Re: Hard-drive destroying virus 'Chernobyl' set to strike

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From: Bruce P. Burrell
Date: Sun, 25 Apr 1999 00:00

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In alt.comp.virus Paul Schmehl <TINLC#1524@example.com> wrote:
> On Sat, 24 Apr 1999 22:12:46 -0400, "Erik McDarby"
> <spiderman@enter.net>, eager to engage in discussion said:
[snip]
> You get 6 USENET demerits.  You must refrain from posting for the next
> six days, one day for each demerit.  The demerits are:

> 1) For telling us something we already knew
> 2) For using more bandwidth than you deserve for no useful purpose
> 3) For a sig that is too long, unnecessary and stupid besides
> 4) For gaining access to USENET before you learned posting netiquette
> 5) For crossposting to a.c.v. where it's likely to do the LEAST good

> and last but *certainly* not least!
> 6) <argh>For posting in a newsgroup with HTML!!!</argh>

   You forgot "For not referring to it by its proper name, W95/CIH."

   -BPB

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Date: 1999/04/25
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