Bogus virus alerts

[Una Smith <una@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dear PaleoNet subscribers,

I checked around in Usenet about the "xxx-1" and the other virus
attack warning, since both seemed very unlikely.  Both warnings
appear to be hoaxes.

I've been using mailing lists etc. for over a decade, and every
year in late December and around April 1 nonsense like this makes
the rounds.  These pranks are a huge waste of our time, especially
when they are taken at face value, and passed around.  So please,
before passing on a note like this, try to find out if it is real.

	Una Smith			una.smith@yale.edu

Dept. of Biology, Yale Univ., New Haven, CT  06520-8104