The Good Times Virus is a HOAX

[Harold Feld]

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>> What was the CIAC bulletin?
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>>
>> On December 6, 1994, the U.S. Department of Energy's CIAC (Computer
>> Incident Advisory Capability) issued a bulletin declaring the Good
>> Times virus a hoax and an urban legend. The bulletin was widely
>> quoted as an antidote to the hoax. The original document can be
>> found at the address in Online References at the end of the mini
>> FAQ, and is included verbatim in the full FAQ. CIAC issued another
>> bulletin on April 24, 1995 to reiterate that Good Times is a hoax.
>>

I'm sorry to say that, despite this, there are *still* folks at the Dep't
of Energy (where I work ) who forward the warnings they receive to variuous
departmental LANs.  We then tiredly refer them to our own document.

So, don't feel bad if you fell for it.  even the people who declared it a
hoax can't keep track.

Harold Feld
SCA
Yaakov HaMizrachi

"Do not ask 'Why are these days not as good as the days of old?' This
question is not prompted by wisdom." -Eccl.