| From: | David McMinn |
| Date: | 25 May 2000 at 11:05:54 |
| Subject: | (Fwd) A message you sent has been blocked. |
Hahah, just got this from BBC about that last message I just sent. Anyone else
getting these? I start to worry when that pseuocode is interpreted as a virus -
perhaps the iloveyou guy /did/ create it by accident simply by sending some
Blitz code round the net :)
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From: Avadmin NTHLSXU01 <msg-postmaster@bbc.co.uk>
To: "'D.Mcminn@eee.rgu.ac.uk'" <D.Mcminn@eee.rgu.ac.uk>
Subject: A message you sent has been blocked.
Date sent: Thu, 25 May 2000 10:52:25 +0100
You recently sent a message with the subject: "Re: Adding GTString gadgets".
This message has been blocked because the text of the message is
nearly-identical to that of a prolific email transported virus which
recently affected the BBC. Therefore, as part of our actions against that
virus, your message hasn't been delivered to the intended recipient within
the BBC but has been quarantined and all the intended recipients notified of
this action.
The message was sent to
blitz-list@netsoc.ucd.ie
If you HAVE NOT just sent a message with a subject line of "Re: Adding
GTString gadgets" then it's likely that your machine is infected with the
virus and therefore you must perform the following steps IMMEDIATELY :-
1) Log-off and shutdown your machine completely (as this virus runs in
the background while the machine is switched on).
2) Please contact your normal IT support channels and report to them
that you may have a virus infection.
If you HAVE just sent a genuine message with a subject line of "Re: Adding
GTString gadgets" which you would like to be delivered normally then you
will need to slightly change the text inside the message so that it appears
differently to that text created by the virus. If you require more information
on how to do this please contact your normal IT support channels.
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