Re: About Virus..

["Frank" <FHenry@adulo.de>]

> > i'd suggest getting Norton Anti-Virus.
> > you can let it scan all your e-mails for you.
>
> An easier, more hassle-free solution is to avoid running any unidentified
> executable attachments you recieve in your e-mail (particularly if they
are
> poorly disguised as other types of files). AFAIK, this is the only way you
> can possibly (within reason) get a virus from your e-mail. In Windows,
that
> means *.exe, *.com, *.bat (sort of), *.pif, and *.lnk (I think). Though
> other files might harm your computer if you open them in other programs
> (like macros, scripts, or .reg files).

problem is that programs like Outlook Express show the contens of the mail.
if you recieve a html and it has a java virus yuo will not be able to do
anything about it.

frank

Stephan-Frank Henry
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