how can I delete all of the files on my hard drive and then forward the message? I guess I'd have to shuffle my infected addressbook over to another unsuspecting pc and then send the message. on the postal scheme, it's flatly not gonna happen according to the postal service themselves. I guess april first is upon us. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles Hallenbeck" <chuckh@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "Speakup Distribution List" <speakup at speech.braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2001 8:50 AM Subject: off topic: spam or real? I have not seen this, but my wife has received several pieces of email urging everyone to complain about a proposed regulation that would charge everyone five cents apiece for an eamil message. I insisted that it was a spam, but after all, we are now living in a brave new world, so I thought I would ask if anyone else has any information about this. While I am off the same topic, I recently received the following as an attachment called "virus.doc" in MS Word format: You have just received the Amish virus.......... Since we have no electricity or computers, you are on the honor system. Please delete all of the files on your hard drive. Then forward this message to everyone in your address book. Thank thee ---------- Chuck My web site is http://www.mhonline.net/~chuckh The Moon is Waxing Crescent (40% of Full) _______________________________________________ Speakup mailing list Speakup at braille.uwo.ca http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup