This may or may not be true. but wishing to err on the side of caution I present it to all my friends here. MSF

O ALL.

Dave's brother is a very advanced programmer who does computer work for

a living and has a high up status with Microsoft. He doesn't send

these if they aren't real. If he says this is for real, it for sure

is. Be aware.



VIRUS COMING !

Hi All,

I checked with Norton Anti-Virus, and they are gearing up for

this virus!

I checked Snopes, and it is for real. Get this E-mail message sent

around to your contacts ASAP.

PLEASE FORWARD THIS WARNING AMONG FRIENDS, FAMILY AND CONTACTS!

You should be alert during the next few days.. Do not open any

message with an attachment entitled 'POSTCARD FROM HALLMARK,'regardless

of who sent it to you. It is a virus which opens A POSTCARD IMAGE,

which 'burns' the whole hard disc C of your computer.

This virus will be received from someone who has your e-mail

address in his/her contact list. This is the reason why you need to

send this e-mail to all your contacts. It is better to receive this

message 25 times than to receive the virus and open it.

If you receive a mail called' POSTCARD,' even though sent to you

by a friend, do not open it! Shut down your computer immediately. This

is the worst virus announced by CNN.

It has been classified by Microsoft as the most destructive virus

ever. This virus was discovered by McAfee yesterday, and there is no

repair yet for this kind of virus. This virus simply destroys the Zero

Sector of the Hard Disc, where the vital information is kept.

COPY THIS E-MAIL, AND SEND IT TO YOUR FRIENDS.

REMEMBER: IF YOU SEND IT TO THEM, YOU WILL BENEFIT ALL OF US

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1982 300SD " Wotan" ..On the road as of Jan 8, 2007 with Historic Tags

LOL. God thats an OLD one. I swear I could send out an e-mail claiming the moon was made of cheese and people would take it as fact.

http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/postcard.asp

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1991 560 SEL / 185k miles
1992 750il / 17k miles - project car

X2 land,
I first got that email about 3 years ago. It appears leading up to Christmas every year. Dont know of any one who has ever been sent it. Its good that MS made the effort to let us know though!

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Grumpy Old Diesel Owners Club group

I no longer question authority, I annoy authority. More effect, less effort....

1967 230-6 auto parts car. rust bucket.
1980 300D now parts car 800k miles
1984 300D 500k miles
1987 250td 160k miles English import
2001 jeep turbo diesel 130k miles
1998 jeep tdi ~ followed me home. Needs a turbo.
1968 Ford F750 truck. 6-354 diesel conversion.
Other toys ~J.D.,Cat & GM ~ mainly earth moving

Here's some info on the subject:

http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/postcard.asp

I don't recall ever receiving a forward that turned out to be even remotely true, no matter what it's subject. The latest trick is to start your forward by claiming "I (or somebody else) checked this with Snopes and it's for real". This is true genius; the anonymous author knows that virtually everybody will take this as fact and hit the forward button without bothering to check it THEMSELVES.

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You're a daisy if you do.
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84 Euro 240D 4spd. 220.5k sold
04 Honda Element AWD
1985 F150 XLT 4x4, 351W with 270k miles, hay hauler
1997 Suzuki Sidekick 4x4
1993 Toyota 4wd Pickup 226K and counting

Funny I got some kind of eCard thing in my Spam folder today.

Deleted it, not because of this thread, just because.

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KLK, MCSE

1990 500SL

I was always taught to respect my elders.
I don't have to respect too many people anymore.

Someone sent me this Virus years ago

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hum.....
1987 300TD 311,000M Stolen. Presumed destroyed