I agree with Jerry. A legitimate warning about a legitimate virus is
welcome on my screen anytime from anyone -- especially a new virus that has
caused known damage. The problem is, just about every "warning" I've
received on Tweeters has been about a virus hoax (including Wobbler --
twice), so all you kind folks please verify before perpetuating the hoax.

Another place you can check for yourself before "alerting the masses" is
Symantec's Virus Encyclopedia website. It has a nice search option right
there on the first screen.

http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/vinfodb.html

. . . and the Cedar Waxwings finally started attacking our nice ripe
orange European Ash berries this week. Late this year, like my tomatoes.

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Ned McGarry
Kirkland, WA
nmcgarry at gte.net


-----Original Message-----
From: sanjer at televar.com [SMTP:sanjer at televar.com]
Sent: Friday, September 17, 1999 10:40 PM
To: wagen at u.washington.edu; tweeters
Subject: Re: OFF TOPIC!!!!! Virus HOAX!!



"M. Wagenbach" wrote:

> A couple of points:
> 1. Virus warnings are NOT birding related, and should not be posted.

I don't see a problem with warning about a virus if it has been checked out
to be a real one.

> 2. Most virus warnings are hoaxes.

This is true.

> Please read the sites from Big Blue and your friendly federal government
> on this subject:
> http://www.av.ibm.com/BreakingNews/HypeAlert/
> http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/CIACHoaxes.html

Thanks for the URLs. Oh yes.....there are some people that have email only
and can't access the internet to check out these things.

Jerry and Sandy Converse
Grand Coulee, WA
mailto:sanjer at televar.com

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