Re: Good Times Virus Threat

Ian S. Johnston (johian@homer.acs.bethel.edu)
Fri, 9 Feb 1996 09:50:38 -0600

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The "Good Times" virus is a hoax. There are plenty of damaging viruses out
there, but this one is technically impossible. The only way for a virus to
spread is through executable code. Mail messages are never executed as
computer code and therefore can not spread viruses.

Ian S. Johnston, Ph.D.
Biological Sciences
Bethel College, 3900 Bethel Drive, St. Paul, MN 55112, U.S.A.
Phone and Voicemail: 612 638 6198
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