Re: Got this - not sure of authenticity. Better safe etc...

[fcp () nuance com (Craig Presson)]

Not only that, but AOL mail will not send attachments to outside
addresses anyway. This is the third copy of this warning I have seen
today, but I did *not* see either the warning or the "Good Times"
message when I checked my mail on AOL.

Looks like the warning message is much more virulent than
the "Good Times" mail (shades of CHRISTMA EXEC).

-- FCP

At 07:00 PM 12/5/94 -0500, Perry E. Metzger wrote:
> Yup. Those email viruses are almost as dangerous as artificially
> intelligent network packets.
>
> .pm
>
> Doug Hughes says:
> > PC Users:
> > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- 
> > Subject: virus
> >      
> > There is a virus on America Online being sent by E-Mail.  If you get anything
>
> > called "Good Times", DON'T read it or download it.  It is a virus that will 
> > erase your hard drive.  Forward this to all your friends.  It may help them 
> > alot.
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