A warning from our IT people--and why FERC had no e-mail for a couple of  hours.
Date: Tue, 04 Dec 2001 13:36:51 -0500
From: "IT Support Center" <itsc@ferc.fed.us>
To: <AAbate@ferc.fed.us>,<abbigale.addison@ferc.fed.us>,        <ACarroll@ferc.fed.us>, <ADeng@ferc.fed.us>,        <AHinz@ferc.fed.us>, <BBourque@ferc.fed.us>,        <bbraswell@ferc.fed.us>, <BBryan@ferc.fed.us>,        <BHarrington@ferc.fed.us>, <BHolsey@ferc.fed.us>,        <bsesso@ferc.fed.us>, <cbeatson@ferc.fed.us>,        <CChung@ferc.fed.us>, <CCook@ferc.fed.us>, <CDegu@ferc.fed.us>,        <CHandley@ferc.fed.us>, <CNiehaus@ferc.fed.us>,        <cnutsch@ferc.fed.us>, <CPhung@ferc.fed.us>,        <CRybicki@ferc.fed.us>, <CWeakley@ferc.fed.us>,        <DCagnon@ferc.fed.us>, <DCiemielewski@ferc.fed.us>,        <DFrailey@ferc.fed.us>, <DHannan@ferc.fed.us>,        <DMashburn@ferc.fed.us>, <DMurray@ferc.fed.us>,        <DSmith@ferc.fed.us>, <DZugris@ferc.fed.us>,        <EArnold@ferc.fed.us>, <EBarka@ferc.fed.us>,        <EBrown@ferc.fed.us>, <egargon@ferc.fed.us>,        <elizabeth.bethke@ferc.fed.us>, <ERamos@ferc.fed.us>,        <ethompson@ferc.fed.us>, <FBryant@ferc.fed.us>,        <FWilliams@ferc.fed.us>, <GTWhite@ferc.fed.us>,        <GWyche@ferc.fed.us>, <hbotchway@ferc.fed.us>,        <jason.chen@ferc.fed.us>, <JGilchrist@ferc.fed.us>,        <jhassan@ferc.fed.us>, <JJeffas@ferc.fed.us>,        <JKrug@ferc.fed.us>, <JLarsen@ferc.fed.us>,        <JLivingston@ferc.fed.us>, <JLuna@ferc.fed.us>,        <JMcDougal@ferc.fed.us>, <JMiller@ferc.fed.us>,        <JMMiller@ferc.fed.us>, <jonathan.burgess@ferc.fed.us>,        <JPaquin@ferc.fed.us>, <JShepherd@ferc.fed.us>,        <jsilva@ferc.fed.us>, <JWagner@ferc.fed.us>,        <KLeblanc@ferc.fed.us>, <KMerlo@ferc.fed.us>,        <KSherman@ferc.fed.us>, <LBunn@ferc.fed.us>,        <LFerguson@ferc.fed.us>, <LFinger@ferc.fed.us>,        <mali@ferc.fed.us>,        <Martin#032#W#032#Van#032#Doorninck@ferc.fed.us>,        <MCalin@ferc.fed.us>, <MFerebee@ferc.fed.us>,        <MGreenham@ferc.fed.us>, <MHughes@ferc.fed.us>,        <MKlose@ferc.fed.us>, <MRison@ferc.fed.us>,        <NGoharian@ferc.fed.us>, <NMoore@ferc.fed.us>,        <PHairston@ferc.fed.us>, <PKilchrist@ferc.fed.us>,        <popeng.chang@ferc.fed.us>, <RAmerkhail@ferc.fed.us>,        <RLynch@ferc.fed.us>, <RRegal@ferc.fed.us>,        <RReid@ferc.fed.us>, <rrogers@ferc.fed.us>,        <RShaffer@ferc.fed.us>, <SBDavis@ferc.fed.us>,        <SDupree@ferc.fed.us>, <SNovak@ferc.fed.us>,        <ssalehi@ferc.fed.us>, <SSauve@ferc.fed.us>,        <steve.collins@ferc.fed.us>, <STriplett@ferc.fed.us>,        <TBaker@ferc.fed.us>, <tbryfogle@ferc.fed.us>,        <TByrd@ferc.fed.us>, <TCampbell@ferc.fed.us>,        <TJohnson@ferc.fed.us>, <TWelch@ferc.fed.us>,        <uhong@ferc.fed.us>, <VSarma@ferc.fed.us>,        <WMeroney@ferc.fed.us>, <WSpencer@ferc.fed.us>,        <YPark@ferc.fed.us>, <ZMagos@ferc.fed.us>
Subject: URGENT FERC MESSAGE
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A new virus was released  today.  This high risk virus is called  W32/GONER@MM.  All incoming and outgoing internet email  has been temporarily shut down at FERC in order to prevent this virus from  infecting workstations.
 
If you have received any email with the Subject:  Hi containing an attachment entitled GONE.SCR  please delete it immediately and empty your Trash.  If you need  assistance with this, please call the IT Support Center immediately at  208-1163.
 
Once this issue has been resolved, internet mail service will be  restored.  Another notice will be sent at that time notifying you that this  problem has been corrected.
 
Thank you.