Hoax Warnings

From: Maurice A. O'Sullivan (mauros@iol.ie)
Date: Tue Jun 09 1998 - 07:57:47 EDT


The mother of all hoax warnings about e-mails carrying viruses was the
"Good Times" hoax.

This is documented at:
http://www.udel.edu/richard/TH/goodt.html

and though it is over three years since "Good Times" last surfaced, the
simple explanatory text is still worth reading -- especially for those
tempted to pass on warnings about its later imitations.

There is a fuller FAQ on "Good Times" available at:

http://straylight.cso.niu.edu/nats/goodtime.htm

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