Forum Archive Index - October 2001

["hugh webber" <hugh.webber@clear.net.nz>]

There's some real nutters around. I received an email with an attachment
that I could swear was a virus from a "Peter of Burnside". I replied with 
Peter, you appear to have
a virus and you're spreading it. He simply responded by sending me the virus 
again, no Oops, sorry
or beg your pardon or message at all. Can one complain to his ISP in a case 
like that?

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> From: Jeremy <jeremy@electrosilk.net>
> To: sharechat@sharechat.co.nz
> Subject: Re: [sharechat] To avoid spreading computer viruses
> Date: Tuesday, 23 October 2001 21:36
> 
> Wow.  Yet another non-electronic virus!
> 
> The instructions are totally useless.  What is interesting is that the
> instructions in themsleves are a virus.  It simply relies on good souls to
> keep on forwarding it.
> 
> Jeremy
> 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> 
> To avoid spreading computer viruses,
> create a contact in your e-mail address book
> with the name
> 
> 10000 Virus Attack
> 
> "with no e-mail address in the details".
> 
> This contact will then show up as your first contact.
> If a virus attempts to do a "send all" on your contact list,
> your PC will put up an error message saying:
> 
> "The Message could not be sent. One or more recipients
> do not have an e-mail address. Please check your Address
> Book and make sure all the recipients have a valid e-mail address."
> 
> You click on OK and the offending (virus) message would
> not have been sent to anyone. Of course, make no changes
> to your original contacts list.
> 
> The offending (virus) message may then be moved to your
> "Drafts" or "Outbox" folder. Go there and delete the offending
> message.
> Problem is solved and virus is not spread.
> 
> Try this and pass on to your e-mail contacts.
> 
> 
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