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On 5/4/00 1:59:30 PM, [log in to unmask] writes: << An HTML file can pass on a 'virus' (technically, not a virus) if it contained malicious code (active X or other controls), and the user activates said code >> ***In other words, am I correct in deducing from this message that web-based email like hotmail and yahoo carry the risk of transmitting viruses? If not, how does the issue of HTML code affect the person who uses the normal Internet Service Providers like Prodigy, AOL, MSM and so on? Dr Mel C Siff Denver, USA [log in to unmask] %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%