Re: File named "endoftheworld"...

[Lee Johnson <TheCarpenters imyourhandiman com>]

dear cautious..
give it a run past your virus program..I would trust new versions of either
mcfee or norton to verify your suspicions..:)..&/or wait for reply from
someone that might know directly....:)

ttyl
lee


Serge Pineault wrote:

> Hi:
>
> I recently got the package snd-data-0.1.tar.Z containing sound
> samples from the following site:
>  ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/packages/sound
>
> When I untarred the file, I noticed in one of the directories
> a file named "endoftheworld".  That got me nervous and I immediately
> deleted the downloaded package.
>
> Can somebody tell us if this file is allright in this package or whether
> this indicates foul play from someone?
>
> Happy new year to all,
>
> Serge Pineault
>
> P.S. I thing I got the reference to this site from one of the
> HOWTOs dealing with sound, but am not 100 percent sure...
>
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