Re: Warning not correct (fwd)

[RUUA11A@xxxxxxxx (MR RICHARD J WILLIAMS)]

Folks,

    Looks like the "good times" virus was a false alarm, but
better safe than sorry.

            .........DW


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Subject: RE: WARNING NOT CORRECT (FWD)
  Date: 04/28/95 10:43 PM

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> From sysop Fri Apr 28 22:13:28 1995
> From: hornwood@xxxxxxxx
> Message-Id: <199504290207.WAA34503@xxxxxxxx>

> Subject: Re: Warning not correct
> To: lhornwoo@xxxxxxxx (Laura Hornwood),
>     mnava@xxxxxxxx (Mauricio Nava), eafigh@xxxxxxxx (Beth From Airplane),
>     aegan@xxxxxxxx (Allison Egan), elric@xxxxxxxx (Andy McGuiness),
>     aeldon@xxxxxxxx (Amy Eldon), mdgreen@xxxxxxxx (Michelle Green),
>     etobin@xxxxxxxx (Ethan Tobin)
> Date: Fri, 28 Apr 1995 22:07:43 -0400 (EDT)
> Cc: tin@xxxxxxxx (Tina Hashemi), danidee@xxxxxxxx (Danielle
Seadia),
>     desutter@xxxxxxxx (Tim Desutter),
>     jefe@xxxxxxxx (Jeff Rogers), sel6906@siena.bitnet (Liz Lehman),
>     SDS0561@SIENA.BITNET (Denise St. John)
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> Dear Friends,
>
>    Since I recieve the virus warning I have gotten this information.
> It appears that the normal email user is not in danger.
>
> Forwarded message:
> >
> > Okay, let me dispell this rumor _right now_. I just heard about this last
> > week, and already it pops up again. Essentially, YOU CANNOT GET A VIRUS
> > FROM EMAIL. Virus's travel along in executable files, not in text
> > documents. Since text is not compiled and turned into executable code that
> > is loaded by the system, it cannot pass a virus along. Of course, someone
> > can attached to their email an application that does have a virus inside,
> > but you have to download it and then run it for the virus to affect you.
> > Thus, you should only use software that comes from reputable sources, not
> > some random person on the Internet.
> >
> > Email systems are expressly designed to NOT allow execution of
> > data sent via email, precisely to prevent this sort of thing.
> >
> > A virus *CAN* be sent through the mail, in the form of an infected
> > program, but this requires that you retrieve the attached program,
> > and run it. (And that the program be compatible with your system).
> > The solution is simple: Don't run unknown software from unknown
> > sources. (It could easily be a trojan horse -- no virus needed!)
> >
>
> ----------------> Again, sorry to worry you, better safe than
sorry.
>
>
>


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