Re: COMPUTER PARTS LIQUIDATION >WARNING!!!<

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From: Simon
Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1999 00:00

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In article <36d5765a.649132@news.flash.net>, nomorefromncc@my.address wrote:

> On Thu, 25 Feb 1999 09:45:46 -0600, Eric Sandeen <sandeen@io.com> wrote:
> 
> I can't and won't speak for the honesty of lack thereof, but I CAN tell
> you the response I received from them was infected with a virus (yes,
> there was an attachment - no, we are not stupid enough to open it - our

Actually, it appears they've unknowningly picked up the widespread Happy99
worm. It's not a virus, but a clever self-replicating program which
attaches itself to email and Usenet postings without the user's knowledge
(obviously.) 

See: http://www.US.datafellows.com/news/pr/eng/19990129.htm for
identification and disinfecting instructions.

-s

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From: simons@SPAMOFF_who.net (Simon)
Subject: Re: COMPUTER PARTS LIQUIDATION     >WARNING!!!<
Date: 1999/02/25
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