RE: Microsoft employee produces product infected by virus

Joe Barrera (joebar@MICROSOFT.com)
Mon, 4 Aug 1997 16:09:36 -0700


Barbara,

Augh! I am really sorry. I should have thought of putting a note on the
door instead of thinking that I would remember to warn everyone in time.
Yes, I deserve the Microsoft bashing.

At any rate, I hope you get through the "chicken pops" okay.

- Joe

PS. Gordon: we prefer to be called "henchpeople." This is the '90s,
after all.

Joseph S. Barrera III (joebar@microsoft.com)
http://research.microsoft.com/~joebar
Phone, Office: (415) 778-8227; Cellular: (415) 601-3719; Home: (415)
588-4801

-----Original Message-----
From: gordoni@base.com [SMTP:gordoni@base.com]
Sent: Monday, August 04, 1997 2:20 PM
To: FoRK@pest.w3.org
Subject: Microsoft employee produces product infected by
virus

Barbara started breaking out in spots last night. She had it
confirmed by a doctor this morning.

Anyone else who attended ForkCon'96 had better watch out. The
normal incubation period for Chicken Pox is 14-17 days. Today
is day 16.

Email messages of condolance can be sent to barbara@base.com.

:-)

I knew we should have stayed away... The number of times I have
lectured people about the evils and danger of Microsoft
products.
The risk of catching a virus is just too great. Alas, the
product
of one of Bill Gates evil henchmen ran loose that evening in an
insecure environment, and thus the damage was done. Apparently
a Microsoft employee did issue a warning statement, but as might
be expected we did not receive it until it was too late...

gordoni