At 01/10/98 15:54:34, R I Caddel <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
# Those who really fret about the prospect of picking up viruses from
e-mail
# will enjoy the article in the latest issue of FREEPINT. What do you
mean,
# you've never heard of FREEPINT, the most userfriendly, rubbish-free
# newsletter on the internet? It really is a practical, free, source of
# information and you should check it out right away at:
#
# http://www.freepint.co.uk/
#
# The article, by the way, stresses that realistically, your chances of
# getting a virus through straight e-mail are nil, though it's technically
# possible, if you're silly enough to download a software attatchment from
# unknown sources in this way. There are also some good links to sites
which
# debunk the hoax warning business.
It is also possible to get a virus by downloading an attached Word/Excel
document with sanitising it first for macro viruses; or even receiving an
HTML document (but only if your mail client display's HTML docs) thru the
mail. Text-only mail is free of such naughtiness.
Roger
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