rod fewster wrote in a message to all:
 rf> o Praising/promoting the writing or spreading of viruses will get
 rf> you barred   from the conference!
Hopefully you won't see the thread I'm in in that light. It's not intended 
that way although it does soud strongly like it.
 rf> o Responding positively to "Where can I download a virus ?", "Where
 rf> can I   learn how to write a virus ?", "What's the password to VCL
 rf> ?", and similar   obviously PRO-virus messages will get you barred
 rf> from the conference! 
I dunno what VCL is (Virus Creation lab?), but I do have an interest in virii 
and would like to recieve any code. Is there anything wrong with asking 
someone to e-mail me PGP encrypted code?
 rf> o Viruses which destroy hardware, burn out monitors, etc, are
 rf> OFF-TOPIC!   No virus researcher has ever seen such a virus.  
I have not seen such a virus myself, but I have a fair idea of how one could 
do damage to hardware. It's quite easy actually, I've seen it happen - but by 
software error not virus. I'll tell ya in net/e-mail if ya want.
 rf> o "email viruses" are OFF-TOPIC!  They do NOT exist!  Posting
 rf> "email virus"   warnings and similar hoaxes will show the world how
 rf> stupid and gullible   you are, and will get you barred from the
 rf> conference.
Apparantely they do exist according to some reputable sources, although 
there's two things I can see with it.
There's a company writing software that *supposedly* catches and removes 
e-mail virii. However, this software also keeps track of all e-mail 
sent/recieved by each person (eg in a company) and reports back to the boss 
so they can find out who's wasting company time/money and fire them. Perhaps 
the virus side of it is actually a cover?
Maybe this is referring to file-attaches or something in an e-mail header 
that causes certain commands to be activated (like a word-macro or ansi-bomb 
type thing), and not the actual message itself?
Cya.. 
Dave
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