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Re: Virus problem. "Hi, How are you?" Please pay attention.

From:Sally Caves <scaves@...>
Date:Thursday, July 26, 2001, 0:04
Well, I got a third message from Terrence Donnelly
entitled "Ask me about June 1!"  This is getting
ridiculous.  Would somebody tell Terrence to
attend to this if he's not on the list?  TERRENCE!
I've had to delete my trash file three times now.
This is worrisome.

Sally Caves
scaves@frontiernet.net


----- Original Message -----
From: John Cowan <jcowan@...>
To: <CONLANG@...>
Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2001 12:37 PM
Subject: Re: Virus problem. "Hi, How are you?" Please pay attention.


> Sally Caves wrote: > > > > If you open the attachment, it puts a worm on > > your computer. I don't know if it does any > > damage other than generating useless and > > annoying emails from you to everyone you > > have an address for. > > > It has a small but definite probability of mailing > out random documents to people you know, and another > small but definite probability of wiping your hard > disk. > > This worm is armed and dangerous, but you are safe > if you do not try to open the attachment. > > It also has a Spanish flavor. > > -- > There is / one art || John Cowan <jcowan@...> > no more / no less || http://www.reutershealth.com > to do / all things || http://www.ccil.org/~cowan > with art- / lessness \\ -- Piet Hein >