I have received both the said message, but without the attachment (twice!)
and the warning. It seems like my computer (either Norton or even Eudora)
filtered out the attachment, but I did not get any notification of it.

Help-Desk, what's the "official" word?


At 02:14 PM 1/29/02 -0500, Aniekan Ebiefung wrote:
>The following might be credible coming from a university help desk.
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>>---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2002 14:36:18 -0600 (CST)
>>From: [log in to unmask]
>>To: [log in to unmask]
>>Subject: VIRUS ALERT
>>
>>OIT is currently trying to get a new virus outbreak under control.  The
>>virus is called My Party and is sent via email with attachment.  The body
>>of the message says, "My Party... It was absolutely amazing! (etc)" and
>>claims to have pictures.  The attachment looks like a web address
>>"www.myparty.yahoo.com", but is really a virus program.  DELETE THIS
>>MESSAGE IMMEDIATELY-- DON'T OPEN THE ATTACHMENT.
>>
>>For more information, call the OIT helpdesk at x5888
>>
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>>For more information, contact the OIT Helpdesk @ x5888
>>or email [log in to unmask]
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>    Aniekan Ebiefung, Ph.D.
>    Univ. of Chattanooga Foundation Professor
>    Department of Mathematics,  University of
>Tennessee
>   Chattanooga, TN 37403
>   Ph:423-755-4697; Fax:-755-4586
>   Project: http://www.utc.edu/~thecmath
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>African Proverb: If there is no enemy within, the enemy outside can do us
>no harm.
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Dr. Yigal Levin
Dept. of Philosophy and Religion
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
615 McCallie Avenue
Chattanooga TN 37403-2598
U.S.A.