P3D Re: VIRUS

[Peter Davis <pd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Sy,

>From what I've read, the Melissa virus is spread via MS Word document
macros.  In other words, you can only be infected if you receive a message
with an attached, infected Word document AND if you open that document.  If
you don't open it, nothing can happen.  The message itself can't infect
your system because it's not executing anything.

Also, every single mail message you read is "downloaded."  Your aol server
collects your mail for you, and downloads it to your computer when you
request it.  It has nothing to do with the length of the message.

-pd


At 03:06 PM 3/29/99 , you wrote:
>The news today talks about the new Mellisa and Pop viruses that attach  to  e-
>mail. You can get it if it's attaches to someone's e-mail and you download it.
>Because of this and other virus (like the one we got a few weeks ago from a
>message on photo-3d) I will no longer download the oversize photo 3-d digests.
>I am sorry that I have to miss some important information and discussions. I
>think that we can avoid having to download if we keep some of our imput
>messages smaller. If we have a lot to say we can break it up in several
>digests. thanks for listening.
>Sy Goldberg

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