Firewalls: RE: [Fwd: Caution : Internet Virus]

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Subject:	RE: [Fwd: Caution : Internet Virus]
From:	Michael Dillon <michael @ memra . com>
Organization:	Memra Software Inc. - Internet consulting
Date:	Mon, 2 Dec 1996 15:53:18 -0800 (PST)
To:	firewalls @ GreatCircle . COM
In-reply-to:	<Chameleon . 961202093937 . dv @ pc_ptdv . pt . nce . sita . int>

On Mon, 2 Dec 1996, Denis Valois wrote:

> This is a hoax.
> 
> Anyway, just by saying that "reading" a mailgram wipes out
> your hard drive is of utmost foolishness.

Irina may be a hoax, but the danger is real. There are now email
applications that *CAN* open up attached binaries and execute them
without user intervention. 

Michael Dillon                   -               ISP & Internet Consulting
Memra Software Inc.              -                  Fax: +1-604-546-3049
http://www.memra.com             -               E-mail: michael @
 memra .
 com

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RE: [Fwd: Caution : Internet Virus]
From: Denis Valois <Denis . Valois @ pt . nce . sita . int>

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