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From: Larry W Johnson <>
Subject: Re: Fwd: VIRUS alert
Date: Fri, 22 Aug 1997 19:39:17 -0500


wrote:
>
> I've tried to keep you free of this virus stuff, but its getting pretty bad,
> so here's some info. I don't think we are affected because we have private
> lists, but you never know.
>
> Pat
> ---------------------

What makes this a virus is the fact that people keep cluttering up the
airwaves with this hoax. The only way e-mail can carry a virus is by
the attachment to it of another file. You would have to execute the
attached "infected" file to activate the virus. E-Mail by itself is
only ascii text. If you wish to confirm this, search the web for info
on "virus hoaxes", there is lots of info out there about this from
reputable sources.

Larry

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