Received: by alpheratz.cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk id KAA00716 (8.6.9/5.3[ref pg@gmsl.co.uk] for cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk from fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk); Thu, 31 May 2001 10:55:58 +0100 Message-ID: <3B161457.D4265551@bioinf.man.ac.uk> Date: Thu, 31 May 2001 10:52:23 +0100 From: Chris Taylor <Christopher.Taylor@man.ac.uk> Organization: University of Manchester X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.77 [en] (Windows NT 5.0; U) X-Accept-Language: en To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk Subject: Re: Email virus spreads memetically; damages with autoimmune response References: <NEBBKOADILIOKGDJLPMAMEJNCDAA.debivort@umd5.umd.edu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Sender: fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Reply-To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
> Yes, that is exactly what this "virus" does -- give instructions to the user
> that results in deleting a program that enables the PC to handle long file
> names, as I understand it. Anybody who knows computers will ignore it, but
> others may be tricked into harming their own machines.
This must've started as the gag I heard ages ago - it was something
like...
--- Begin virus message ---
Hello! I am a [insert ethnic group here] virus.
Please forward me to everyone in your address book.
Thanks, Bye!
--- End virus message ---
OK so mine isn't that funny, but the original was phrased a lot better
(I can't remember whether it asked you to delete anything or not).
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