Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/04/16

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Subject: Re: Virus Alert
From: Jim Brick <jim@brick.org>
Date: Wed, 16 Apr 1997 17:09:08 -0700

Please Please Please do not plug-up the internet cables with this kind of
stuff. It is a hoax, as is the Good Times,  etc... The Pen pal, Good Times,
etc. WARNING MESSAGE ITSELF IS THE VIRUS. You just participated in the
virus. The virus is... to see how many people will send the VIRUS WARNING
MESSAGE to other people. These warning messages are sent forever throughout
the internet until everyone finally catches on. This can take years. You
will never ever receive the Pen pals message. It doesn't exist! If it did,
reading it could not have any effect on your boot tracks, or anything else
in your computer. A message in not a program. A program has to EXECUTE in
order to alter your system. The kind of e-mail messages we deal with do not
contain executable programs, macros, or other means of wreaking havoc. This
is no different than the TOTEM. Just say no. Do not send it on. Stop it
dead in its tracks. Push delete!

Jim