Re: GPLer's Your dream has come true

Bruce, Have you stopped to think how difficult it would be to actually execute a file with a .jpg extension? I don't know how your pc is setup, but I can tell you with mine (and virtually all others I've used) if I click on a .jpg file, my graphics editor/viewer starts up and "attempts" to load the image file. If it isn't a valid jpg then it doesn't load. I fail to see how this could/would execute virus code... Please explain if I'm missing something. I guess you could go out of your way to configure your OS to execute files with the extension .jpg, but I'm not sure why anyone would actually do that! Pat In article <3a2cdb26$[email hidden]>, "Bruce Kennewell" <[email hidden]> wrote: > Have you stopped to think how easy it would be to attach a file to ane-mail

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> and give it the extension .JPG? > > You haven't? > > Oh well looky here....there's one now!! > -- > Regards, > Bruce Kennewell, > Canberra, Australia. > --------------------------- > > Geordie Boot Boy <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:90hhuk$3u5$[email hidden]... > > > > "Alan Coates" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:3FXW5.7544$[email hidden]... > > > Hey, Humberto, > > > Any viruses we should know about in the attachment. I for one do

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> > > download att's from people I don't know! > > > Alan > > > > > In a jpeg image file? I think you'll be safe ;0) > > > > Alex Cameron > > > > > > begin 666 sample.jpg > 22G5S="!A('-I;7!L92!*4$<_ > ` > end > >

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> > > "Olav K. Malmin" wrote: > > > Also, if you first use the money on something like this, > > one tiny screen in front isn't enough, you need three in front and one > > or two behind for the mirror image. Five computers in a LAN with good > > camera settings should handle this :) > > Hi Olav > > I tried GPL with three screens once, worked really well! > > What we have with this 'simulator', is just a full size model of a Lotus > with a monitor perched on it, running a copy of GPL on a pc placed near > it. Just think of it as being a very expensive desk :). > > Cheers > > Gerry

you think that's an expensive desk? have a look at this: http://www.hyperstimcanada.com/indexframe.html click on the full size car link Alex Cameron

In article <3a2cdb26$[email hidden]>, "Bruce Kennewell" <[email hidden]> writes: >Have you stopped to think how easy it would be to attach a file to an e-mail >and give it the extension .JPG? > >You haven't? > >Oh well looky here....there's one now!! But then it wouldn't *execute* now, would it?<g> Eldred -- Tiger Stadium R.I.P. 1912-1999 Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett GPL hcp. +44.17 Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

"Bruce Kennewell" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:3a2cdb26$[email hidden]... > Have you stopped to think how easy it would be to attach a file to ane-mail

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> and give it the extension .JPG? > > You haven't? > > Oh well looky here....there's one now!! > -- > Regards, > Bruce Kennewell, > Canberra, Australia. > ---------------------------

Thanks I'll remember than next time I get an atachment named ILOVEYOU.vbs I'll rename it to a jpg and it'll be totaly harmless when I've drunk a bottle of vodka and decide to execute it for a laugh ;0) Alex Cameron

What company might that be? --Steve Smith Humberto C. Soares <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:e3WW5.52165$[email hidden]... > This is a new GPL simulator developed by this company out in Californiathat > is redesigning Sears Point > > >

Hey, Humberto, Any viruses we should know about in the attachment. I for one do not download att's from people I don't know! Alan

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> Humberto C. Soares <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:e3WW5.52165$[email hidden]... > > This is a new GPL simulator developed by this company out in California > that > > is redesigning Sears Point > > > > > > > >

"Alan Coates" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:3FXW5.7544$[email hidden]... > Hey, Humberto, > Any viruses we should know about in the attachment. I for one do not > download att's from people I don't know! > Alan >In a jpeg image file? I think you'll be safe ;0) Alex Cameron

On Tue, 05 Dec 2000 00:27:16 GMT, "Stephen Smith" <[email hidden]> wrote:

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>What company might that be? > >--Steve Smith > >Humberto C. Soares <[email hidden]> wrote in message >news:e3WW5.52165$[email hidden]... >> This is a new GPL simulator developed by this company out in California >that >> is redesigning Sears Point

Look at that Lotus (drool), wonder how much it will cost? http://www.pabst-racing.com/ Andre

On Tue, 5 Dec 2000 23:14:10 +1100, "Bruce Kennewell" <[email hidden]> wrote: >Have you stopped to think how easy it would be to attach a file to an e-mail >and give it the extension .JPG? And how would you execute that? Ruud van Gaal, GPL Rank +53.25 MarketGraph : http://www.marketgraph.nl Pencil art : http://www.marketgraph.nl/gallery/ Car simulation: http://www.marketgraph.nl/gallery/racer/

On Tue, 5 Dec 2000 23:14:10 +1100, "Bruce Kennewell" <[email hidden]> wrote: >Have you stopped to think how easy it would be to attach a file to an e-mail >and give it the extension .JPG? > >You haven't? > >Oh well looky here....there's one now!! Rename an .exe file to .jpg and see what happens... Andre >-- >Regards, >Bruce Kennewell, >Canberra, Australia. >---------------------------

Geordie Boot Boy wrote: > > In a jpeg image file? I think you'll be safe ;0) Even safer than that, as it was a simple hypertext link, not a jpeg file. However, the NG won't be safe from another flame war from the principals involved -- I can see the sparks under the tinder already...

"Herko ter Horst" <[email hidden]> writes:

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> > Look at that Lotus (drool), wonder how much it will cost? > > http://www.pabst-racing.com/ > > It's actually from Ball Racing Development, a UK firm > (http://www.interactiveracing.com/), which has recently set up shop in a > number of locations around the globe.. It's only about $30.000 (20.000 > pounds UK), IIRC (can't access the page right now).

Impressive stuff, but I would rather use that amount of money on a new real car :) But there is one thing about such full-scale replica systems. I take it you have to change the camera position in GPL, since there is no use in having two dashboards and four wheels no front of you. And the values for the gauges should be fed out the serial port to put into the model. Also, if you first use the money on something like this, one tiny screen in front isn't enough, you need three in front and one or two behind for the mirror image. Five computers in a LAN with good camera settings should handle this :) -- Olav K. Malmin remove .spam when replying

> Look at that Lotus (drool), wonder how much it will cost? > http://www.pabst-racing.com/ It's actually from Ball Racing Development, a UK firm (http://www.interactiveracing.com/), which has recently set up shop in a number of locations around the globe.. It's only about $30.000 (20.000 pounds UK), IIRC (can't access the page right now). > Andre Cheers, Herko

"Olav K. Malmin" wrote: > Also, if you first use the money on something like this, > one tiny screen in front isn't enough, you need three in front and one > or two behind for the mirror image. Five computers in a LAN with good > camera settings should handle this :) Hi Olav I tried GPL with three screens once, worked really well! What we have with this 'simulator', is just a full size model of a Lotus with a monitor perched on it, running a copy of GPL on a pc placed near it. Just think of it as being a very expensive desk :). Cheers Gerry

I'm sure it could be accomplished somehow but as I'm not a programmer I have no idea. -- Regards, Bruce Kennewell, Canberra, Australia. --------------------------- Ruud van Gaal <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > On Tue, 5 Dec 2000 23:14:10 +1100, "Bruce Kennewell" > <[email hidden]> wrote: > > >Have you stopped to think how easy it would be to attach a file to an e-mail > >and give it the extension .JPG? > > And how would you execute that? > > > Ruud van Gaal, GPL Rank +53.25 > MarketGraph : http://www.marketgraph.nl > Pencil art : http://www.marketgraph.nl/gallery/ > Car simulation: http://www.marketgraph.nl/gallery/racer/

I haven't clue what it would or wouldn't do! -- Regards, Bruce Kennewell, Canberra, Australia. --------------------------- EldredP <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > In article <3a2cdb26$[email hidden]>, "Bruce Kennewell" > <[email hidden]> writes: > > >Have you stopped to think how easy it would be to attach a file to an e-mail > >and give it the extension .JPG? > > > >You haven't? > > > >Oh well looky here....there's one now!! > > But then it wouldn't *execute* now, would it?<g> > > Eldred > -- > Tiger Stadium R.I.P. 1912-1999 > Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett > GPL hcp. +44.17 > > Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you > with experience... > Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

Oh, for Christ's sake, I was having a dig! I was NOT being serious. -- Regards, Bruce Kennewell, Canberra, Australia. --------------------------- <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:90jgmu$k9s$[email hidden]... > Bruce, > > Have you stopped to think how difficult it would be to actually execute > a file with a .jpg extension? I don't know how your pc is setup, but I > can tell you with mine (and virtually all others I've used) if I click > on a .jpg file, my graphics editor/viewer starts up and "attempts" to > load the image file. If it isn't a valid jpg then it doesn't load. I > fail to see how this could/would execute virus code... Please explain > if I'm missing something. I guess you could go out of your way to > configure your OS to execute files with the extension .jpg, but I'm not > sure why anyone would actually do that! > > Pat > > > In article <3a2cdb26$[email hidden]>, > "Bruce Kennewell" <[email hidden]> wrote: > > Have you stopped to think how easy it would be to attach a file to an > e-mail > > and give it the extension .JPG? > > > > You haven't? > > > > Oh well looky here....there's one now!! > > -- > > Regards, > > Bruce Kennewell, > > Canberra, Australia. > > --------------------------- > > > > Geordie Boot Boy <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:90hhuk$3u5$[email hidden]... > > > > > > "Alan Coates" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > > news:3FXW5.7544$[email hidden]... > > > > Hey, Humberto, > > > > Any viruses we should know about in the attachment. I for one do > not > > > > download att's from people I don't know! > > > > Alan > > > > > > > In a jpeg image file? I think you'll be safe ;0) > > > > > > Alex Cameron > > > > > > > > > > begin 666 sample.jpg > > 22G5S="!A('-I;7!L92!*4$<_ > > ` > > end > > > > > > > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ > Before you buy.

Bruce Kennewell wrote: > > I haven't clue what it would or wouldn't do! Hey Bruce Stick to spelling correction ;). Cheers Gerry

I THINK THIS WHAT YOUR LOOKING FOR http://www.interactiveracing.com/f1cockpit.htm Gerry Aitken wrote in message <[email hidden]>...

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> > >"Olav K. Malmin" wrote: > >> Also, if you first use the money on something like this, >> one tiny screen in front isn't enough, you need three in front and one >> or two behind for the mirror image. Five computers in a LAN with good >> camera settings should handle this :) > >Hi Olav > >I tried GPL with three screens once, worked really well! > >What we have with this 'simulator', is just a full size model of a Lotus >with a monitor perched on it, running a copy of GPL on a pc placed near >it. Just think of it as being a very expensive desk :). > >Cheers > >Gerry >

On Tue, 05 Dec 2000 18:10:46 GMT, Barton Brown <[email hidden]> wrote: >Geordie Boot Boy wrote: >> >> In a jpeg image file? I think you'll be safe ;0) > >Even safer than that, as it was a simple hypertext link, not a jpeg >file No it wasn't. It was an attached JPG. Hypertext links generally aren't 50K unless the URL is *really* long. ~daxe

Have you stopped to think how easy it would be to attach a file to an e-mail and give it the extension .JPG? You haven't? Oh well looky here....there's one now!! -- Regards, Bruce Kennewell, Canberra, Australia. --------------------------- Geordie Boot Boy <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:90hhuk$3u5$[email hidden]... > > "Alan Coates" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:3FXW5.7544$[email hidden]... > > Hey, Humberto, > > Any viruses we should know about in the attachment. I for one do not > > download att's from people I don't know! > > Alan > > > In a jpeg image file? I think you'll be safe ;0) > > Alex Cameron > > begin 666 sample.jpg 22G5S="!A('-I;7!L92!*4$<_ ` end

Gerry Aitken <[email hidden]> writes:

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> "Olav K. Malmin" wrote: > > > Also, if you first use the money on something like this, > > one tiny screen in front isn't enough, you need three in front and one > > or two behind for the mirror image. Five computers in a LAN with good > > camera settings should handle this :) > > Hi Olav > > I tried GPL with three screens once, worked really well! > > What we have with this 'simulator', is just a full size model of a Lotus > with a monitor perched on it, running a copy of GPL on a pc placed near > it. Just think of it as being a very expensive desk :).

Yeah, pretty expensicve desk :) Take a look at some pictures from the simulator we have at work: http://www.samf.ntnu.no/kjoresim/pics.htm If I could hook up GPL to that thing using the lotus cockpit... :D -- Olav K. Malmin remove .spam when replying