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Re: Virus warnings



JVanrompu at aol_com wrote:

Barry - received this from some colleuges of mine in the computer industry,
this may be good info to post on Killie Talk


Subject: WARNING **** VIRUS ALERT****
> Date: Monday, July 06, 1998 12:19 PM
> 
> I just received that from my office. Pass it along:

> IF YOU RECEIVE AN E-MAIL TITLED "WIN A HOLIDAY" DO NOT OPEN IT. IT WILL
ERASE EVERYTHING ON YOUR HARD DRIVE.


This is a hoax.  There is no way that opening an email message can erase your
hard drive.  There are a number of virus hoax sites online that will provide
information on this and other email virus hoaxes in the "good times" category.