Re: [MV] Urgent: Anyone accessing the internet! (HOAX)!

Todd Paisley (paisley@erols.com)
Thu, 12 Nov 1998 17:19:29 -0500

>The virus is the warning itself, there is no virus
>that can be spread via e mail.. attatchments yes,
>E-mail that you just "open" no.

Hate to contribute to off-topic items, but this is not entirely true.
Depending on the e-mail package you are using, you can receive a virus just
by the act of receiving an e-mail with an attachment. (Created by
exploiting a buffer overflow in the attachment file name field.) See:
http://www.wired.com/news/news/technology/story/14034.html

Todd Paisley

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