Re: Virus alert - this is not a hoax

From: David Robson (davidr@lon.microage.ca)
Date: Tue Nov 18 1997 - 10:09:04 PST 

Date: Tue, 18 Nov 1997 13:09:04 -0500
From: "David Robson" <davidr@lon.microage.ca>
To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com
Message-Id: <aabcdefg4405$foo@default>
Subject: Re: Virus alert - this is not a hoax

this virus does not exist - it's a "virus hoax". the email message you
sent warning all your friends & this list is the actual virus
 (in that it takes up computer cycles, disk space and the time of lots of
people ... )

this is the appropriate response to these emails (from mcafee's site):

                 Please ignore and delete this message.

                 This is a hoax because viruses are not carried in e-mail
messages. Viruses must
                 be transmitted as an attachment to a message.

                 By receiving the message you are not in any danger. Every
attachment should
                 always be saved and scanned before executing.

                 Delete any "JOIN THE CREW" e-mail message and DO NOT
forward it to
                 anyone. You will only propagate the hoax.

info on this and other virus hoaxes can be found at:
http://www.mcafee.com/support/hoax.asp

this is the current "list"
                  AOL4Free Hoax
                   Baby New Year Hoax
                   Bud Frogs Screen Saver
                   BUDDYLST.ZIP Email Hoax
                   Deeyenda Hoax
                   Ghost.exe Hoax
                   Good Times Hoax
                   Irina Hoax
                   Join The Crew hoax
                   A Moment Of Silence Hoax
                   Penpal Hoax
                   Returned or Unable to Deliver Hoax
                   Valentine's Greetings Hoax

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