Unfortunately, this isn't completely true anymore now that alot of readers
can read html - which also means some mail clients can read java and
javascript in your client or (sometimes) a mail client can launch java or
some other application automatically.
As mail clients get more sophisticated, more dangers loom. But if your an
old technofart and use dumb text readers like pine or elm, then you have no
wories. BUT if you use Outlook Express or Communicator, there's a chance
(and will be moreso in the future) of carrying some real viruses.
Still, the main email rule is if you don't know what an attachment is on an
email don't open it and you likely won't get a virus.
-ldk
-----Original Message-----
From: Don Yates <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: passenger side <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Saturday, March 27, 1999 4:22 PM
Subject: Re: This time, there's a REAL Net Virus warning...
>
>Well, sure -- there ARE real computer viruses. Still, you can't get 'em
>(and that goes for this Melissa virus) by opening plain ol' email. You
>can only get 'em by opening attached files (like the Word file attachment
>that's spreading the Melissa virus). In other words, NEVER open an
>attached file (unless it's from a source you trust), and you'll never have
>to worry about gettin' computer viruses by using email.--don
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