[H-GEN] Re: [H-ANNOUNCE] Virus spam warning
Edwin Groothuis
edwin at mavetju.org
Mon Mar 21 17:06:36 EST 2005
On Mon, Mar 21, 2005 at 11:39:15AM -0500, Jason Parker-Burlingham wrote:
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> On Tue, Mar 22, 2005 at 02:07:37AM +1000, Matthew Sellers wrote:
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> > If anyone receives a message similar to the above, they should delete and
> > disregard it. Do not open the attachment, it is malicious.
>
> I have been getting copies of this virus for weeks now. Why the late
> warning? In fact, why bother warning at all? Which virus is contained
> within the attachment? Which systems are affected? This warning
> strikes me as being of very questionable utility.
Damned if you do, damned if you don't.
No matter what, there is always somebody complaining.
Edwin
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