off topic: spam or real?

off topic: spam or real?

[Charles Hallenbeck]

I have not seen this, but my wife has received several pieces of email
urging everyone to complain about a proposed regulation that would charge
everyone five cents apiece for an eamil message. I insisted that it was a
spam, but after all, we are now living in a brave new world, so I thought
I would ask if anyone else has any information about this.

While I am off the same topic, I recently received the following as an
attachment called "virus.doc" in MS Word format:


You have just received the Amish virus..........



Since we have no electricity or computers, you are on the honor system.


Please delete all of the files on your hard drive.


Then forward this message to everyone in your address book.




Thank thee


----------
Chuck

My web site is http://www.mhonline.net/~chuckh 
The Moon is Waxing Crescent (40% of Full)

Re: off topic: spam or real?

[Ari Moisio]

Charles Hallenbeck 31.03.01:

>You have just received the Amish virus..........
>
>Since we have no electricity or computers, you are on the honor system.
>
>
>Please delete all of the files on your hard drive.
>
>
>Then forward this message to everyone in your address book.

  Fortunately this virus has a serious bug 'cos it first asks to dele
all files and after that ask to send itself to all addressess in
just-deleted addressbook:> 

  except if that virus.doc is contains undelete macro.

...ihminen ei säästele ponnistuksiaan välttyäkseen työltä...
...mand does'n save his effords to avoid working...
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Re: off topic: spam or real?

[David Poehlman]

how can I delete all of the files on my hard drive and then forward the
message?  I guess I'd have to shuffle my infected addressbook over to
another unsuspecting pc and then send the message.  on the postal
scheme, it's flatly not gonna happen according to the postal service
themselves.

I guess april first is upon us.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Charles Hallenbeck" <chuckh@mhonline.net>
To: "Speakup Distribution List" <speakup@speech.braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2001 8:50 AM
Subject: off topic: spam or real?


I have not seen this, but my wife has received several pieces of email
urging everyone to complain about a proposed regulation that would
charge
everyone five cents apiece for an eamil message. I insisted that it was
a
spam, but after all, we are now living in a brave new world, so I
thought
I would ask if anyone else has any information about this.

While I am off the same topic, I recently received the following as an
attachment called "virus.doc" in MS Word format:


You have just received the Amish virus..........



Since we have no electricity or computers, you are on the honor system.


Please delete all of the files on your hard drive.


Then forward this message to everyone in your address book.




Thank thee


----------
Chuck

My web site is http://www.mhonline.net/~chuckh
The Moon is Waxing Crescent (40% of Full)


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Re: off topic: spam or real?

[Kirk Wood]

The post office thing is the most amazing thing. It is the first piece of
spam to generate legislation. Yes, legislation has been passed in regards
to this. Said legislation specifically says that no federal taxes or fees
will be placed in email. The thing has been floating arround for years. I
think I first saw it in 95. This just proves you can not stop stupid
rumors.

=======
Kirk Wood
Cpt.Kirk@1tree.net

Nothing is hard if you know the answer or are used to doing it.

Re: off topic: spam or real?

[Janina Sajka]

Charles:
This scare has been part of the Internet since before it was the Internet.
Truly--it goes back to the days of Compuserve, BIX, Delphi, and the Source
(which is what AOL was before it was AOL). It may be the prize winner for
longevity. And, yes, it as as bogus today as ever/.

It often surprises me how people suspend their good sense when they get
online. Do you really believe that Congress and the new Administration are
discussing hidden taxes today--when the media is chock full of stories of
mega-tax cuts? Wrong message.
 On Sat, 31 Mar 2001, Charles Hallenbeck
wrote:

> I have not seen this, but my wife has received several pieces of email
> urging everyone to complain about a proposed regulation that would charge
> everyone five cents apiece for an eamil message. I insisted that it was a
> spam, but after all, we are now living in a brave new world, so I thought
> I would ask if anyone else has any information about this.
>
> While I am off the same topic, I recently received the following as an
> attachment called "virus.doc" in MS Word format:
>
>
> You have just received the Amish virus..........
>
>
>
> Since we have no electricity or computers, you are on the honor system.
>
>
> Please delete all of the files on your hard drive.
>
>
> Then forward this message to everyone in your address book.
>
>
>
>
> Thank thee
>
>
> ----------
> Chuck
>
> My web site is http://www.mhonline.net/~chuckh
> The Moon is Waxing Crescent (40% of Full)
>
>
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> Speakup@braille.uwo.ca
> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
>

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