From: Damian Yerrick <DELCAPSyerricde AT pineight DOT 8mSOFTWARE DOT com>
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Subject: Re: 4 VIRUS ALERTS!
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Date: Tue, 02 Nov 1999 06:39:02 GMT
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On Sun, 31 Oct 1999 09:30:54 +0200,
"Pekka" <pekkaka AT saunalahti DOT fi> wrote:

> 4 VIRUS WARNINGS - NOT A JOKE!

You are a joke.

> WARNING No. 2
> 
> Beware.  If someone named "SandMan" asks you to check out his
> page. DO NOT-  This page hacks into your C: drive. DO NOT GO THERE!

Charles W. Sandmann developed CWSDPMI, the DOS DPMI manager
distributed with DJGPP. (Say that 10 times fast.)

> Warning No. 3
> 
> WARNING: If you get an E-mail titled Win A Holiday, DO NOT open it.
> Delete it immediately. Microsoft just announced yesterday. It is a malicious
> virus that WILL ERASE YOUR HARD DRIVE . At this time there is no
> remedy . Forward this to everyone IMMEDIATELY.

You can't catch a virus by reading mail, only by opening an
attachment.

> PLEASE PASS THIS ALONG TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS AND
> PEOPLE IN YOUR MAILBOXES.

Please don't. That's exactly how hoax-type viruses propagate.
http://vil.mcafee.com/hoax.asp
lists the best known electronic mail hoaxes.

> p.s.
> I just thought that you people, should know this!
> Sorry for any inconvience!. But this might be important!

*plonk*
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Damian Yerrick
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