Sorry, I forgot to add before that the trojan installed by this nasty, monitors key strokes and then transmits this data back to the person who created the virus. Also, it is possible to warn people whose systems have become infected. The virus adds an underscore ' _' before the genuine address. Remove the underscore and the rest of the address is genuine. Take great care everyone. Lyndall

This version of Badtrans does more than just e-mail itself out to addresses collected from un-opened mail, the temporary Internet cache, and other sources on the infected system (but not from the address book). It also plants a trojan on the infected system and the hacker can then access the system and steal passwords, credit card numbers etc. It is not necessary to open an attachment for this virus to take effect ...it is embedded in the (usually blank) email's body, and will go into action as soon as the message is opened or even viewed in the pre-view pane! :o( I am extremely surprised that Vet says it doesn't do much harm. McAfee, Symantec (Norton) and Trend (HouseCall & PCillian) all warn of the dangers of this vile thing and many sites now have special tools to ensure that all traces of it are removed from infected systems. This subject has been discussed at great length on the Virus-discussion group at RootsWeb for the past week. Everyone should ensure that the definitions for their anti-virus programs are dated as being no older than 24 November, preferably more recent. Lyndall Canberra ----- Original Message ----- > How cute is the timing! > > A message from Jill Kealey McRae has an attachemnt which, as received by me was New_Napster_Site.MP3.pif. > > This is a fairly annoying worm called Badtrans.29020. It attaches itself to all email for despatch when the attachment is opened but does not do any other damage according to the description at www.vet.com.au - the latest version was released into the wild on 27/11/01. > > One problem is thatit modifies the email senders address so that reply to warn 'you appear to have an infection' is not possible. > > Jim Mackay >

Hello- Before I post anything to this list, I thought I should make sure I am in the right spot! My MacDonalds came from Glen Strathpeffer, Deanie, and For several years they lived in different parts of Beauly district, Balmaddy, Cnoc- Coille, Curryglen, Mul-na-geap, and Breakachy. My MacKenzies came from Dingwall, Plockton, Lochalsh, Parish of Ferrintosh. Are these places in Ross? Christine Carr Reese -- Get your [email protected] email for FREE at http://Nameplanet.com/?su

How cute is the timing! A message from Jill Kealey McRae has an attachemnt which, as received by me was New_Napster_Site.MP3.pif. This is a fairly annoying worm called Badtrans.29020. It attaches itself to all email for despatch when the attachment is opened but does not do any other damage according to the description at www.vet.com.au - the latest version was released into the wild on 27/11/01. One problem is thatit modifies the email senders address so that reply to warn 'you appear to have an infection' is not possible. Jim Mackay

In the '80s the distinction between a worm and a virus was (sort of) clear. But with the development of the World Wide Web it is now unclear. For example, Code Red which was shouted about recently is a worm most of the time but a virus one day a month. So, what is it? Anyway, originally a virus tried to do damage to files after replicating, but all a worm did was replicate. The first worm accidentally (very bad code) created a 'denial of service' attack on the whole Internet and brought it down completely. And (useless knowlwdge) the father of its author worked for the CIA. The best protection is a scanner which can be updated. I use one which costs $aussie 130 to buy and then $40 a year for the right to update over the net whenever I want to (about 3 times a week). It is set to scan all incoming files and 200 stored files whenever I start the machine. And that runs happily on a 466mhz Celeron. Incorrect email addresses let you know you've got one - I prefer to not get them. Jim Mackay ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, November 30, 2001 9:11 AM Subject: [RossGen] virus/worms > This isn't really to do with genealogy, although I, too, have been having > the virus/worm problem being sent to me. > > What I would like to know is where (what countries) this nasty thing is > called a virus and where it is called a worm. I also wonder how the > distinction came about, computer people seeming to have their own language. > > Mim > > > ==== ROSSGEN Mailing List ==== > To remove your email address from this list, visit this url: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~cheps/maillist.htm >

Was really interested in the comments about Braelangwell. My ggg-grandfather was gardener there in the 1841 census - David Ross. He was previously at Balvil in Ferintosh. Ferintosh was the site of the earliest distillery on the Black Isle. David Alston in his book "Ross & Cromarty, a Historical Guide" reports remnants of a distillery at Braelangwell, but does not report from when it might date. In 1756 and 1803 lists of estate owners, Braelangwell was owned by the Urquhart family. Had it passed to an Andrews by 1841? Fran p.s. I don't have the 1841 census at hand now. Had looked at it previously at the FHL. And, I failed to note the owner of Braelangwell when I had it.

This isn't really to do with genealogy, although I, too, have been having the virus/worm problem being sent to me. What I would like to know is where (what countries) this nasty thing is called a virus and where it is called a worm. I also wonder how the distinction came about, computer people seeming to have their own language. Mim

I checked with my son to find out if server scanning devices are available and, if they are, why Internet Servers (ISPs) do not scan before their customers get infected mail. He works for a software development company and says that they do have such devices and have sold a lot of virus/worm scanning mail servers over the past year, mostly to small companies. He says some larger ISPs do have them but most still do not. According to him, server administrators have to make sure that their systems are secure and that many, through ignorance, don't. He thinks that over 500,000 Microsoft webservers were infected by a number of different worms recently. He goes on at length to explain questions I had asked. If anyone wants to get his complete explanation (And he gives a URL to get further info)contact me privately offline and I will forward his e-mai to you. Lilian

Can anyone tell me if there is a difference between a Maltsman & a Brewer? I have a Peter Fraser mentioned firstly as a maltsman & later as a brewer at Braelangwell. He named one son James Andrews after, I suspect the owner, George Andrews. I understand Braelangwell operated as a distillery 1826-43. Does anyone know anything of it? At the moment our local family History Centre is closing for the school holidays (8 weeks), so I am unable to order in 1841 census. Would SKS have access to it and be able to look up Peter Fraser at Brealangwell? Wife Katherine Children that I know for sure: Katherine b 1827 William b. 1829 James Andrews b. 1831 Cheers from sunny Qld Judy

I just ran the ideas for stopping worms by one of my sons who is an internet-related employee (can't remember his job description!) of a software development company in Toronto and he says, re the !000 idea, "I suspect that that will block only dumb worms. Some have entirely their own methods for sending email and one bad address is unlikely to stop them. Linux is the answer." The Linux system does not seem to have the problems that Microsoft has with viruses, he likes it for other reasons too, has used it for years, and reminds us , as he does above, when the rest of the family has problems! But at least, if not all worms can be stopped by using the !000 method, maybe some can, and by using the undeliverable mail tip, you will know that you have one. Lilian

Thanks, Charlie. I'll try that too. If that works it is much better. Am writing to 4 lists at once. In response to my message on the Inverness list Charlie suggested that if one uses the first name !0000 and puts no address then the worm will stop there since it can't be sent without an address, and it will not go on to the next address. I'm going to try that too. But I'm still going to leave a second one, and put in an additional one somewhere else with bogus addresses to alert me, just in case it does go on to subsequent addresses. Lilian

Something else occurred to me - I suppose that the makers of worms etc (Has anyone yet coined a word for them?) could program their worms to ignore the first address in an address book, so it would be wise to have another fictitious address somewhere else in your address book too. And if the worm attaches instantly to all addresses I guess that having the worm alert one first, has no particular advantage. Lilian

My daughter passed on a tip that can alert you when you get a worm - which, I understand, attaches itself to the names in your address book. Add a fictitious email address to your address book. In the box where the first name is asked for type !000 and give the email address as [email protected] or whatever you like, I guess. This address will appear as the first address in your book - it does in mine. If a worm attacks your address book this email will be undeliverable and will be returned to you as such. You will then know that you have a worm. Lilian

Hello everyone- I have 2 brothers, Alexander and Kenneth MacAulay, born in Stornoway, Scotland. Alexander was born, according to his obit, about 1830. Kenneth was born, according to census info, in 1825. Alexander left Scotland before 1870, and settled in Alpena, Michigan, where he lived the rest of his life, dying in 1900. Kenneth married, in Scotland, Jessie Morrison of Grange and Keith, Banff-shire, Scotland. They had 3 children, John, b. 1858, Alexander, b. 1860, and Margaret, b. 1862. Kenneth and 2 of his children, Alexander and Margaret, left Scotland about 1882, and followed brother Alexander to Alpena MI. Kenneth's eldest son, John, stayed behind and joined the Scots Guards; from his obit= " entered the British army at the age of 18 years, being assigned to the Scotch regiment of the guards and later attended the Woolwich military school, where he received a military education. He took part in the siege of Alexandria and went through the Egyptian campaign, through the Soudan wars and the Nile expedition. He was the possessor of many medals, received for distinguished services. He was presented with a bronze star by the Khedive of Egypt. After his services in Egypt and South Africa he returned to Scotland, and later came to the United States." John died in Montana, in 1899. Kenneth's son, Alexander, married Ida Spratt, in Alpena MI, and moved to Montana, where he died, in 1908. Margaret married Coll MacDonald of Urray, ROC, Scotland in Alpena MI. She died in 1933. Margaret is my great-grandmother. I am looking for any information on the parents of Alexander and Kenneth MacAulay. Thank you Christine http://scotsemigre.accessgenealogy.com http://williamcarr.asseccgenealogy.com -- Get your [email protected] email for FREE at http://Nameplanet.com/?su

----- Original Message ----- From: "SHARON DAVAGE" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, November 16, 2001 8:12 PM Subject: [RossGen] Hilton Of Cadboll > Hi,I wandered if anyone could help me,I have an old family photo with the > address Back Street, Hilton Of Cadboll, Evanton written on the back, does > this street still exsist, if so was there any shops in or near it? > Regards,Sharon Hi, Evanton and Hilton of Cadboll are quite a few miles apart. Does the photo have anything recognisable in it? If so, do you have access to a scanner as if you send me a copy I could try and find where it was taken. Hilton of Cadboll is part of a small string of seaside villages - Hilton, Balintore, and Shandwick. Evanton on the other hand is a few miles inland and sits above the Cromarty Firth. In the mean time, there are a few photo's of those areas on my web site: Try here: http://www.easter-ross.com/pa-tv-evanton.html here: http://www.easter-ross.com/pa-tv-balintore.html and here: http://www.easter-ross.com/pa-old.html Alan Melville www.easter-ross.com

Hi,I wandered if anyone could help me,I have an old family photo with the address Back Street, Hilton Of Cadboll, Evanton written on the back, does this street still exsist, if so was there any shops in or near it? Regards,Sharon

Hello I accidentally received a death certificate for a John MacDonald aged 68 who died in 1918 in Rosskeen. His wife was a Margaret Smith. If anyone is investigating this line please contact me and I'll forward this to you. Martin Beveridge Ontario, Canada

I often pick up interesting books and magazines at Thrift Stores. Today I found 6 copies of a magazine that I did not know was in existence - The Archivist - put out by the National Archives of Canada. Among some of the articles is one on the Diary of the wife of Canada's first Prime Minister, Sir John A. MacDonald. MacDonald was born in Glasgow but his father or grandfather came from Rogart, if I remember correctly. Another article is on the letters of Prime Minister Sir Wilfred Laurier to his wife.Another is on Photography and the Geological Survey of Canada /one on the BNA Act, 1867 (British North America Act) etc The magazine is free or was in 1994. Write to the Archivist, Marketing and Distribution, National Archives of Canada, 344 Wellington Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0N3. There is a web site (I did a Google Search on 'National Archives of Canada' - no problem finding it)but I couldn't find any reference to this publication. I hope that it is still being published! There is a Genealogical page on the website. Lilian

The following may answer several questions that individuals have asked, at once. Lachlan MacPherson was Presbyterian minister of the Williams congregation (1849) Donald Mackenzie was the first minister in the Zorra Presbyterian congrgation (1835) Both are in the London, Ontario area. The Zorra congregation in the intro to the 1930 book '100 Years in the Zorra Church' is described as, '...the Zorra congregation, Knox Church, Embro..." In the Journal it is clear that they and other Presbyterian ministers and congregations met and shared services and contacts over the years quite frequently. The earliest settlers in the Embro area were Methodists of United Empire Loyalist stock -by the early 1820's they had organized services and Sunday Schools. F0r the book '100 Years..." the main source of info was the minute books of the congregation (the Presbyterian, not the Methodist)which they had from 1861. Off the top of my head I think that was the year of one of the Presbyterian Church's divisions/amalgamations - changes, anyway! The Knox congregation records had been well kept. Most of the Methodist records had been lost (At least that was what the writer then thought in 1930) None, prior to 1854, was available to him, and those that he did have of other periods were too incomplete to build a coherent picture. Other references for this book ('100 Years...') were 'Pioneer Life in Zorra' which I have; 'Zorra Boys at Home and Abroad'; W.A. Ross's 'History of Zorra and Embro' and old newspaper clippings and files. Most of these will still be available for reference likely. The University of Guelph in Ontario I know has an excellent Scottish Studies library - the or one of the best collections outside of Scotland. I hope that has answered some of the questions - have filed your letters and will contact you individually , if I haven't yet done that, to answer more specific questions if I can. Lilian

There should be a photocopy in the University of Guelph, Ontario. I gave my photocopy to Professor Ted Cowan, History Department, University of Guelph, about 15 years ago to copy - he is now in Glasgow University. John MacInnes, then of the School of Scottish Studies, Edinburgh, was with him at the time and, I think, was to get a copy to take home with him. The two of them were at the opening of an exhibition on the Highland Clearances in Owen Sound, Ontario, which my husband and I attended. At the moment I have lent my copy to a bookseller - I'm getting a little nervous as he has had it for about a month and hasn't returned it in the two weeks he promised!! He lives at a distance and I don't have his address! Just thought that if you live near Guelph or Edinburgh, you might be able to get a peek at it. Lilian