Date: Wed, 04 Feb 1998 12:07:53 +0100
From: Jana Stadtruckerova <jana.stadtruckerova@strategy.gov.sk>
To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
Subject: Re: Join the Crew Meme
I received this messige yeastrday. I think that cyberspace with its elastic
enviroment
is very exciting space for evolution and spreading memes via network. Memes can
spread in network a few seconds and are able to infect you. I Internet with
its email, there is problems with spreading danger memes - computer viruses, that
can
cause like Wired writes in its february issiu - cyberwars. I think that memes -
computer viruses may be very dangerous.
Jana Stadtruckerova
Slovakia, intersets : complexity theory, PHD candidate in philosofy
Aaron Lynch wrote:
> >I received this e-mail message four times yesterday, is this a cyberspace
> >"blue star meme" of the Dave Gross variety? As far I am aware, e-mail text
> >messages cannot be hosts for viruses, or am I wrong?
> >Interesting how IBM, Digital and AOL have been mentioned in an attempt to
> >give credibility to the meme. The "Ooo eeer Missus !" is just whacky enough
> >to make it just that little bit more infectious. Fits nicely with Dawkins
> >and Goodenough's article on chain mail memes, and the infection strategy
> >contrasts well with the St Jude virus.
> >
> >Hope you're all vaccinated.
> >
> >Paul Marsden
>
> Thanks for this specimen, Paul.
>
> I have a memetic analysis of such emails at
> http://www.mcs.net/~aaron/contagion.htm. The site contains a debunking
> letter that was inspired by my having received a false warning from Human
> Behavior and Evolution Society's listserver.
>
> >grciss
> >
> >
> >On Thu, 15 Jan 1998 15:16:45 GMT Diane Jordan wrote:
> >> From: Diane Jordan <ssfc5@central.susx.ac.uk>
> >> Date: Thu, 15 Jan 1998 15:16:45 GMT
> >> Subject: FW: Virus Warning! (fwd)
> >> To: grciss.all@central.susx.ac.uk
> >
> >>
> >> ----------
> >> From: Karen Willoughby[SMTP:internet!elan.co.uk!kw]
> >> Sent: 14 January 1998 15:04
> >> To: rpatel
> >> Subject: Virus Warning!
> >>
> >> .
> >> Ooo eeer Missus !
> >> .
> >> VIRUS WARNING !!!!!!
> > .
> > If you receive an email titled "JOIN THE CREW" DO NOT open it.
> > It will erase everything on your hard drive. Forward this letter out
> >to as many people as you can. This is a new, very malicious virus
> >and not many people know about it. This information was announced
> >yesterday morning from IBM; please share it with everyone that might
> > access the internet. Once again, pass this along to EVERYONE in
> >your address book so that this may be stopped. Also, do not open or even
> > look at any mail that says "RETURNED OR UNABLE TO DELIVERY" This
> >virus will attach itself to your computer components and render them
> >useless. Immediately delete any mail items that say this. AOL has
> >said that this is a very dangerous virus and that there is NO remedy for
> >it at this time. Please practice cautionary measures and forward this
> >to all your online friends ASAP.
> >>
> >> |d|i|g|i|t|a|l| Customer Support Centre Tel: (+44) 1256 373222
> >> Jays Close, Basingstoke, Hampshire. Fax: (+44) 1256 841494
> >> RG22 4DE. United Kingdom Email:
> >> daniel.amiss@digital.com
> >>
> >> <end of mail message>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Shoshana Ormonde,
> >> Economics Subject Group Secretary,
> >> School of Social Sciences
> >> E-mail: s.ormonde@sussex.ac.uk
> >> Telephone (+44) 1273-678889 (internal 8889)
> >> Fax: (+44) 1273 673563
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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