There was a letter to the editor in today's Daily Telegraph:

SIR - The episode of the "love bug" virus proves once again the truth of the old saying that the e-mail of the species is more deadly than the mail.

After McGrath's contribution to Song Challenge 26, I couldn't resist ...

Love Bytes

For up to date communication the computer is the king
And to get your message over e-mail seems to be the thing
But one fact is oft neglected, and it makes our systems fail
For the e-mail of the species is more deadly than the mail

For the junk we get by snail mail simply lands upon the mat
And it's dormant and it's lifeless as it lies there rather flat
But the junk we get by e-mail seems to tell a different tale
For the e-mail of the species is more deadly than the mail

First the message says 'I love you', then you find that you're infected
And you wish you'd taken measures for to keep yourself protected
As in life, so with computers, and it makes you quake and quail
For the e-mail of the species is more deadly than the mail

It infects your words and pictures, your jpeg and mp3
And makes you wish you'd never seen extension vbe
Your address book is subverted, all your friends will weep and wail
For the e-mail of the species is more deadly than the mail

We can hardly do without it, though we know the risks it brings
For it's faster and it's slicker, like so many e-type things
But whene'er it's out of kilter it can turn the strongest pale
For the e-mail of the species is more deadly than the mail