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RE: Technology Alert: Arrest Made in 'Melissa' Case
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Matthew James Gering)
Fri Apr 2 13:38:37 1999
From: Matthew James Gering <mgering@ecosystems.net>
To: "Cypherpunks (E-mail)" <cypherpunks@cyberpass.net>
Date: Fri, 2 Apr 1999 10:27:56 -0800
Reply-To: Matthew James Gering <mgering@ecosystems.net>
So what would they charge him with, malicious use of office macros?
Violating his Office click-thru agreement? ;)
Matt
> APRIL 2, 1999
>
> A New Jersey man was arrested and charged with originating
> the e-mail virus
> known as Melissa, which spread across the Internet a week ago.
>
> FOR MORE INFORMATION, see:
> http://interactive.wsj.com/articles/SB923068271596730473.htm