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Re: Watch viruses

To: brass-band@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Watch viruses
From: Matt LaFontaine <mattl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 28 Nov 1997 13:00:36 -0500 (EST)
In-reply-to: <s47d6a8b.005@inetgate.capgemini.nl>
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On Thu, 27 Nov 1997, Edy Van Asch wrote:

> Dear list,
> 
> Today I heard from IBM some brand new viruses have shown up.
> If anybody should receive an E-mail with subject 'JOIN THE CREW' or 'PENPAL
> GREETING', don't open it. If you do, it destroys everything on your hard disk.
> The last mail contains a virus called 'Trojan horse', the first has no name yet.
> The Trojan horse seems to mail itself to all addresses it can find in your
> post-offices.
> 

Edy,

Although your concern is well placed the fact is a person can not get a
virus simply from opening an e-mail. This "JOIN THE CREW" and "PENPAL
GREETING" hoax runs along the lines of the "GOOD TIMES" scam a while back.
The perpetrators are simply trying to scare people who are legitamately
concerned about their computer systems.

It should be noted that opening a file attached to an e-mail CAN give you
a virus, but that is a different situation than what Edy's warning is for.

Matt LaFontaine
The All Star Brass and Perucssion Solo Euphonium

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References:
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