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RE: No subject line or person PLS READ

To: "'triumphs@autox.team.net'" <triumphs@autox.team.net>, "'pleask@mailhost.wlc.com'" <pleask@mailhost.wlc.com>
Subject: RE: No subject line or person PLS READ
From: Peter Zaborski <peterz@merak.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Aug 1996 11:16:32 -0600
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Relax...

There is no way a virus can be propagated via reading a mail message.
Any past claims to the contrary have turned out to be a hoax. You have
to actually *execute* something you have loaded onto your computer in
order for the possibility of infection to exist (note that execute may
refer to a standalone binary file - a program if you will - or a file
which needs to be run by another program - such as a MS Word document
with a macro attached, the macro is the part which could pollute your
computer, not reading the document).

Peter Zaborski, Calgary AB Canada
76 TR6 (CF58310 UO)
peterz@merak.com


>----------
>From:  pleask@mailhost.wlc.com[SMTP:pleask@mailhost.wlc.com]
>Sent:  Thursday, August 22, 1996 9:43 AM
>To:    triumphs@autox.team.net
>Subject:       No subject line or person PLS READ
>
>I don't know about all of you, but I am getting alot of messages from
>you
>all with NO subject, and NO sender information. 
>
>**** PLEASE **** ensure both are there. It makes me REAL nervous 
>reading
>this type of mail with respect to virus's  etc
>
>
>Thanks, Pat
>Pat Leask
>pleask@mailhost.wlc.com
>Victoria BC
>
>

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