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Re: Downloading Software + viruses (HOAX)



This guy is scaring me.  It's not real, right?

On 24 Apr 97 at 18:28, Scott Shrader wrote:

> I know You can get a virus this way.  Do you want me to send you one
> this way?!?!

That sound's like a threat.  I am going to have to report you to your
ISP.  Sorry.

Abuse or Root:

Your user is threating to send me a virus through e-mail.  Can you
stop him, please?  See headers at bottom of message.  Thanks.

> 
> Yours,
> Scott
> 
> 
> At 04:03 PM 4/23/97 -0700, you wrote:
> >Scott,
> >
> >Get off it.  You can't get a virus from reading an e-mail file.
> >We've been all over this, up and down.  You must open a file and
> >run it to get a virus.  Now you *may* be able to get a virus from
> >reading 'web based' e-mal like hot mail, but using a regular e-mail
> >software it WILL NOT happen.  No way, no how, so put up a copy of
> >this "microsoft letter" on your web site you claim to have and post
> >some verifiable information or just go away and shut up.
> >
> >
> >
> >On 23 Apr 97 at 17:58, Scott Shrader wrote:
> >
> >> The another reason I know this can happen is I got a letter from
> >> Microsoft and on C-net(on the TV), talking about a virus that
> >> once you opened it. Could curruped you e-mail program(only work
> >> on internet Exsplore and microsoft e-mail programs).
> >> 
> >> Yours,
> >> Scott Shrader
> >> 
> >> >On Sun, 20 Apr 1997, Scott Shrader wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Sorry to burst your bubble, but I know for a fact that you can
> >> >> get a virus from a e-mail.  I've heard from other people how
> >> >> have gotten viruses this. I even heard of how to do it.  You
> >> >> can't get the virus, unless your open it and/or get it from
> >> >> your e-mail server.
> >> >> 
> >> >> Yours,
> >> >> Scott Shrader
> >> >> 
> >
> >
> 
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