Re: (meteorobs) Virus warning

To: meteorobs@latrade.com
Subject: Re: (meteorobs) Virus warning
From: psmc@ixdot netcom.com
Date: Sun, 25 Jan 1998 22:09:42 GMT
In-Reply-To: <v01540b00b0f0f3cf4851@[198.182.127.68]>
References: <v01540b00b0f0f3cf4851@[198.182.127.68]>
Reply-To: meteorobs@latrade.com
Sender: owner-meteorobs

Besides agreeing with Mr. Thome on this matter, this particular warning looks
suspicioulsy familar.  Didn't something like this hit this list recently?    

On Sun, 25 Jan 1998 13:53:51 -0700 (MST), you wrote:

>Grrrrr. This is the oldest thing to do on the "net". Let me explain.
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>In order for you to get a virus by email, someone would have to send you a
>seperate application (as an attachment) with the email msg. You would then
>have to download that application, and activate it.
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>There is NO way you could get a virus just by opening an email message.
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>just trying to clear things up,
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>        Alexander Thome
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>If you have any more questions on this, email me privatley
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Follow-Ups:

Re: (meteorobs) Virus warning

From: Kevin <coyote@sierradot net>

References:

Re: (meteorobs) Virus warning

From: fthome@amug.org (Alex Thome)