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From: jabaker@grail.cba.csuohio.edu (jason)
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Subject: Re: VIRUS ALERT
Date: 01 Jan 1997 11:12:08 -0500
Organization: Cleveland State University
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In-reply-to: JOSE_M@internetMCI.com's message of 24 Dec 1996 03:55:51 GMT
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In article <59nk87$a7o@news.internetmci.com> JOSE_M@internetMCI.com writes:

   That message don't make any since.....<scratching head>
   all e-mail is text only... how can you hide a binary file in
   ascii format??? you can't unless that tag a file with a text
   and then you have to run  i manualy......

Can't you see that that you yourself are propagating this internet
message virus which has already infected 35 newsgroups?

Jason