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Re: internet virus

To: singleton@ccsu.edu, mgs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: internet virus
From: Paul Hunt <on76@dial.pipex.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Oct 96 18:31:58 GMT
>A computer virus is a program and, in order for it to be activated, 
>it must be executed on the host computer.  Simply reading an email 
>message does not execute a program ...

I have noticed occasionally when reading the mgs-digest and 
attachments that a DOS program *is* sometimes run, and purely 
coincidentally (I hope!) this very message was one of those times.

And you realise you have now thrown down a challenge to the hacker 
community ...


PaulH
73 Roadster (HD&H)
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