Don't type: "g**d t*m*s v*r*s"

At 6:35 PM 1/9/96, Kent Dahlgren wrote:
>God...are we going to have to endure this like we have had to endure that
>stupid g**d t*m*s v*r*s e-mail crap? Let it die.  Let it die.

I have edited the name of this virus so as to minimized its damage. I read
that even _typing_ the phrase "g**d t*m*s v*r*s" in its full form can cause
the information stored in the phrease "g**d t*m*s v*r*s" to unpack itself,
install itself on all types of disk drives, and then initialize the disks.

I hope we caught it in time!

(More seriously, I notice that "alt.folklore.suburban@c2.org" was in the
distribution list for the message I'm replying to (pared out by me on this
message). I really hope that this does not mean what I think it means, that
"alt.folklore.suburban" is not being copied! The cross-contamination of
many mailing lists is one thing, but cross-contaminating our mailing list
and Usenet groups would truly be the work of the Army of the Twelve
Monkeys.)

--Tim May

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On Tue, 9 Jan 1996, Timothy C. May wrote:

> I have edited the name of this virus so as to minimized its damage. I read
> that even _typing_ the phrase "g**d t*m*s v*r*s" in its full form can cause
> the information stored in the phrease "g**d t*m*s v*r*s" to unpack itself,
> install itself on all types of disk drives, and then initialize the disks.
> 
> I hope we caught it in time!

Of what was I thinking!?!  I owe all a big apology; I hope my habit of 
living my life on the edge of a knife didn't jepordize everyone.  Man, do 
I feel like a slob.  Thank you Tim!  ;)

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In article <ad180444000210042513@[205.199.118.202]>,
tcmay@got.net (Timothy C. May) wrote:

> (More seriously, I notice that "alt.folklore.suburban@c2.org" was in the
> distribution list for the message I'm replying to (pared out by me on this
> message). I really hope that this does not mean what I think it means, that
> "alt.folklore.suburban" is not being copied! The cross-contamination of
> many mailing lists is one thing, but cross-contaminating our mailing list
> and Usenet groups would truly be the work of the Army of the Twelve
> Monkeys.)

Fear not.  alt.folklore.suburban is a moderated newsgroup; if c2.org injects
the message into the newsfeed without an Approved: header, it isn't going
anywhere.

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Just to set the record straight-- There's no mail->news
gateway at c2.org which works like that.. Mail to
alt.folklore.suburban@c2.org will give you a nice and ugly User
unknown error message.

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