Perky/Pinky,

1.  Thnx for posting in plain text.

2.  Update and run anti virus.

3.  The Great Computer Powers are subduing Mellissa, though the malicious
may be generating clones.  Virii mutate.

4.  I posted to buttress other postings that imho Melissa was not a hoax.
Believe Trisha-Wicca was first to warn.

5.  At that time the best safety was not to open attachments.

6.  Whether Melissa infects depends on the age/type of your system,
software, etc.

7.  Any attachment can contain a virus.  As in other realms of life: always
open with care.

8.  If you want to make an effort to inform yourself you may want to visit

                <http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/special/melissavirus.html>.

ISM



Date:    Sun, 11 Apr 1999 08:35:24 -0500
From:    Perk <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: More Melissa Virus

ISM, Are you saying don't open any attachments ?KJP





-----Original Message-----
From: I. STEPHEN MARGOLIS <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Tuesday, March 30, 1999 7:13 AM
Subject: More Melissa Virus


>THIS LOOKS SERIOUS.
>
>Try not to open attachments.  Check with friends first.  (The virus steals
>up to 50 listings from your address books and sends out e-mails using your
>name.   Ask them to  send you open texts.
>
>You may want to visit:
><(http://www.zdnet.com/anchordesk/story/story_3237.html)>
>
>ISM
>
>TUESDAY, MARCH 30, 1999
>Melissa Gets Meaner ...
>
>MELISSA GETTING MORE DESTRUCTIVE
>New, more destructive variants are changing the rules in the Melissa virus
>we told you about yesterday.  Confirming security experts' fears, the macro
>virus is mutating into more devious and potentially destructive variants.
>For instance, a variant with a blank subject line has emerged and there's
an
>Excel variant that seems to affect several messaging programs, not just
>Microsoft Outlook. But according to the experts, the best fix still holds
>true: Don't open a macro in an email attachment.
>