Since the virus, I assume, was written in VBA then maybe the appropriate punishment would be a court-order forcing Delphi on him for the rest of his career :-)

>MSNBC reports that a David Smith of Aberdeen, NJ has been arrested and charged with originating the "Melissa" virus. Interfering with public communication carries a sentence of 5 to 10 years and up to $150,000 dollar fine. Glad to see the "bad guy" won't get away with it this time!
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