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Mark Simmons <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 14 Jun 1999 09:29:03 -0700
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Rich, when you say "erase" you mean "delete",eh? to the trash, then dump the trash?
with the newer versions of windows, i never feel like anything is really gone.

Mark Simmons

Richard Hamilton wrote:

> Reminder to all:
>
> There is a very obnoxious virus running around, and the sudden rush of email
> with attachments is a sign that it may be out there on TechNet!!
>
> I worked with a friend of mine this weekend whose company got clobbered by
> it and it is no fun!!
>
> Just be real sure of any email with attachments that you get. If you get one
> and you are not sure, just do like I do, erase it. The subject of the email
> may look very real. My friends computer ended up sending an email out that
> was a couple of months old with a legitimate Subject.
>
> What it does is get into your email, Outlook specifically, and starts
> sending itself to others in your address book without recording any
> indication of having sent anything in the Outbox. Then it begins to set all
> of the MS Office files on your computer to a file length of '0'.
>
> Good luck to all!!
>
> By the way, I will not send any attachments to anyone via TechNet, so if you
> see one attached to my address, erase it!
>
> Richard Hamilton
> Clemar Mfg. / Rain Bird
> [log in to unmask]
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