Path: utzoo!utgpu!attcan!uunet!husc6!linus!spdcc!ima!think!barmar
From: barmar@think.COM (Barry Margolin)
Newsgroups: comp.misc
Subject: Correction Re: AP Press Release: UUCP Virus
Keywords: virus, ap, uucp
Message-ID: <30580@think.UUCP>
Date: 7 Nov 88 01:52:57 GMT
References: <5355@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU>
Sender: news@think.UUCP
Reply-To: barmar@kulla.think.com.UUCP (Barry Margolin)
Organization: Thinking Machines Corporation, Cambridge MA, USA
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The Subject line of the original posting has a VERY BIG mistake in it.
The virus that attacked many computers around the country does NOT
propogate over UUCP.  It is quite specific to TCP/IP protocols, and
traveled over the DARPA Internet.

PLEASE, don't spread rumors without checking your facts.  This virus
caused enough trouble without such help.

Barry Margolin
Thinking Machines Corp.

barmar@think.com
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