From britdisc-owner@csv.warwick.ac.uk Wed Apr 28 16:10:11 1999 Received: by pansy.csv.warwick.ac.uk (8.9.1/8.9.1) id QAA29801 for britdisc-outgoing; Wed, 28 Apr 1999 16:09:03 +0100 (BST) Received: from daffodil.csv.warwick.ac.uk (daffodil [137.205.192.30]) by pansy.csv.warwick.ac.uk (8.9.1/8.9.1) with ESMTP id QAA29789 for <britdisc@csv.warwick.ac.uk>; Wed, 28 Apr 1999 16:09:00 +0100 (BST) Received: from pa.scotland.net (pa2.scotland.net [194.247.65.132]) by daffodil.csv.warwick.ac.uk (8.9.1b+Sun/8.9.1) with ESMTP id QAA14326 for <britdisc@csv.warwick.ac.uk>; Wed, 28 Apr 1999 16:08:59 +0100 (BST) Received: from [148.176.239.7] (helo=mcg.gla.ac.uk) by pa.scotland.net with esmtp (Exim 1.90 #4) id 10cVxI-0005vD-00; Wed, 28 Apr 1999 16:08:57 +0100 Message-ID: <37271608.11147F32@mcg.gla.ac.uk> Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 15:07:04 +0100 From: Lucy Smallwood <lucy@mcg.gla.ac.uk> X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.05 [en] (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Lewis <loopy@cwcom.net>, Britdisc <britdisc@csv.warwick.ac.uk> Subject: Re: Fw: virus warning References: <001c01be90dd$489eee60$280e883e@default> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-britdisc@warwick.ac.uk Precedence: bulk This virus warning is a hoax. Please can we not send virus hoaxes to Britdisc. If you're unsure - check the symantec web site where they list all hoaxes: http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/hoax.html Lucy, Mud Culture P.S. Apologies to everyone for more mail on this subject. Lewis wrote: > -----Original Message-----From: Chris & Becs <becschris@cwcom.net> > To: adam puk <adam-puk@cwcom.net> > Date: 27 April 1999 18:06 > Subject: virus warningWARNING > > If you receive an email titled "It Takes Guts to Say 'Jesus' > DO NOT OPEN IT. It will erase everything on your hard drive. This > information was announced yesterday morning from IBM; AOL > states that this is a very dangerous virus, much worse than "Melissa", > and > that there is NO remedy for it at this time. > > Some very sick individual has succeeded in using the re-format > function from Norton Utilities causing it to completely erase > all documents on the hard drive. It has been designed to work > with Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer. It > destroys MacIntosh and IBM compatible computers. This is a new, very > malicious virus and not many people know about it. > > Pass this warning along to EVERYONE in your address book and > please share it with all your online friends ASAP so that this threat > may be stopped. Please practice cautionary measures and tell anyone > that may have access to your computer. Forward this warning to > everyone > that might access the internet . > > > > >