Subject: Fact about this current virus attack
Date: Nov 30 08:39:55 2001
From: Chris Altwegg - chris at 123imagine.net


One of the notable facts about the current virus ("W32.Badtrans.B at mm") is how it mangles the sender's e-mail address.

The virus reworks the sender's address, adding an underscore character ("_") to the beginning of the sender's email address. This leading character is very difficult to see if you're not looking for it. It means that if you just reply to the infected message, the sender will never see your notice that they are propagating the virus, your mail will bounce back as undeliverable.

You must remove the underscore to make it work. But by all means, please make the effort to contact the "Typhoid Marys" in the group who are spreading this. As I understand how this virus works, they probably aren't even aware they are sending it.

Chris
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