🚀 go-pugleaf

Hello all,

This email virus warning is a hoax. People who write these take advantage of
those who will forward it with good intentions (I used to be one of them!)
It is impossible to get a virus from opening an email. The warning signs for
hoaxes are:

        1. Alarmist language like "DO NOT OPEN IT!!!!!!!!"  and "send this to as
        many people as you can" should be the tip off. Remember the "Good
Times"         virus? It was a hoax and the message was almost identical to
the one             that was posted.

        2. No official signature of the original author. If it is a real
virus           warning (I've seen them) there usually is some way of
verifying the              authenticity with the original sender.

        3. You cannot pass a virus along through email. You CAN get a virus
from         opening an application you've downloaded from the internet,
however.

Please be conscious of this, as there are some warnings that are authentic,
but they tend to get buried by the hoaxes.

Sincerely,

Rachel E. Barbour
Centre for the Strategic Initiatives of Women
1701 K St. NW
Suite 1100
Washington, DC 20006

202/223-7956 x220 ph
202/223-7947 fax