Partly, because of this hoax and also because I still have
a computer with Windows 3.1, I have a golden rule of never
using file names longer than eight letters.
David
On Sun, 28 Apr 2002 23:05:52 +0100 Tracy Turner
<[log in to unmask]> wrote:
# Jeremy (& All)
#
# Unfortunately this is not a genuine virus, but a rather persistent hoax.
# Please do not delete this file, which is a necessary Windows file for
# dealing with long file names.
#
# Tracy Turner
#
#
# Visit Hertford War Memorial at:
# www.hertfordtown.fsnet.co.uk
#
# -----Original Message-----
# From: From: Local-History list [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On
# Behalf Of Jeremy Hodgkinson
# Sent: 28 April 2002 22:54
# To: [log in to unmask]
# Subject: VIRUS WARNING
#
#
# Dear All,
#
# A nasty little bug is doing the rounds.
#
# Check for the presence of the following program on your hard drive.
#
# Go to START then FIND - sulfnbk.exe
#
# Do not open it; DELETE it, then delete it from your Recycle Bin.
#
# Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.
#
# Jeremy Hodgkinson
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David Alan Gatley (Dr),
School of Humanities and Social Sciences,
Staffordshire University,
Stoke-on-Trent,
ST4 2XW
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