I wouldn't worry about the tone. This stuff annoys the 99.5% of
us as much as it annoys you. Always check some place like
http://www.nai.com/asp_set/anti_virus/avert/intro.asp where
"recent joke programs" and "recent hoaxes" are listed.
White Buffalo
Soaring Golden Eagle wrote:
>
> Please forgive my tone with respect to hoax chain letters. I need to remind
> myself that more than 99.5% of you are innocent. I've gotten 2 real virus
> emails (containing an obvious and suspicious executable attachment that I
> didn't run which I investigated and found it really was a virus), one
> javascript virus joke (not very funny, but not an effective virus, either),
> and 5 hoax chain letters (which are another form of virus in themselves --
> if you don't understand, think about it some more) in the last 3 days.
> Naturally, the "warning" letters warned against things that will never
> happen, while the real virii came without any advance warning from a chain
> letter. Chain letters circulate and recirculate uncontrolled for years, but
> they are slow to get started and almost impossible to stop. They make
> people think that they will help someone or gain some advantage themselves
> if they propagate the things, usually under false pretenses. Therefore,
> chain letters are a particularly BAD way to warn people about computer
> viruses, lost children, government issues, etc. No competent person or
> organization starts a chain letter for these purposes. The next time you
> get a chain letter, just delete it. If you get an email with an attached
> executable file or other file that can contain executable macros, don't run
> them unless you know what they are in advance.
>
> A Royal Ranger is ALERT to dangers inherent in email and Internet use, and
> discerning in what is true and false. We don't lie, cheat, or steal, but we
> aren't unaware that the enemy does all of these things.
>
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>
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> Jesus Christ is Lord! If Jesus came back today, would you be READY?
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