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From: Roger Clarke (Roger.Clarke@xamax.com.au)
Date: Fri Aug 03 2001 - 10:50:28 EST

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"Johann Kruse" <foon@ninemsn.com.au>:
>Unfortunately the stories aren't online anymore, but I recall that
>ninemsn's news specifically mentioned that the worm only affects
>computers running Microsoft IIS 4/5.

Boy, we occasionally discuss the loss of history through the
non-archival of news reports; but turnaround that short is new to
me, and frightening.

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