Thanks
G
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gary Lange [SMTP:gwlange at stlnet.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 1998 2:08 PM
> To: rainbowfish at pcug.org.au
> Subject: Re: [RML] Virus Hoax URL's listed
>
> ok boys and girls,
>
> please put the following URL's into your favourite list and the next
> time you
> feel compelled to warn us check these sites first. Taking up space is
> exactly
> what these clowns want you to do.
>
> http://www.stiller.com/holiday.htm
> is specific for this new hoax.
> http://kumite.com/myths/
> is the home site.
>
> You might also try the site:
> http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/CIACHoaxes.html
> It also talks about the holiday hoax
>
> thot the self-proclaimed cumputer greeks would have looked there
> first....;-)
> windows 98, who's buying into that :-)
>
> gary lange
>
> ----------
> > From: Andrew Boyd <andrew at pcug.org.au>
> > To: 'rainbowfish at pcug.org.au'
> > Subject: RE: [RML] Virus Warning (Kind of Spam)
> > Date: Tuesday, June 09, 1998 8:12 PM
> >
> >
> >
> > On Wed, 10 Jun 1998, Graeme Finsen wrote:
> >
> > > Hmmmmmm.
> > > This is an old "joke" which has been circulating the net for about
> 9
> > > years now. Before then it was common on mail boards etc. etc. It
> is
> > > very hard for a "mail" file to self execute especially to execute
> > > reformating your hard drive or deleting files. And Microsoft
> doesn't
> > > issue warnings like this one. And in all honesty I've never
> actually
> > > seen a mail called "Win a Holiday !!". But then again, there is
> always
> > > a first time :-).
> >
> > Well, folks, the good news ;) is that under Win98 it will be
> possible to
> > download a system-killing virus in email - or so it is said -
> details in
> > various net.magazines around the place.
> >
> > Graeme is right, these "killer email virus" memes have been around a
> long
> > time, without any actual occurences to support them. This may be
> about to
> > change, it may not.
> >
> > Cheers, Andrew
> >