At 09:00 PM 2/16/99 -0500, Tybalt wrote:

On 16 Feb 1999, Sam Vilsmeier wrote:

begin 644 Happy99.exe
M35I0``(````$``\`__\``+@`````````0``:````````````````````````

FFML isn't for posting binaries, particularly ones that apparently have
nothing to do with fanfiction.

Mr. Vilsmeier is going to be leaving us for a short while.

-Tybalt
-who has no idea how this got past the list server....

	Ladies and Gentlemen, it's MORE than just an inappropriate posting. I 
RECOGNIZE that perverted little piece o' binary, courtesy of a letter from a 
close personal friend.

	Allow me to quote...

The Happy 99 virus..
Okay, I got that virus in my computer.  There is step by step instructions
on how to remove it from your computer if you have opened it, as well as
more detailed information on the virus itself at
www.geocities.com/siliconvalley/heights/3652/ska.htm

I've followed the steps and it seems to have removed the virus.

Lurking in the Corners, Stormey

	This annoying little piece of garbage is supposed to show you a display of 
fireworks and wish you a happy new year for 1999. What it ALSO does, 
according to the author of the web page above, is attach itself to your 
winsock DLL file, write itself into your registry, and then try to copy 
itself to every email you send, and send copies of itself to every machine 
you connect with.

	Ty, if Sam let this get by him accidentally (which, if I understand what 
I've read on the web page, is quite possible), the temp ban is fine. But if 
he posted this thing DELIBERATELY, I urge you to take MUCH stronger steps.

	Anyone who decodes this nasty back into a machine executable form is liable 
to be infected already. If you haven't decoded it, DON'T!

	Get Rid Of IT!

	Ed Becerra


	"Dreamers may die, but the Dream is eternal.."