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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.cs.su.oz.au!metro!metro!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!news.wildstar.net!newsfeed.direct.ca!portc01.blue.aol.com!news-peer.gsl.net!news.gsl.net!ix.netcom.com!netcom.net.uk!dispatch.news.demon.net!demon!apollo13.demon.co.uk!not-for-mail From: gordont@apollo13.demon.co.uk (Gordon Tomlinson) 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 Date: Tue, 24 Dec 1996 18:25:29 GMT Organization: PERA Lines: 50 Message-ID: <32c200cb.17971145@news.demon.co.uk> References: <59nb2t$eck@news3.texas.net> <59nmve$phs@synthemesc.insync.net> <32BFF6C4.2B0A@central.cis.upenn.edu> Reply-To: gordont@apollo13.demon.co.uk NNTP-Posting-Host: apollo13.demon.co.uk X-NNTP-Posting-Host: apollo13.demon.co.uk X-Newsreader: Forte Agent .99f/32.275 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.sys.newton.misc:72985 comp.sys.newton.programmer:14738 comp.sys.next.advocacy:44112 comp.sys.next.hardware:25250 comp.sys.next.marketplace:14038 comp.sys.next.misc:41493 comp.sys.next.software:25670 comp.sys.palmtops:60728 comp.sys.pen:13678 comp.sys.powerpc.advocacy:13563 comp.sys.powerpc.tech:3716 comp.sys.sgi.admin:40574 comp.sys.sgi.apps:12975 comp.sys.sgi.graphics:15861 comp.sys.sgi.hardware:23261 comp.sys.sinclair:28904 comp.sys.sun.admin:79923 comp.sys.sun.hardware:4 2651 comp.sys.sun.misc:27614 comp.sys.sun.wanted:16589 comp.sys.tandy:16464 comp.text.frame:20010 comp.text.pdf:5824 comp.text.sgml:14496 comp.text.tex:95680 comp.unix.admin:52330 comp.unix.advocacy:31980 comp.unix.aix:91089 comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:33115 comp.unix.misc:27301 comp.unix.osf.osf1:17181 comp.unix.programmer:48054 comp.unix.questions:93388 comp.unix.sco.misc:31746 comp.unix.shell:40451 "Eric A. Mercer" <emercer@central.cis.upenn.edu> wrote: >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.... >> > >Actually, they never will... >-- Hey NEVER say never, the future always throws a few spanners in the works ;-) The problem as expressed is a lot of NEW and light users ( eg most managers , directors etc) see VIRUS and panic because they know no better and also have companies trying to sell services feed the paranoia about viruses etc. In my company there is a massive misconception about viruses and security from the so called management, they panic about viruses but out of 700 PC's only 2 or 3 have virus protectetion..... if people don't want to listen what can one due but duck and protect ones own env. Season Greetings PS the email DOES NOT contain a virus ( as far as I know) ;-) Gordon Tomlinson *************************************************************** Email: gordon@apollo13.demon.co.uk WWW: http://www.apollo13.demon.co.uk *************************************************************** The Truth is out there ........... Smoke me a Kipper I'll be back for Breakfast ..... ***************************************************************