At 10:32 AM 4/25/96 -0500, you wrote:
>Guys,
>
>Our Corporate office just sent out a warning that a computer virus is being
>sent through the e-mail system.  The US Federal Communications Comm. has
>issured a warning about this virus.
>
>The virus is spread automatically to people on an e-mail list on an infected
>computer.  It is always sent the same way.  The e-mail will have a title of
>Good Times.  WHAT EVER YOU DO, DO NOT READ ANY E-MAIL WITH THE TITLE " GOOD
>TIMES".  If you read the e-mail the virus will infect your computer.  Our
>administrator has recommended that we just delete the e-mail when it
>arrives.  The virus will trash your hard drive and can distroy your CPU.
>
>The virus only infects if you read the e-mail not by just receiving it.
>
>Some warped user of AOL created this virus according to the FCC.
>
>Good Luck!!!
>
>
>Richard Barnes
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>
 
No computer virus can be transmitted through text files, only through executable
files.  Yuo should never down load any unknow files ending in .exe, .bat or
.com.
Reading email is harmless.
 
Pete