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From: Winfield Hill
Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2003 19:02

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Don Pearce wrote...
>
> On 19 Sep 2003 10:51:14 -0700, Aubrey >McIntosh wrote:
>
>> I have received almost 700 copies of worm or virus mail
>> to this account [snipped] in the past 24 hours.
>>
>> This has been the GIBE virus, the new "returned mail" item.
>>
>> Anyone else?
>
> Everyone. At 700 you have come off lightly.

 I got over 1000 at home this morning, over 450 of them
 arriving in a single 5 minute period at about 0640 EST.
 Strangely, I got almost none at my work email.

 Thanks,
    - Win

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From: Winfield Hill <whill@picovolt.com>
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Subject: Re: Worm and Virus attack
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