RE: Internet Virus, Off Topic
- To: Multiple recipients of list <i*@rt66.com>
- Subject: RE: Internet Virus, Off Topic
- From: "* M* <I*@msn.com>
- Date: Wed, 15 Jan 1997 22:43:33 -0700 (MST)
Thanks for the reassurance, Bill--I'll bet I'm not the only one who was a bit
concerned; I've been through a major virus episode. But my Norton Utilities
seems content, so I'll rest easier. Barb, in Santa Fe, where the birdbath
steams gently in the mornings.
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From: iris-l@rt66.com on behalf of Bill Shear
Sent: Monday, January 13, 1997 11:31 AM
To: Multiple recipients of list
Subject: Re: Internet Virus, Off Topic
Without "decoding' the mess that came with this message, I suspect this to
be another one of those phony "virus alerts." You cannot repeat CANNOT
infect your computer with a virus by reading an e-mail message. The real
virus is the message itself which people spread by sending to all their
lists, who then send it to all their lists, etc., and thus create endless
consternation.
This now occurs on the lists I read at the rate of about once every two
months.
DO NOT PASS ON WARNINGS ABOUT "INTERNET VIRUSES" THAT CAN INFECT SIMPLY BY
HAVING A MESSAGE READ. THIS DOES NOT OCCUR.
Best wishes, Bill
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William A. Shear
Department of Biology
Hampden-Sydney College
Hampden-Sydney VA 23943 USA
phone (804) 223-6172
FAX (804) 223-6374
