Re: 26 March 1999: Happy Birthday. Melissa

[Nick FitzGerald <nick () virus-l demon co uk>]

Fergie wrote:

> First found on March 26, 1999, Melissa shut down Internet mail systems
> that got clogged with infected e-mails propagating from the worm.

Don't remind me....

<<snip>>
> More:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melissa_worm

Thanks -- that page contained a terrible classification/terminology 
error in the first sentence which I have just corrected and a link to a 
totally bogus entry on the meaning of "multipartite" which I have also 
fixed somewhat...


Regards,

Nick FitzGerald

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