I agree and it is certainly a lesson I will use in future.
Martin
----- Original Message -----
From: <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2001 8:44 PM
Subject: Re: VIRUS ALERT!


> Martin, please check your urban legends/hoax site(s) before forwarding
> information on viruses.
>
>  <A
>
HREF="http://urbanlegends.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2
Fw
>
> ww.datafellows.com%2Fhoaxes%2Fwobbhoax.htm">About.com :
> http://www.datafellows.com/hoaxes/wobbhoax.htm</A>
>
> or
>
>  <A HREF="http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/weekly/aa030798.htm">Win a
> Holiday Virus Alert (Hoax) - Urban Legends and Folklore - 03/07/98</A>
> Dateline: 03/07/98
> Judging from the number of copies that have landed in my inbox over the
past
> week, this is the hottest "new" virus hoax on the Net:
>
>
> Subject: FWD: VIRUS WARNING !
>
> If you receive an email titled "WIN A HOLIDAY" DO NOT open it. It will
erase
> everything on your hard drive. Forward this letter out to as many people
as
> you can. This is a new, very malicious virus and not many people know
about
> it.
>