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Date:         Thu, 16 Dec 1999 18:56:38 -0700
Reply-To:     Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@WORLDNET.ATT.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@WORLDNET.ATT.NET>
Subject:      Re: Millenium Viruses
Comments: To: Davidson <wdavidson@THEGRID.NET>
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Seems a reasonable precaution to me.

Karl Wolz

----- Original Message ----- From: Davidson <wdavidson@THEGRID.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Thursday, December 16, 1999 5:00 PM Subject: Millenium Viruses

> Here's a thought to kick around: > I read in the Wall Street Journal today that the bigger concern (bigger than > the millenium date bug) for January 1, 2000 is the potential for computer > viruses that are triggered by the turn of the millenium. Seems that there > are those who would like to create havoc to start off the new millenium. > Software companies that specialize in hunting down and fixing viruses have > already found hundreds of them set to go off at midnight, and they expect > there are possibly hundreds that they have not found. Many of these viruses > are created to mimic the Y2K date bug so as to make them harder to solve > (and give them longer to do their damage). Several large companies are > shutting down their email systems for the weekend. > So my thought is this: > It seems that it might be prudent for the list administrator to shut the > list down sometime on the 31st. Then on the weekend he could check for > viruses before allowing the server to send us email. So what do you guys > think? > Bill >


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