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Message-ID: <32BF7B80.2981@freenet.edmonton.ab.ca> Date: Mon, 23 Dec 1996 23:43:12 -0700 From: Patrick Earl <patearl@freenet.edmonton.ab.ca> Reply-To: patearl@freenet.edmonton.ab.ca Organization: Advantage Software X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0Gold (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: comp.sys.newton.misc,comp.sys.newton.programmer,comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.marketplace,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.palmtops,comp.sys.pen,comp.sys.powerpc.advocacy,comp.sys.powerpc.tech,comp.sys.sgi.admin,comp.sys.sgi.apps,comp.sys.sgi.graphics,comp.sys.sgi.hardware,comp.sys.sinclair,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.sun.hardware,comp.sys.sun.misc,comp.sys.sun.wanted,comp.sys.tandy,comp.text.frame,comp.text.pdf,comp.text.sgml,comp.text.tex,comp.u nix.admin,comp.unix.advocacy,comp.unix.aix,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.unix.misc,comp.unix.osf.osf1,comp.unix.programmer,comp.unix.questions,comp.unix.sco.misc,comp.unix.shell Subject: Re: VIRUS ALERT References: <59nb2t$eck@news3.texas.net> <59nmve$phs@synthemesc.insync.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit NNTP-Posting-Host: remote443.compusmart.ab.ca Lines: 10 Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!news.wildstar.net!newsfeed.direct.ca!nntp.portal.ca!news.bc.net!rover.ucs.ualberta.ca!news.agtac.net!ntnews.compusmart.ab.ca!remote443.compusmart.ab.ca Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.sys.newton.misc:72953 comp.sys.newton.programmer:14732 comp.sys.next.advocacy:43662 comp.sys.next.hardware:25243 comp.sys.next.marketplace:14027 comp.sys.next.misc:41445 comp.sys.next.software:25632 comp.sys.palmtops:60639 comp.sys.pen:13670 comp.sys.powerpc.advocacy:13513 comp.sys.powerpc.tech:3702 comp.sys.sgi.admin:40557 comp.sys.sgi.apps:12964 comp.sys.sgi.graphics:15846 comp.sys.sgi.hardware:23245 comp.sys.sinclair:28854 comp.sys.sun.admin:79886 comp.sys.sun.hardware:4 2623 comp.sys.sun.misc:27600 comp.sys.sun.wanted:16576 comp.sys.tandy:16460 comp.text.frame:20009 comp.text.pdf:5816 comp.text.sgml:14492 comp.text.tex:95647 comp.unix.admin:52294 comp.unix.advocacy:31901 comp.unix.aix:91065 comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:33064 comp.unix.misc:27291 comp.unix.osf.osf1:17174 comp.unix.programmer:48019 comp.unix.questions:93362 comp.unix.sco.misc:31705 comp.unix.shell:40438 Michael Murphy wrote: > > What is this? Another "Good Time's Virus" scare? This is crazy. Email can't > contain a virus. Maybe a binary attachment, but then you have to actually run > it. Someday these people will learn.... > There are 1000s of people joining the Net every day and these people will all have to be taught. It will become harder and harder to educate the net as time progresses until the net becomes a big slobbering mess :)