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From: Valdis Kletnieks
Date: Tue, 21 Dec 1993 20:40

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Please be warned that there is an XMAS EXEC loose on the network, which
sends a copy of itself to everybody in your NAMES file if you run it
on a VM/CMS system.

If you happen to encounter a copy, *discard* it. Do *NOT* run it.
Running it will make you VERY unpopular with your node administrator.


                                  Valdis Kletnieks
                                  Computer Systems Engineer
                                  Virginia Polytechnic Institute

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