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Re: Fw: Virus Warning

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A)  Please do NOT ever send on "warning" messages of this type.

B)  Specifically, do NOT ever put all the addresses in your address book in 
the "from" line, when doing so you expose everyone in your address book to 
having their address harvested by people who the message is subsequently 
passed on to, which can often mean a great increase in spam.

C)  If you are concerned about getting a virus, educate yourself on how 
viruses are spread, and then follow appropriate safety rules.  There are 
always literally HUNDREDS  of virus spreading files being emailed around 
the Internet at any given time.   Sending a warning message of this sort is 
next to useless, as you would have to find all of the viruses currently 
being spread and warn about ALL of them for the message to have any useful 
value.

D)  These "warning" messages are a virus of sorts themselves, they 
replicate and spread around the Internet long after the actual virus is 
well contained.  Ditto for Internet petitions, emails about missing 
persons, etc.  As a rule, anytime you receive ANYTHING that asks you to 
send it to "everyone you know", you should NOT send it on.  Ever.  Sending 
them on always does far more harm than good.  Always.

jc


At 07:00 PM 12/13/2000 +0000, JOHN HARRIS wrote:

 >> I have just received this and am blind copying to everyone in my address
 >> book - it came from a reliable source.
 >>
 >> - George
 >>
 >> READ IMMEDIATELY AND PASS ON
 >>
 >> Someone is sending out a very cute screensaver of the Budweiser frogs.


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