This was passed along to me and I am forwarding it to "the Technet". Frankly, we have enough trouble with Microsoft lousing up our hard-drives we sure don't need this grief: Subject: Virus Alert Message-ID: <[log in to unmask]> >>>> This information was published by IBM. There is a dangerous >>>> virus propagating across the Internet through an e-mail message >>>> entitled "PENPAL GREETINGS!" DO NOT OPEN ANY MESSAGE ENTITLED >>>> "PENPAL GREETINGS!" The message appears to be a frindly letter >>>> asking you if you are interested in a penpal, but by the time you >>>> open it to read it, it is too late. The "trojan horse" virus >>>> will have already infected the boot sector of you hard drive, >>>> destroying all of the data present. It is a self-propagating >>>> virus, and once the message is read, it will AUTOMATICALLY >>>> forward itself to anyone whose e-mail address is present in YOUR >>>> mailbox. >>>> >>>> This virus will destroy your hard drive, and holds the potential >>>> to destroy the hard drive of anyone whose mail is in you in-box, >>>> and whose mail is in their in-box and so on. If this virus keeps >>>> getting passed, it has the potential to do a great deal of damage >>>> to computer networks worldwide. >>>> >>>> Please, delete the message entitled "PENPAL GREETINGS!" as soon >>>> as you see it. And pass this message along to all of your >>>> friends, relatives and the other reasders fo the newsgroups and >>>> mailing lists which you are on. > *************************************************************************** * TechNet mail list is provided as a service by IPC using SmartList v3.05 * *************************************************************************** * To subscribe/unsubscribe send a message <to: [log in to unmask]> * * with <subject: subscribe/unsubscribe> and no text in the body. * *************************************************************************** * If you are having a problem with the IPC TechNet forum please contact * * Dmitriy Sklyar at 847-509-9700 ext. 311 or email at [log in to unmask] * ***************************************************************************