Doug Jones wrote:

> I'll make this short and sweet. I have become aware of an email virus that
> is very real (this is no hoax). It is relatively harmless except that it
> spreads itself very quickly by attaching to all the new emails you send. IF
> you get an attachment called HAPPY99.EXE    DELETE IT, DO NOT OPEN IT
> It will replace your winsock file, and then attach itself to every email you
> send, thus it spreads. It does nothing else other than that to my knowledge.
> It is more of a problem on large network servers. The person who sent it to
> you probably has no idea it came along for the ride. The instructions for
> removal are below.
>
> Sorry to bother you with this; but, it helps eliminate part of the problem.
>
> Doug Jones
>

I got this from the Type3 list, and I DID NOT open it, but a couple of the guys
did, and they didnt notice anything, until they rebooted their computer. Main
rule is NEVER open any unknown .EXE files!!!

PerL