There is no such thing an an E-Mail virus. I speack with 13 years of internet
experience.
The Good Times virus and it's imitatators are hoaxes.
For verification and more information see these web pages:
http://www.csmil.umich.edu/~chymes/newusers/Think.html
http://www.hr.doe.gov/goodtime.html
And here are plain text.
ftp://usit.net/pub/lesjones/GoodTimes-HoaxFAQ.txt";
ftp://usit.net/pub/lesjones/good-times-virus-hoax-faq.txt";
ftp://users.aol.com/macfaq/good-times-virus-hoax-mini-faq.txt";
Anyway, there is ABSOLUTLY NO WAY** for an email message to infect your computer
with a virus just by reading it.
Even the infamous internet worm did not operate this way. This "mother of all
Junk-mail virues" Has made it into the photocopy room, and is going around
again. Note however, that it IS possible to dounload an executable program
through e-mail, or through your web browser. For heaven's sake DON'T RUN A
PROGRAM FROM A SOURCE YOU DON'T HAVE VERY GOOD REASON TO TRUST! If your browser
or e-mail reader does not ask you permission before it runs a dounloaded rogram,
THROW THAT BROWSER OR READER AWAY! It's no more useful than a door to your house
that can't keep anyone out.
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Subject: No subject line or person PLS READ
Author: Non-HP-owner-triumphs (owner-triumphs@triumph.cs.utah.edu) at
HP-ColSprings,mimegw5
Date: 8/22/96 9:43 AM
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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