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Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2001 13:38:07 -0500
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	Faylor on Wed, 31 Jan 2001 12:20:20 -0500)
Subject: Re: ScanMail Message: To Sender, virus found and action taken.
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> This is really INCREDIBLY LAME.  The attachment was NOT A VIRUS.

Maybe not intentionally, but it is using a virus mechanism.  As per my
previous mail, MS programs tend to just install such attachments
willy-nilly.  It's stupid, but many viruses use that delivery
mechanism, so many mail servers reject them.

The price of being safe from real viruses is having to be careful not
to look like a fake virus.

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