4.0900 Notes and Queries (6/120)

Elaine Brennan & Allen Renear (EDITORS@BROWNVM.BITNET)
Thu, 17 Jan 91 11:07:04 EST

Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 4, No. 0900. Thursday, 17 Jan 1991.


(1) Date: Tue, 15 Jan 91 20:23:51 EST (22 lines)
From: Germaine Warkentin <WARKENT@vm.epas.utoronto.ca>
Subject: Visitng Scholar

(2) Date: Tue, 15 Jan 91 21:19:30 CST (51 lines)
From: Natalie Maynor <nm1@Ra.MsState.Edu>
Subject: IBM BITNET Worm

(3) Date: Fri, 07 Dec 90 11:01:14 GMT (13 lines)
From: Christopher Currie <THRA004@CMS.ULCC.AC.UK>
Subject: lists for architectural historians?

(4) Date: Wed, 16 Jan 91 15:11:18 IST (9 lines)
From: Bernard Spolsky <F24030@BARILVM>
Subject: discussion group on multilingualism and education.

(5) Date: Wed, 16 Jan 91 08:15 EST (17 lines)
From: Prof Norm Coombs <NRCGSH@ritvax.isc.rit.edu>
Subject: Want info on economic planning

(6) Date: 01/17/91 , 11:07:25 (8 lines)
From: HEBERLEIN@URZ.KU-EICHSTAETT.DBP.DE
Subject: TLG Distributor for Europe?

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Date: Tue, 15 Jan 91 20:23:51 EST
From: Germaine Warkentin <WARKENT@vm.epas.utoronto.ca>
Subject: Visitng Scholar

Dr. Rivkah Zim, onetime Fellow of Pembroke College, Cambridge and
currently an independent scholar, will be visiting North America between
late March and late June, 1991. Her main base will be Minneapolis, but
she is hoping to visit other campuses, where possible, to speak. Dr.
Zim is the author of _English Metrical Psalms: Poetry as Praise and
Prayer 1535-1601_ (Cambridge) plus a chapter ("The Trial of God's Word")
in _Reading the Text: Biblical Interpretation and Literary Theory_ (ed.
Stephen Prickett), forthcoming from Blackwells, and a number of
scholarly articles. In North America she will be giving the following
papers: "Thomas More and John Milton: Authorized Readings in Biblical
History," "Sackville Abroad: the Dramatist as Diplomat," "Shakespeare's
Prisoners: `Desperately Mortal' and `Insensible of mortality,'"
"Memories and Memorials: Three Women Prisoners: Anne Askew, Mme.
Roland, and Irina Ratushinskaya," and "Thomas More and Antonio Gramsci:
Dialogues and Dialectic in Defence of Civilization." Should it be
possible to invite her to your campus, you can reach her until mid-March
at 108 Wynchgate, Southgate, London N14 6RN. Or I may be able to give
you further details on e-mail. Germaine Warkentin, Victoria College,
Univ. of Toronto <Warkent@vm.epas.utoronto.ca>
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Date: Tue, 15 Jan 91 21:19:30 CST
From: Natalie Maynor <nm1@Ra.MsState.Edu>
Subject: IBM BITNET Worm


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From: Scott Hammer <SCOTH%WMVM1.bitnet@UABDPO.DPO.UAB.EDU>

Here is some information that I received this morning on the BITNET
"worm". Since it appears to be a compiled REXX program, this may cut
down on the number of folks who get hit by it.

I received this morning a file called GAME2 MODULE which appears to be
another XMAS type virus. Here's what I've been able to determine about
it:

1) It appears to be compiled REXX from the errors it generates when it
runs.

2) It first displays a message on the screen which says "Please Waiting"

3) It next sends a copy of itself to each userid in your NAMES file.

4) It then tries to access VUU 319 as mode P, and tries to load a module
called REXFSCR (is this some REXX utility library?)

5) It then makes a number of calls to something called rfs to display a
message on the screen. Since we don't have this rfs beastie, this part
looked rather scrambled to me.

6) It then terminates.

Thought you all might want to be aware of this. My copy came from ERDAL
at TRMETU, who, to his/her credit subsequently sent me mail warning that
this was a virus. It came via the LISTSERV machine at VTVM2.

Please feel free to spread this warning around as you see fit (I wasn't
sure what other list(s) if any I should post this to.

-Scott Hammer
VM Systems Engineer
College of William and Mary
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Date: Fri, 07 Dec 90 11:01:14 GMT
From: Christopher Currie <THRA004@CMS.ULCC.AC.UK>
Subject: lists for architectural historians?

Does anyone know if there is an email discussion list for
architectural historians on Bitnet or the Internet (or a
network gatewayed to them), other than the Irish list for
architectural history librarians?

Christopher
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Date: Wed, 16 Jan 91 15:11:18 IST
From: Bernard Spolsky <F24030@BARILVM>
Subject: discussion group on multilingualism and education.

MULTI-L@BARILVM is a new group sponsored by the Scientific Commission on
Language and Education in Multilingual Settings of AILA (the
International Association of Applied Linguistics). To join, send a
message "TELL LISTERV AT BARILVM SUB MULTI-L Your name" or send your
e-mail address and name to

Bernard Spolsky <F24030@BARILVM>.
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Date: Wed, 16 Jan 91 08:15 EST
From: Prof Norm Coombs <NRCGSH@ritvax.isc.rit.edu>
Subject: Want info on economic planning

I am looking for two sources of information related to economic history
and economic planning for a friend. 1. We want details, (statistics,
graphs, etc.), on the planning of the Marshall Plan and on its
effectiveness. 2 We want similar type details on Britan's World War ii
economic planning and on its effectiveness.

My friend is studying the background to third world development theory.
These are two of its important sources. Thanks for any leads in terms
of either books or journals. Send your replies directly to me:

Norman Coombs
NRCGSH@RITVAX.ISC.RIT.EDU
NRCGSH%edu.rit.isc.ritvax@earn-relay

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Date: 01/17/91 , 11:07:25
From: HEBERLEIN@URZ.KU-EICHSTAETT.DBP.DE
Subject: TLG Distributor for Europe?

Recently i was told by a friend that somewhere in the UK there
must be a distributor of TLG for Europe. I would be glad to
have his address. Thanks for help,

Fritz Heberlein