This is almost right.  If you don't use Outlook, you won't spread the virus.
However, if you use Word 97, and open the attachment, it includes a macro
that attempts to delete everything on your hard drives as you close the
document.
----- Original Message -----
From: Barber, Kenneth L. <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2000 6:34 AM
Subject: Re: <no subject>


> it is the microsoft mail program "outlook" and "outlook express" that they
> target. if you use "eudora", "netscape mail" etc, you are okay. the things
> wont run out of these, in these cases i think the virus launch is crashed
> before it does anything.
>   and of course, like you said they wont run on a mac either.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joy C. Liebeskind [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2000 9:27 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: <no subject>
>
>
> Buy a MAC--most of them don't effect Macs...Joy
> ----------
> >From: "Barber, Kenneth L." <[log in to unmask]>
> >To: [log in to unmask]
> >Date: Tue, May 30, 2000, 8:03 AM
> >
>
> >thanks trish, they seem to be comming fast and furiously.
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Trisha Cummings [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> >Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2000 8:02 AM
> >To: [log in to unmask]
> >Subject:
> >
> >
> >Last week another virus was let loose called the resume virus - here is
> >Symantecs page on it for your info.
> >
> >http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w97m.melissa.bg.html
> >
> >                                    Brightest Blesslings
> >                                           Trisha
> >
>