From: Stephen J Lamb <SJL <at> ALS <dot> CO <dot> UK>
Date: 23 jan 1998
Subject: Re: VIRUS ALERT!!!!!!!!! - This is  HOAX guys and gals - re

> To All,
>
>    My deepest apologies for the Mistaken Virus Alert. As it appears I
> have been an unwitting victim for a most malicious Practical Joke, I
> ask your forgiveness for what I thought at the time was a serious
> problem.
>
>     Eric V. Greenwood       evg


Apology accepted.  I had a quick browse on the web for information
about this and came up with the following:

    http://www.cybervillens.com/cyberdb/11-30.htm

This confirms the "JOIN THE CREW" e-mail as being a fake.  Just in
case anyone is unclear, it is *impossible* for a virus to be transmitted
to your computer by just opening an e-mail - they are just ASCII text
after all.  On the other hand, they can be transmiited to your computer
by running a file that came from an e-mail (for example, via a binary or
uuencoded attachment) - see the URL above for details.

--Steve