-----Original Message-----
From: Larry Wasson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: ranger net <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Monday, February 15, 1999 12:45 AM
Subject: [RR] Fw: Better Safe Then Sorry
>Just got this from a brother-in-law so I don't know much about it and
if it
>is true. Better warned than not??????
Hello!
Wouldn't it be funny (in a sick kind of way) if someone
started up a hoax that said if you open your Email you
could get a computer virus? I wonder if it would catch
on? Well, it has. Some bored person in the middle
of nowhere might create a fake message alarming you about
a virus that will wipe your hard drive, corrupt you disk
drive, kill your cat, and will cause your toaster to
electricute you just by opening a message with
a certain subject line. These myths have been around
the internet for many years...keep this in mind:
*YOU CANNOT GET A VIRUS BY SIMPLY OPENING AN
EMAIL MESSAGE* If however, there is an attachment associated
with the Email message, you could get a virus by
opening the attachment but that *rarely* happens.
For a complete list of pretty much every Internet hoax
there is, visit http://kumite.com/myths/myths/
AOL users can read CEO Steve Case's official comment
on virus hoaxes at keyword VIRUS.
Other Resources:
Reality Check on viruses
http://www.kumite.com/myths
Department of Energy Computer Incident Advisory Capability at
http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/CIACHoaxes.html
The Urban Legends Web Site at
http://www.urbanlegends.com
The Stiller Research virus hoax page
http://www.stiller.com/hoaxes.htm
Please be kind, and don't forward these messages.
--
Stephen Benjamin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Completely Useless Fact:
Americans on the average eat 18 acres of pizza every day.
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