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To: Giordano Bruno who wrote (16435)	3/27/1999 8:25:00 AM
From: Giordano Bruno	Respond to of 34811

* Virus Alert * March 27, 1999 E-Mail Virus Spreads on Internet, Could Tie Up Traffic if Unstopped By MARK BOSLET Dow Jones Newswires PALO ALTO, Calif. -- A computer virus that spread quickly across the Internet on Friday afternoon shut down e-mail servers at some companies and overloaded others with infected e-mail, industry executives said. Some executives fear the virus, which is dubbed Melissa and which preys on Microsoft Corp.'s Word software, could tie up traffic on the Internet on Monday if it is unstopped. A program to prevent the spread of the Melissa virus is available at www.sendmail.com. The virus enters a computer in an e-mail message labeled "Important Message From." The message also includes the apparent sender's name. Melissa replicates itself when a computer user opens the e-mail and a Word-based attachment it contains. Once open and active, the virus sends infected e-mail to 50 new recipients it finds in the computer owner's address book. The virus shut down e-mail servers at Microsoft late Friday and hampered operations at other companies, such as Lucent Technologies Inc. said Eric Allman, chief technology officer at Send Mail Inc. Send Mail makes e-mail routing software used widely on the Internet. Representatives from Microsoft and Lucent could not be reached for comment. The body of the infected e-mail document reads: "Here's the document you asked for. Don't show it to anyone else." Mr. Allman said Send Mail came up with a program to prevent the virus' spread. It simply identifies an e-mail with the label "Important Message From" and returns it to the sender. The program is available for download from the Send Mail website. "Monday could be seriously painful for the Internet" if lots of users open and read e-mail messages infected with Melissa, Mr. Allman said.

To: Giordano Bruno who wrote (16435)	3/27/1999 2:48:00 PM
From: Ms. X	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 34811

You are keeping me giggling with those cartoons! Nope, didn't sleep well but had a discussion about the market with the night nurse at about 4am. She wanted me to do her investments for her. I'm drugged, I have no business doing anyones investments. Well, let's see. Today I got up and brushed my teeth. This was the first time I could do this without the dandy spit cup and towel the nurses provide in the bed. This gave me a sense of freedom which was enjoyed tremendously. I looked in the mirror and practically screamed. Long hair trapped in a hospital bed for 5 days - I look like Lady Godiva on crack... Got that taken care of. Physical Therapy came by and I walked a little further today than yesterday. They still trail behind me with a wheelchair but I can put a little more pressure on my right leg. The doc came by and said I'm such a light weight it's hard to medicate me properly. This epidural pump just squirts that medicine right in there and makes me dizzy. It is on a very low dose but if I don't have it, I can't get up. Ummmm. I've told everyone to stay home today 'cause it is beautiful day outside and all of my friends and family need a break. I'll be here for another coupe of days. Can't leave until the right leg stops buckling and I can stand on it. Monday maybe. TV sucks. I haven't met any cute single doctors that I can drag away with me after I'm done here. This was one of my objectives and it looks like it is one that won't be met... Oh, well.... That is about it. What's going on with you? Oh, they have a damn good chocolate custard cake here!