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RE: another new virus!

2001-09-21 08:10:02
Donald E. Eastlake 3rd [dee3(_at_)torque(_dot_)pothole(_dot_)com] writes:

Just in case there is anyone unaward of it, this is a old hoax message
that has been cycling around for years.  There are several very easy
ways to tell that:

(1) The easiest way is to look at the internal evidence.

Another internal clue is the multiple layers of quoting, including the To
lines listing every poor sod unfortunate enough to be in the address book of
someone clueless enough to spam it along (and furthermore clueless enough
not to use Bcc).  This provides some handy material for education: the email
addies of a few lusers who sent it on, to be subjected to proper LARTing.

-- 
Dave Aronson, Software Engineer, +1-571-434-2039 V, +1-571-434-2001 F.
Opinions above are MINE, ALL MINE -- but for rent at reasonable rates.
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