you also neglected to mention the 'preview' window of Outlook is an automatic 'open' to an e-mail (but not the attachments). I told my dad a few months ago that i will never open an attachment from him so he shouldn't bother. He didn't get it...he said he would never send a virus to me. I told him that he would probably be the last to know whether he was sending a virus or not. I like outlook - I don't like the fact that it is the target of all these virus programs and I started using it because I needed to be able to provide support to my clients. I suppose I am going to move to another just to protect myself. Craig ----:----|----:----|----:----|----:----|----:----|----:----| - Craig White - PO Box 8634 - Scottsdale, Arizona - 85252 - e-mail address ................ - CraigWhite@AzApple.com - world wide web address ........ - http://www.AzApple.com - e-mail my pager address ....... - 6023779752@airtouch.net - cellular phone ................ - (602) 377-9752 - voice/facsimile ............... - (480) 945-8445 ----:----|----:----|----:----|----:----|----:----|----:----| > -----Original Message----- > From: plug-discuss-admin@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > [mailto:plug-discuss-admin@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us]On Behalf Of arson > smith > Sent: Monday, May 08, 2000 1:51 PM > To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > Subject: Re: DOJ loves M$ > > > > >haha. I went from Eudora to Outlook because I liked it's newsgroup > >features > >and to support a ton of clients that use Outlook and yet, I've > never gotten > >a virus. > > > >I thing you have to change that slightly to: > >So how many times do people have to be whacked on their heads by > a virus to > >get the point? The best way to stop 'ILOVEYOU' is to stop opening > >attachments you didn't ask for from people you don't know. :) > No joke is > >worth trashing my machine. :) > > The main problem with these types of viruses is that they may come > from people you know. they grab names from your outlook address > book and mail them selves to those addresses. It would be very > easy to get this from your mother/brother/coworker etc.. without > them even knowing they sent it. > > Bill W > ________________________________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Plug-discuss mailing list - Plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss