🚀 go-pugleaf

Simon wrote:
> 
> 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
> 
> --
> Remove SPAMOFF_ to email.

FWIW, you might also watch out for Louis Moran
<ltemplar@worldnet.att.net> who posts to these newsgroups from time
to time, and who sent me an attachment called happy99.exe (I didn't
open it, so I have no idea whether it was benign or real) in response 
to an offer I made to him for some equipment he posted here.  Because
there was no text in the response -- just the attachment -- I think
it must have been deliberate.

Apparently he was unhappy with my offer, but it WAS legitimate ($5 for
an approximately 25 year old 10 MHz Heathkit oscilloscope).