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  2. From: murphy@gibbs.physics.purdue.edu (William J. Murphy)
  3. Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin
  4. Subject: Re: Virus via mail
  5. Keywords: Is it possible?
  6. Message-ID: <8113@dirac.physics.purdue.edu>
  7. Date: 19 Aug 92 18:50:16 GMT
  8. References: <1992Aug19.145655.8372@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
  9. Sender: news@dirac.physics.purdue.edu
  10. Organization: Purdue University Physics Department
  11. Lines: 18
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  13. In article <1992Aug19.145655.8372@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> szatezal@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Shane M Zatezalo) writes:
  14. >(please, no flames here)
  15. >
  16. >Would it be possible for someone to spread a virus via NeXTMail?
  17. >
  18.  
  19. Something Stephen Wrightish:  I sent myself a virus, must be my infectious
  20. humor.  
  21.  
  22. Yes I think that you could send a virus this way.  I just tried sending myself
  23. and executable which I double-clicked and launched.  NeXT Mail is at least 
  24. smart enough to alert you that the attachment is executable.  Since I knew 
  25. what I sent myself, I wasn't too worried. But it did execute.  Suppose I
  26. could have been stupid and had it unlink my directories. :-{
  27.  
  28. Bill Murphy               | Old Home Cottage Cheese:  The only cottage 
  29.               | cheese that's not made from formaldehyde, 
  30. murphy@physics.purdue.edu | arsenic, or rodent parts.
  31.