Don't Believe the Hype

Scorpion · 09-20-2001, 07:37 PM

Internet hoaxes have been around for years. If you get a 'Virus Warning,' it's most likely bogus. But you can check with the Department of Energy's Computer Incident Advisary Capability at

http://hoaxbusters.ciac.org/

Interesting stuff!

Other hoaxes can be found at

http://urbanlegends.about.com

~Rus

"Because you're not promised tomorrow." ~ Stuck Mojo

Raven · 09-20-2001, 08:20 PM

Scorpion,

I agree with you, many are not really valid.

One of the things that I have learned to watch out for is, if something is emailed to you with an attachment that is not an image or regular text such as .htm, .html, or .eml, then chances are that it not worth opening.

A lot of forwarded junk mail is usually started to collect lots of email addys for spam lists, since they know that the message will be forwarded around to hundreds. Usually I do not open any forwarded mail or send them either to others for the same reason.

Raven

Scorpion · 09-20-2001, 08:47 PM

Quote:

One of the things that I have learned to watch out for is, if something is emailed to you with an attachment that is not an image or regular text such as .htm, .html, or .eml, then chances are that it not worth opening.

Excellent advice.

~Rus

"Because you're not promised tomorrow." ~ Stuck Mojo

09-20-2001, 07:37 PM	#1
Scorpion Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Colorado Posts: 5,614	Don't Believe the Hype Internet hoaxes have been around for years. If you get a 'Virus Warning,' it's most likely bogus. But you can check with the Department of Energy's Computer Incident Advisary Capability at http://hoaxbusters.ciac.org/ Interesting stuff! Other hoaxes can be found at http://urbanlegends.about.com ~Rus "Because you're not promised tomorrow." ~ Stuck Mojo

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09-20-2001, 08:20 PM	#2
Raven Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Earth Posts: 3,089	Scorpion, I agree with you, many are not really valid. One of the things that I have learned to watch out for is, if something is emailed to you with an attachment that is not an image or regular text such as .htm, .html, or .eml, then chances are that it not worth opening. A lot of forwarded junk mail is usually started to collect lots of email addys for spam lists, since they know that the message will be forwarded around to hundreds. Usually I do not open any forwarded mail or send them either to others for the same reason. Raven