P3D Re: RE: Viruses

[Peter Davis <pd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I don't know if you got fooled, or if you're trying to fool us but ...

	APRIL FOOL!


At 12:56 PM 4/1/99 , you wrote:
>I just got this e-mail from my friend, at Microsoft, who lets me know about 
>viruses all
>the time:
>
>This has been overshadowed by all the Melissa virus talk ... but in case you
>have forgotten, or are a relatively new web surfer, today is the day that
>the internet is closed for it's annual cleaning. Specifically, it lasts from
>Noon till 11:50 pm tonight, no matter what time Zone your in. Remember, do 
>not attempt
>to log on the internet
>during this period - AS IT WILL DO MAJOR DAMAGE TO YOUR HARD DRIVE!!
>
>With more and more folks jumping on computers everyday, I have read
>there is concern as to if the entire internet can be cleaned in one day
>this year. I would imagine we would hear sometime this afternoon if
>the internet would need to be closed into Friday. Stay tuned for more
>details, and be sure and forward this message to all your friends and
>associates.
>
>If you know someone who is just getting into the internet thing, you may
>want to warn them about this!
>
>Grant

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