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To: john p. carney who wrote (29904)	4/7/1999 10:15:00 PM
From: kormac	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 36349

Hi John, A great observation and we are sure to be off now as we are an internet company. I saw the post this morning as it came in and the follow-up by Janet Jackson wondering why the stock had not been halted and then watched as the share price did not move for awhile. I did not lose or make any money as I stayed put. I am not at all upset that such a post has appeared on SI. This is an occupational hazard and it is good that people become aware of these things so that they can be cautious. I love the way the Reports came in about how "ingenious" this is supposed to be, but as those who read the posts this morning saw, one of our fellow posters created the Bloomberg look in 2 minutes or less at Erols. So nothing very ingenious about this. Please Wall Street Reported make a note of this !!!. I also find the talk about Bloomberg testing their releases at Angelfire bizarre. Charlie, really !!!! I am willing also to say that those who write viruses like, Melissa that did not carry any damaging payload, also do indirect service to the internet by beefing up software systems. Sure a lot of time was lost in many companies, but this draws attention to issues that need this attention and is thus a part of doing business. Just think if none of this were ever to happen and then someone does it when nobody expects. That would cause real havoc. Cheers, Seppo