Flow-ery Viruses, Subject lines and Names

From: Gaffin, Stephen L USARIEM (Stephen.Gaffin@na.amedd.army.mil)
Date: Thu May 25 2000 - 14:09:38 EST


Dear Flowers,
	I have been attacked more than 200 times by virus-infected emails in
the last month.  By good luck my hand never accidentally doubleclicked the
attachments or otherwise inadvertently opened the deadly messages while I
was deleting them.  However, some colleagues did accidentally hit the wrong
button, and got their computers thoroughly zapped.
	As a result of their horrible fates I am now ruthlessly delete
emails that look the least bit suspicious in the Subject Lines.
	Long ago, when we lived in Eden, cutesy subject lines or fantasy
email names were a "pick-up" and cheered a spirit deadened by the
administrative loads we all face.
	Today, however, those same fun names and humorous Subject lines may
conceal a Trojan horse waiting for its chance to destroy our memories.
	Therefore, please refrain from writing them if you want me to read
your messages.	I want boring.
Steve
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** Stephen L. Gaffin, Ph.D.				   **
** Research Physiologist				   **
** U.S. Army Research Institute for Environmental Medicine **
** Natick MA  01760-5007				   **
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