RTP-area local music and culture

[grady <grady AT ibiblio.org>]

Did you read the rest of my message? What Cy told you, while mildly 
amusing, is irrelevant, and while labels may or may not be having 
problems with viruses, getting an email that purports to be from them is 
*not* an indication of *anything* other than that you're alive and using 
email in the year 2004.

As for the vitriol that you read into my message, it wasn't there. I'd 
say "exasperation" might be a better word, and even then only because 
Cy's response had compounded the confusion rather than clarifying it. If 
a large % of the people on a.m.c-h are techies, an equally large percent 
are semi-professional ne'er-do-wells who'd find it entertaining to feed 
you goofy & incorrect information. I myself wear both hats most of the 
time. It's hardly out of line to suggest that asking serious questions 
here might result in less-than-authoritative answers. I mean, shit, when 
was the last time anybody asked a question here--about *anything*--and 
got anything resembling a single correct answer?

For what is almost certain to not be the last time: keep your virus 
protection up to date on your PCs, people. This is not optional. Hasn't 
been optional for years, actually, but it's more necessary now than 
ever. And if you get an email that looks like a virus from somebody, 
don't bother trying to either alert or complain to them; it almost 
certainly didn't come from them.

xox

Ross

Jamie McLendon wrote:

> > Oh for chrissake, people, would it be possible for you to look for your 
> > virus information somewhere slightly more authoritative than 
> > alt.music.chapel-hill?
>
>
> Ross, calm down.
> I posted it because I thought Merge might want to know about it, and
> to see if anyone else had gotten a similar email. This email account
> is for my band, and I have never sent any email to Merge. Since Merge
> is a local record label, it piqued my interest. Furthermore, as far as
> finding "somewhere slightly more authoritative than
> alt.music.chapel-hill" goes, I've been on here long enough to know
> that 97% of the folks posting are total techie gearheads, so I don't
> see how asking a computer related question is such a stretch.
>
> Sorry to interrupt your diatribes about transfering data via some kind
> of whatever onto whatever kind of iPod mp3/wave file playing utility
> you have to ask such a benign question, but your vitrol is out of line
> and you owe me an apology.
>
>
>
> > >     Some other labels seem to be having problems with
> > > viruses as well.  I've gotten a similar vague message
> > > disguised as being from Kill Rock Stars and Dischord
> > > has a warning on their website about one being sent
> > > under their name...maybe Billy Corgan is finally
> > > getting back at all of those "indie rock snobs" that
> > > picked on him a decade ago.
> > >
> > >                                          Rawls
>
>
> Thanks, Cy, that's exactly what I was wanting to know. 
> Jamie
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