Posted by Morton Davis on 01/19/04 11:52

"gregfarr" <gregfarr@oshit.comcast.net> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 07 Jul 2006 03:12:50 GMT, "Morton Davis" <antikerry@go.com>
> wrote:
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> >
> >"gregfarr" <gregfarr@oshit.comcast.net> wrote in message
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> >YOur problem was likely the last file listed in your picture 501 users? I
> >don't think so.
> >
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> Apparently a bad file caused the trouble and on deleting it and a few
> more, all was well. Don't know how a film file can cause a crash tho,
> is it some kinda mini virus?
>
>
Not a virus. YOu have to remember, all any computer is doing is binary math.
Modern computers are basically a bunch of different computers in one box.
Everything runs on checksums. If the checksums are screwy, your computer is
screwy. The file was corrupted, most likely deliberately to screw with WinMx
users.

I had a web based catolg site about ten years ago. One day Network Solutions
uploaded corrupt ISP files to the web. A bunch of sites just plain
disappeared.

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