<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2600.0" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello Gentlemen and Ladies on the list,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I humbly ask your apologies for the = virus of last evening. I'm extremely sorry if I have caused any of you grief. I did = not actually send out any of the mail that so many of you received. The worm = BADTRANS.B virus seems to have the capability to email everyone in the = Contacts list of a computer that it infects.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>When I downloaded my mail at just past = 5:00pm Monday, 25, included was an email from Nick Gravagne that I was = expecting concerning the action geometry program that he has advertised in = the Journal. Just as I eagerly opened the first attatchment, it dawned on me = that there was nothing in the body of the email message.  It was already = to late. I got on the phone immediately and got the problem = fixed by noon Tuesday. I kept Outlook Express closed till I was sure the problem was = solved. I have tried to call Nick and let him know, but his message says he is = away till the 28th. if anybody knows how to contact him before then, I'm sure that = he would appreciate it.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I had just purchased a brand new system = six weeks ago with Windows XP. Norton AntiVirus / Personal Firewall 2001 came with = the computer.  My computer guru tells me this morning that Norton and = Windows XP have a few issues with one another. Anyway I installed = 'Inoculate It'' from Computer Associates, and then even had to download an upgrade from = the net to get it to work. Anyway it's fixed and I can hopefully get back to = piano work.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Once again, my sincere apologies,  = Owen</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV></BODY></HTML>