Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/04/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>I hope you are right, Jim. >There is a chance to down load a virus with just the text file if you use >programs like Word or WordPerfect to read the message and the messages >includes macros. For example, I read me e-mail using Microsoft Office 97 >Outlook and Outlook uses Word 7 to read me e-mails. When the text calls >for exercising the macro it could happen. You see the macro IS what you >EXECUTE. For that reasons Word 7 gives you a 'Virus Alert' warning message >if you start the program by double clicking a document that you want to >re-load. > >It's too bad, but we have to face that we live in a rather sick world! > Either that or use a Mac which is MUCH less likely to have a virus problem of any sort. Cheers! kw - ---- Ken Wilcox Carolyn's Personal Touch Portraits Davison Middle School preferred---> <wilcox@umcc.umich.edu> 600 Dayton, Davison, MI 48423 <kwilcox@genesee.freenet.org>