I send you this file in order to have your advice "
and always has a file attachment - which contains the virus... so *don't* click on it.
- improper english
- no period at end of sentence

The Subject Line varies, so 1USA cannot block the virus based on the Subject Line--like we could with the Melissa virus.
All of the emails have a file attachment, and the names are different, such as
...someword.doc.bat
...cantfightthemallnight.doc.pif

A BAT is a batch file. A Batch file runs a program.
A PIF file is some programming that tells an Icon what do to.

***If you retrieve your emails from the 1USA virus-protected Mail Servers, you are automatically protected.***
If you have email accounts elsewhere like on HotMail, MSN, AOL, Mail.Com, etcetera, you will need to MAKE SURE that your virus protection can detect this new virus. It's been out for a week, but 1USA is seeing twice as many in the last few days, which means dumb people out there are catching it. (They're the ones who think computer viruses infect only *Other* computers.)

Heads Up !! Pass the Word!!
More details at http://www.1usa.com/virusinfo/

BarryZ, 1USA.Com

Is this my Electric bill or my Phone bill?

Qwest Communications blamed computer problems for a billing error that charged some customers up to $600 a minute to use their wireless phones, according to press reports.

About 14,000 faulty bills went out this month, representing 1.4 percent of Qwest's wireless customers in the 14 states where it offers service, the reports stated.

Linda Brooks of Minneapolis said she opened her mail and found a bill for $57,346.20.

"This cell phone bill is more than I make in a year," said Brooks, a home health care worker and student. "More than I make in two years. I looked at the amount and said, 'This can't be right.'"

Of course, the problem occurred when Qwest was trying to upgrade its billing system.
Some upgrade.

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	1USA Customer Newsletter Saturday, July 21, 2001

	Sharing the Knowledge Some 1USA subscribers are advanced enough to teach Windows and other software. Instead of paying the local colleges $125 for a course, or instead of taking a $69 computer-based training course at http://college.1usa.com, these Volunteers can reduce the cost of training to $10 or $15 per hour. Here is the perfect opportunity to teach good, basic computer skills other family members. Contact the Webmasters to schedule a training session.

	July 22, 2001: Another computer virus is on the street, named TROJ_SIRCAM_A. This trojan worm propagates via email using SMTP commands. It sends copies of itself to all addresses listed in an infected user's address book. It arrives in an email with a random subject line, and an attachment by the same name. In the body of the email, it always says " I send you this file in order to have your advice " and always has a file attachment - which contains the virus... so don't click on it. - improper english - no period at end of sentence The Subject Line varies, so 1USA cannot block the virus based on the Subject Line--like we could with the Melissa virus. All of the emails have a file attachment, and the names are different, such as ...someword.doc.bat ...cantfightthemallnight.doc.pif A BAT is a batch file. A Batch file runs a program. A PIF file is some programming that tells an Icon what do to. *If you retrieve your emails from the 1USA virus-protected Mail Servers, you are automatically protected.* If you have email accounts elsewhere like on HotMail, MSN, AOL, Mail.Com, etcetera, you will need to MAKE SURE that your virus protection can detect this new virus. It's been out for a week, but 1USA is seeing twice as many in the last few days, which means dumb people out there are catching it. (They're the ones who think computer viruses infect only Other computers.) Heads Up !! Pass the Word!! More details at http://www.1usa.com/virusinfo/ BarryZ, 1USA.Com

	Is this my Electric bill or my Phone bill? Qwest Communications blamed computer problems for a billing error that charged some customers up to $600 a minute to use their wireless phones, according to press reports. About 14,000 faulty bills went out this month, representing 1.4 percent of Qwest's wireless customers in the 14 states where it offers service, the reports stated. Linda Brooks of Minneapolis said she opened her mail and found a bill for $57,346.20. "This cell phone bill is more than I make in a year," said Brooks, a home health care worker and student. "More than I make in two years. I looked at the amount and said, 'This can't be right.'" Of course, the problem occurred when Qwest was trying to upgrade its billing system. Some upgrade.



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