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    Exclamation Warning...

    This arrived in my mailbox at 19:15gmt today!

    From: Microsoft,

    To: [email protected]


    Dear Sir/Madam,
    We kindly ask you to install this update to your PC as soon as possible.
    In the libraries of OS Windows® critical errors have been found. This errors lead to destruction of the system files from your computer without an opportunity on restoration. The given service-pack fixes libraries and does not allow various Trojan modules to penetrate into your computer.

    Yours Faithfully,
    Microsoft INC
    1 x attachment 2.3kb

    Don't think I'll be running this attachment somehow, though I might dismantle it and see what's in there when I get time!

    Isn't the wording good too.......

    (I have copied it to M$)

    Watch out for this one guys n' gals...

    John

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    Yeah, the wording is real good.
    Just for more info John, what is the name of the attachment?
    Thanks for the headsup.

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    Sorry, my bad!

    The attachment is called: update_3032005.exe.

    And Trip, Didja see whose presently sitting at the top of the challenge lawro??

    John

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    Thanks for the name of the file. Will have to remember that one.



    You were always close John. Did they finally update the scores? As late as yesterday last Saturday's games still showed "in play".
    So, you overtook the great Gazzak?

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    Bet thats an ugly one

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    I hate to sound like a n00b, but shouldn't "Dear Sir/Madam" have been the first clue that something about that email wasn't right?

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