Chris n Maria

As you can see - both of us contribute to the forums ....sometimes at the same time

We tried to warn them....... Those sheep are vicious - they even tried to attack us and we had a dog with us who was barking at them. Congrats on a well earned 200.

Well done Gremlins! Have to say us Southern softies feel a bit better knowing someone else agrees with our conclusion about these nutty sheep!

You could try Epping Forest - Easy Access on the tube (central line to Buckhurst hill,, loughton, debden or Theydon Bois) or mainline (chingford station from liverpool street). Quite a few people have now made an entire days caching out of it...but its a lot of walking mind Chris

Its quite simple really it is all part of people trying to take control of the language for themselves, recently I have heard a gay man say "well what do you expect from a poof" and a young lady say "not bad for a bird eh?". When they use language like this they start to undermine the ignorant who use these words against them. I have every sympathy for this "double standard", I have a friend who (like myself) is "no stranger to a fish supper" and a little on the portly side. Its not unusual for us to call each other a "fat bastard", though I am sure both of us would be extremly upset to be addressed in such a way by a complete stranger. If a stranger says the same thing it says that they have formed an opinion of me based on my size/race/sex/sexual orientation before they have even met me and that is ignorant. Just MHO, I'm off for some pies now Chris

Hmmmm, minicar rash!!!! sounds nASTY!

Well done Lacto - triffic work.

I don't feel so bad - I just spoke to a frend of mine and he suffers from something worse...... Premature Eleculation - Yes he always votes on a Wednesday

Sorry, I appear to be suffering from premature celebration. This has never happened to me before I really don't know what could be wrong. Its not you its me. Chris

Congrats from us on reaching this milestone.

Congrats from us as well.

Big congrats from us two too...

Congratulations, Hope both of you are well.

Hi Lisa you are brave aren't you! I can only go by our experiences of attempting Whernside (also a terrain 5). On our first attempt in 2002 we were beaten back by the weather after an hour or so's 'climbing'. I had 2 walking poles and still had trouble standing up! We could have continued (and others did), but we are fairly inexperienced at walking at that altitude in bad weather. Our instinct told us to turn back (that, and imaging the story being retold on '999'), and until we returned I always wondered if we had done the right thing. With hindsight we were definitely right! Having now completed it I think that had we continued the first time, one of us would have had come a cropper. When we returned last August the weather was lovely as we started off, but was still very variable along the way. And we always find that the way down can be more wearing and tricky than the way up! We were lucky last year and happened to choose the right day - we didn't in 2002, and others we spoke to had trouble the day after us last year- ideally you want a clear day so you can appreciate those wonderful views, but at the weather can be so changeable! I would say that you must be prepared for all weathers - have waterproofs (trousers, boots and socks as well if possible), layers in case it is cold, some food and lots of water. We also took a survival bag, compass and most importantly a good map & guidebook showing the correct route. A phone would be useful, as well as someone else knowing what you are planning to do and what time you are aiming to return - we had my mum on holiday with us last year , who was primed to call the emergency services if we hadn't made contact / returned by a certain time. Also allow longer than you first anticipate to complete the walk. But above all, trust your own instincts about your own ability - if you start to find it tough, and the weather looks dodgy part way up, be safe and turn around. I don't want to put you off, but better safe than sorry. Oh , you are off to a very beautiful place with some lovely pubs - have a great time! If you get a chance you could visit here http://www.greendragoninn.fsnet.co.uk/waterfall.htm or here http://www.yorkshirenet.co.uk/theforbiddencorner/

Nope our caching performance is prett bloming awfull where ever we are!

We use an old camera strap for ours - has worked OK for a year or so now. Chris

Congratulations on completing 100 by finding Fosil Transfer (though personally I dont believe its still there ). CnM

Right, I've just uploaded a version that should work with speed camera files OK. Sorry for that - no idea how my test data got to be completly different! Cheers Chris

So far today, I've had 11 of these sent to me. More info: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~# 26 January 2004 About the Virus A new virus, MyDoom (also called Novarg by some vendors, Mimail.R by others), is erupting on the Internet right now. Network Associates received 19,500 copies of the virus from over 3,400 email addresses in a single hour Monday afternoon, an extremely high rate. MyDoom seems to have been launched today, around 1:00 PM Pacific Standard Time. The virus presents a well-worded message advising that its attachment was necessary because a technical error prevented normal email transmission, a more clever social-engineering ploy than the garden variety "Here, open this." Since this new virus carries a trojan, MyDoom might feel appropriately named to its victims. Distinguishing Characteristics A MyDoom e-mail spoofs its sender so that it appears to come from one of your friends, contacts, or a credible institutions such as a bank or phone company. The Subject is randomized. So far we've seen the variations below: hi hello HELLO error Mail Delivery System Mail Transaction Failed Server Report status test Test Server Request MyDoom is so new that the anti-virus vendors have not compiled their list of variations at the time of this writing. There may be other Subjects we haven't listed. MyDoom's body is also random. So far we know of these three variations: The message cannot be represented in 7-bit ASCII encoding and has been sent as a binary attachment. The message contains Unicode characters and has been sent as a binary attachment. Mail transaction failed. Partial message is available. We believe those credible bodies partly contribute to MyDoom's suceess. They certainly sound like legitimate errors and lead one to believe that the attached file could be the message that your e-mail client can't display. Don't fall for it! MyDoom uses random attachments that try to look like documents. It uses the following extensions: .exe .scr .pif .cmd .bat .zip <-- (The zip file contains an executable that looks like a document; e.g., doc.txt [lots of spaces] .exe) Although details are still developing, MyDoom starts like most viruses. If one of your users runs the virus' attachment, it starts by copying itself to his computer and adding registry entries to ensure that it can restart if your user reboots. It also harvests e-mail addresses from a number of different file types and sends itself to others. According to the latest breaking news, MyDoom also seems to spread through the popular Kazaa P2P, file-sharing application. Other reports indicate MyDoom is engineered to target SCO for a Denial of Service attack. Finally, MyDoom installs a backdoor by opening a connection on TCP port 3127. This could allow the virus author access to control an infected machine. This virus has spread so fast that the anti-virus vendors are still researching it. MyDoom's code is encrypted so it may take awhile for the vendors to assess its true scope. We recommend you intermitently check McAfee's alert for the latest developments. What you can do As always, remind your users never to open unexpected attachments from any source. Most major anti-virus vendors already have signatures that detect MyDoom. Check with your vendor for the latest update. If there is no MyDoom update, search on variant names Novarg, Shimg, or Mimail.R, which are terms for the same virus. Firebox II / III and Vclass owners should follow the steps below. The SMTP proxy can help. Suggestions for SOHO owners If you have a SOHO, your best bet to stop this worm is to get new virus definitions from your vendor. Don't open e-mail attachments unless they contain material you requested or expect. Scan e-mail attachments with your anti-virus software, and open them only if they are proven clean. When it successfully infects a machine, MyDoom seems to open a connection using TCP port 3127 in an attempt to allow the virus author access to your machine. We recommend blocking this port, both Incoming and Outgoing. To do this, connect to your SOHO and click "Custom Service" on the left side of the screen. Name the service whatever you want (for example, Block_MyDoom_Trojan) and add TCP port 3127 to the "Protocol Settings." Change both Incoming and Outgoing Filter to "Deny." and Submit your changes. This will not prevent the worm from infecting you, but it should prevent the virus' backdoor from reaching the author. Suggestions for Firebox II / III owners MyDoom uses many attachment types. The Firebox II and III's SMTP Proxy blocks most of MyDoom's attachments by default. However, it doesn't block ZIP files by default. You can follow the steps below to block ZIP files either temporarily or permanantly. Since MyDoom uses different file names, blocking it requires you to block all ZIP files. Note that this procedure stops your users from receiving any ZIP file, whether malicious or not. If you have an SMTP Proxy icon in the WatchGuard Policy Manager, double-click the icon, then go to Properties tab => Incoming => Content Types tab => check for "*.zip" in the box labeled "Deny attachments based on these file name patterns." If you see *.zip in the list, your Firebox is configured to block this virus. If you don't see .zip in the list, click the Add button and type *.zip. If you don't have an SMTP Proxy icon in the WatchGuard Policy Manager, go to: Edit => Add Service => Proxies => SMTP => Add => OK. The newly enabled service blocks the worm by default. When it successfully infects a machine, MyDoom seems to open a connection using TCP port 3127 in an attempt to allow the virus author access to your machine. We recommend blocking this port, both Incoming and Outgoing. To do this, click "Edit => Add Service => New." Name the service whatever you want (e.g., Block_MyDoom_Trojan) and click "Add." Choose TCP port 3127, and for "Client Port," choose Ignore from the drop-down menu, and click "OK" twice to add the service to the list of services. Now, double-click the new service to add it to your configuration. Change both Incoming and Outgoing to "Enabled and Denied" and press "OK." Make sure to save this change to your Firebox This change will not prevent the worm from infecting you, but it should prevent the virus' backdoor from reaching the author. Suggestions for Vclass owners Your Vclass does not block .zip files by default. You'll have to create or adjust a custom proxy action based on SMTP-Incoming in order to strip .zip attachments. Keep in mind, this does prevent your users from receiving any ZIP file whether malicious or not. If you have created your own Proxy Action based on SMTP-Incoming, you can edit it so that it blocks all .zip files. In the Vcontroller software, click the Proxies button and double-click your custom proxy action. Under the Content Checking tab, change "Category" to Attachment Filename and click either the Add to Top or Insert After button (only one or the other will display). Next, type ZIP files as the new rule's name, and choose "Pattern Match." Next to Pattern Match, type *.zip and select Strip as the Action. Now you can apply this new Proxy Action to your SMTP rule to ensure zip files are blocked. When it successfully infects a machine, MyDoom seems to open a connection using TCP port 3127 in an attempt to allow the virus author access to your machine. We recommend blocking this port, both Incoming and Outgoing. To do this, click on "Security Policy" in the Vcontroller software. Highlight one of your services and press, "Insert." Name the service anything you like (e. g., block.MyDoom.trojan). Choose "Any" for Source and destination. Next to "Service" click the "New" button. Name the new port "MyDoom.Trojan" and press "New." For Protocol, choose TCP, and enter Server Port 3127. Press "Done" twice to get back to the "Insert Security Policy" window. Next to Firewall, choose "Block" and press "Done" to add the service. Finally, press "Apply" to add the service to your Vclass Firebox. This change will not prevent the worm from infecting you, but it should prevent the virus' backdoor from reaching the author. References: McAfee description of MyDoom Symantec description of Novarg ComputerWorld write-up Credits: Researched by Corey Nachreiner. Written by Corey Nachreiner and Scott Pinzon.

Hmmm, there seems to be a difference between the data I tested on and what is there now. I'll see if I can fix it. Cheers Chris

Stuey, Your not the first to ask but its not an option available to me in the file so not much I can do about that one. Sorry Donnie, I've mailed you back. Chris

Click Import Waypoints, then Browse, then Autoroute/Mapsource/Pocket GPS Safety Cameras under file type. Select the file & click OK.

Hi Donnie, Go to Tools>Macro>Security & set it to medium. Reopen the spreasheet & enable macros when it asks - then it should all work OK. Cheers Chris

Tonight I'm going to talk to you about deja vue. Yes Tonight I'm going to talk to you about deja vue. Is there no stopping the man. Congrats from us both.

Congrats from us.