Is it even *possible* to make such a virus??
For it to succeed the mail viewer must in some way _execute_ the mail as a
executable file (program) that can do things with some file on your computer.
I don«t think there is any such mail viewer.
(But we never know what bright "features" Billy and his boys comes up with
next...)

I believe the only virus to fear is this mail which infects humans...
... er...

/ Fire shields up /

... which I am now replaying to....

/ Fire shields down /


/Morgan



At 10:57 1998-03-25 -0800, you wrote:
>Subject: VIRUS WARNING!
>If you receive an e-mail titled "WIN A HOLIDAY" DO NO OPEN THIS. It will
>
>erase everything on your harddisk. Forward this letter out to as many
>people
>as you can. This is a new, very macilious virus and not many people know
>
>about it. This information was announced yesterday morning from
>Microsoft, please share it with everyone that might access the Internet.
>
>Once again, pass this along to EVERYONE in your address book so that
>this
>may be stopped. Also, do not open or even look at any mail that says "
>RETURNED OR UNABLE TO DELIVER" (FOLLOWING ONLY THIS MESSAGE) this virus
>will
>attach itself to your computer components and render them useless.
>Immediately delete any mail items that say this. AOL has said that this
>is a
>very dangerous virus and that there is NO remedy for it at this time.
>Please practice cautionary measures and forward this to all your on-line
>
>friends.
>
>Groetjes,
>
>Johan Timman.
>
>
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