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Subject:Re: FW: [Fwd: FW: re virus alert (fwd)] From:Matt Ion <soundy -at- NEXTLEVEL -dot- COM> Date:Mon, 3 Mar 1997 18:12:58 -0800
On Mon, 3 Mar 1997 14:00:49 -0600, Flanders, Melanie wrote:
>>>>>>Please distribute as widely as possible:
>>>>>>There is a computer virus that is being sent across the Internet. If you
>>>>>receive an email message with the subject line "Deeyenda", DO NOT read the
>>>>>message, DELETE it immediately. Please read the messages below.
Oh for F*** SAKES. What is "Deeyenda", Spanish for "Good Times" or
something?
When will people learn, you simply can't get a virus by reading an
email message (unless it's an attached Word file with a macro virus,
but IMHO if you're using Word to do your email, you deserve whatever
you get).
Your friend and mine,
Matt
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