I do think it's necessary to be aware, even if the majority are hoaxes. I will just say that it is impossible to get a virus from an email; they can only lurk in attachments. My Dad's PC caught a virus from an email attachment from the UK Army recently...
 
James
 
I say - the future is a serious matter-
And so - for Godsake- Hock and soda water.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Janet 
  To: [log in to unmask] 
  Sent: Saturday, March 11, 2000 3:12 AM
  Subject: Re: Fw: NEW VIRUS WARNING
 
 
  Thanks Bill.
 
  Apparently there are a few places one can check for the
  legitimacy of virus warnings. Thanks for the direct link to
  the Norton site.
 
  I have come to distrust most anything that says "send this
  out to as many people as possible" (which of course just
  clogs up bandwith and confuses the hell out of everyone).
 
  Also, thanks Jim, for your thoughtfulness to warn folks of
  a possible danger. Now there are hoaxes on top of
  hoaxes...what would Pound say to this?
 
  Janet
 
  --- Bill Wagner <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
  > Dear Poundians
  >
  > Pardon my skepticism, but if someone at Compaq wanted to
  > make sure word
  > got out about a powerful new virus wouldn't they alert
  > the media?  One
  > call to Associated Press, Reuter or a major daily US
  > newspaper is all it
  > would take.
  >
  > But if there is ever a question about a virus warning,
  > check the Norton
  > Anti-Virus web site.  The page detailing the Wobbler hoax
  > is:
  >
  >
  http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/wobbler-hoax.html
  >
  > Bill Wagner
  >
  > Martin Baumann wrote:
  > >
  > > -----Original Message-----
  > > From: Finglas, Edward <[log in to unmask]>
  > > To: [log in to unmask]
  > <[log in to unmask]>
  > > Date: 10 March 2000 16:19
  > > Subject: FW: NEW VIRUS WARNING
  > >
  > > >
  > > >
  > > >-----Original Message-----
  > > >From: Holland, Jim
  > > >Sent: Friday, March 10, 2000 11:16
  > > >To: APMLAB-Everyone
  > > >Subject: FW: NEW VIRUS WARNING
  > > >
  > > >
  > > >I received this from a personal contact at Compaq this
  > morning.
  > > >
  > > >Jim
  > > >
  > > >
  > > >
  > > >
  > > >
  > > >
  > > >
  > > >Robert Casinghino
  > > >Global Business Manager
  > > >Enterprise Solutions and Services Group
  > > >Compaq Computer
  > > >Tele: 978-506-6527
  > > >FAX: 978-506-5052
  > > >email:  [log in to unmask]
  > > >MAJOR NEW VIRUS.
  > > >
  > > >
  > > >
  > > >> Date sent:      Thu, 2 Mar 2000 18:24:47 -0500
  > > >> > > > >Subject:        Fwd: Virus Warning
  > > >> > > > >Priority:       normal
  > > >> > > > >
  > > >> > > > >       There is a new virus - WOBBLER.  It
  > will arrive on
  > > >> > > > >
  > > >> > > > >      e-mail titled "CALIFORNIA". IBM and AOL
  > have announced
  > > >> > > > >
  > > >> > > > >      that it is very powerful, more so than
  > Melissa. There
  > > >> > > > >
  > > >> > > > >     is no remedy.  It will eat all your
  > information on the
  > > >> > > > >
  > > >> > > > >      hard drive and also destroys Netscape
  > Navigator and
  > > >> > > > >
  > > >> > > > >       Microsoft Internet Explorer. Do not
  > open anything with
  > > >> > > > >
  > > >> > > > >      this title and please pass this message
  > on to all your
  > > >> > > > >
  > > >> > > > >       contacts and anyone who uses your
  > e-mail facility. Not
  > > >> > > > >
  > > >> > > > >      many people seem to know about this yet
  > so propagate
  > > >> > > > >
  > > >> > > > >      it as fast as  possible. ----AND--- If
  > you receive an
  > > >> > > > >
  > > >> > > > >      e-mail titled "Win A Holiday"  DO NOT
  > OPEN IT. It will
  > > >> > > > >
  > > >> > > > >      erase everything on your hard drive.
  > Forward this
  > > >> > > > >
  > > >> > > > >       letter out to as many people as you
  > can.  This is a
  > > >> > > > >
  > > >> > > > >      new, very malicious virus and not many
  > people know
  > > >> > > > >
  > > >> > > > >      about it.   This information was
  > announced yesterday
  > > >> > > > >
  > > >> > > > >      morning from Microsoft.
  > > >> > > > >
  > > >> > > > >
  > > >> > > > >       Thank You,
  > > >> > > > >
  > > >> > > > >      Neil Ferrick
  > > >> > > > >
  > > >> > > > >       Compaq Computer Corporation
  > > >> > > > >
  > > >> > > >
  > > >> > > >
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