Cognos, a software company ravaged by the Melissa virus, configured its mail servers to block incoming e-mail attachments exceeding 25KB.

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Schrader said he expects to see more new versions of the Melissa virus appear to corrupt mail files in any environment.

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Luckily BubbleBoy's proud author chose to share his achievement with the manufacturers of anti-virus software, rather than mail it to the rest of us.

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