From: dlv@bwalk.dm.com (Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM)
Date: Fri, 25 Apr 1997 06:19:45 -0700 (PDT)
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re:  Re: Downloading Software + viruses (HOAX)
In-Reply-To: <199704250131.VAA11596@dhp.com>
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lucifer@dhp.com (lucifer Anonymous Remailer) writes:

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

It sounds like someone just earned themselves a net.scum page.

> 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
> > >> >>
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/
> > _/                Scott Shrader                       _/
> > _/               shrader@scsn.net                     _/
> > _/       http://www.scsn.net/users/shrader/           _/
> > _/			or                            _/
> > _/     http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/2352/        _/
> > _/                 Columbia, SC                       _/
> > _/		       29223                          _/
> > _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/
> >
> >
>
>
> Received: from rosie.scsn.net (scsn.net [206.25.246.12]) by
>


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