Re: alleged virus alert

["..." yesss@xxxxxxxx]

≪ I would much rather warn people inaccurately than
ignore one that turns out to be a non-hoax. If you don't
want virus warnings, then ignore them, some people--
like me--would like them EVEN IF THEY TURN OUT TO BE
HARMLESS--one never knows. ≫

Quite the contrary, Dick! One ALWAYS knows. Lists
of genuine virii are readily available from virus
experts--e.g., CIAC, AVP http://www.avp.com/,
and DataFellows http://www.datafellows.com/.

Sorry if this seems like piling on, but sending
a virus alert to the scores of subscribers to a mailing
list without even bothering to authenticate it is worse
than lazy and discourteous. It makes you the perpetrator
of a hoax--not an unsung hero. Possibly you're not
yourself the author of that bogus warning. The burden
of proof is on you.

Being forced to clear my mailbox of your phony alert
and the 15 replies it generated yesterday and today was
no different from being forced to clear it of 16 spams,
and no less annoying. Spam at least has the virtue
of not requiring correction by responsible subscribers.

If your real goal is to thwart virii--not to parade
your ignorance, as the msg above suggests--consider
educating yourself and sending those you wish to help
to anti-virus specialists. AVP and DataFellows notify
subscribers to their free newsletters of actual new
virii. I learned of Melissa very early and emailed
computer-challenged friends who use Word. Melissa was
already old news to the one on the DataFellows list
(particulars at the Web site). To subscribe to the AVP
newletter, send this msg:
	subscribe avp-news
to
	majordomo@xxxxxxxx
..... Ciao. 					--a

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