---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2001 01:52:36 -0400 (EDT) From: BlueHalo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: - Denise - <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Very Urgent - Please Read while on the subject of rumour control, here's one of the better sites with a variety of urban legends, rumours, etc laid out in black and white. (pretty much everything except news on the latest actual or fake Microsoft virus of the week - that datafellows website is one of several good sites that keeps their lists pretty up to date). anyways: http://www.snopes2.com/ info on almost any subject you can think of, and some of it is pretty funny to read. ;) .oOo.oliver.oOo. On Mon, 8 Oct 2001, - Denise - wrote: > heya lang, > > thanks for the 411. i've never checked up on virus warnings cuz i've never > known where to go! now i know... (& knowing's half the battle!) > > :) denise > > > > >From: "Lang Zerner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: "- Denise -" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: Re: Very Urgent - Please Read > >Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2001 21:40:52 -0700 > > > >Hi, D. Most of the virus warnings going around the net are hoaxes, > >including > >the one you recently forwarded. Genuine virus threats are usually reported > >in the mainstream news within eight hours of discovery. > > > >Everyone, before inadvertently prolonging the life of a hoax, take a look > >at > >http://www.datafellows.com/virus-info/hoax/, the virus hoax index from Data > >Fellows (one of the leading anti-virus research groups in the world) to see > >if what you are reading is listed there. > > > >I clicked on the letter "I" in the Data Fellows index of virus hoaxes, and > >I > >found "It takes guts to say Jesus" right there. Here's what Data Fellows > >has > >to say: > > > >"There is no virus by this name. However, there is a widespread hoax > >message > >of an e-mail virus by this name. Such virus does not exist. Do not forward > >the hoax warning." > > > >Again, always check virus warnings against the Data Fellows hoax index at > >http://www.datafellows.com/virus-info/hoax/ before passing them along. If > >you feel like forwarding this resource on to your list, please do. > > > >Peace, > >--Lang > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp >
