I thought this one was dead.  e-mail and destructive behavior do not 
     equate, unless your name is ...
     
     The premis about this virus is the e-mail warning. The user spends 
     time and bandwidth forwarding it to people.
     
     So just delete.
     
     Safe diving
     Robert


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Subject: Re: [Fwd: virus warning]
Author:  "William M. Smithers" <will@tr*.co*> at Internet
Date:    2/9/98 6:07 PM


     
This is a hoax, and a common one, which has been floating 
around the Internet for about a year now.  The original 
was, I think the "Good Times" hoax, and this is a shadow 
of it.  
     
Once and for all, it is impossible for *any* email message 
to erase your hard drive.
     
-Will
     
On Mon, 9 Feb 1998, Peter Mesley wrote:
     
> >Return-Path: sheila.graves@xt*.co*.nz* 
> >Date: Mon, 09 Feb 1998 19:50:37 +1300
> >From: SHEILA GRAVES <sheila.graves@xt*.co*.nz*> 
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> >        "DARRYL.DTCP@xt*.co*.nz*" <DARRYL.DTCP@xt*.co*.nz*>, 
> >        Grae and Allie <bentleys@cl*.ne*.nz*>,
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> >Subject: [Fwd: virus warning]
> >
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> >        "Roberto Tonei" <tonei@xt*.co*.nz*>,
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> >        "WDSAC" <fish@cl*.ne*.nz*>
> >Subject: virus warning
> >Date: Mon, 9 Feb 1998 07:06:15 +1300 
> >MIME-Version: 1.0
> >Content-Type: text/plain;
> >     charset="iso-8859-1"
> >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
> >X-Priority: 3
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> >X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.2106.4
> >X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.2106.4 
> >
> >>>>** High Priority **
> >>>>
> >>>>VIRUS  WARNING !!!!!!
> >>>>
> >>>>If you receive an email titled "JOIN THE CREW" 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 IBM; please share it with
> >>>>everyone that might access the internet.  Once again, pass this 
> >>>>along to EVERYONE in your address book so that this may be
> >>>>stopped. Also, do not open or even look at any mail that says 
> >>>>"RETURNED OR UNABLE TO DELIVERY" This virus will attach itself 
> >>>>to your computer components and render them useless.
> >>>>Immediately delete any mail items that say this. AOL has said
> >>>>that this is a very dangerous virus and that there is NO remedy 
> >>>>for it at this time. Please practice cautionary measures and
> >>>>forward this to all your online friends ASAP. 
> >>>>
> >>>>Kind regards
> >>>>Jerry Boezel
> >>>>Manager, WW Marketing, Large Systems Storage 
> >>>>Storage Systems Division
> >>>>5600 Cottle Road, San Jose, CA 95193 USA; dept. P22/010 office 
> >>>>426
> >>>>Phone (408) 256 5007, Fax (408) 256 7821. Secretary: Sue Peres at 
> >>>>(408) 256 5063 or IBMUSM51(SUEPERES)
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >
> >
> >
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