It is transferred through as an attachment. Problem is that some email
programs automatically open up attachments without you telling it to as a
default (some sort of convenience thing) which would activate the
virus/worm. To be safe, to a degree, all email programs should be set to not
open attachments without explicitly being told to.
Nate Lucier
Loving the freedom of choice with this here PC....
(Sorry, had to be done :) )
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-autox@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-autox@autox.team.net]On
Behalf Of Scott Meyers
Sent: Sunday, October 31, 1999 10:28 PM
To: TEAM.NET
Subject: Virus from a posting?
I thought that a virus was only transmitted through an ATTACHMENT
opened from email, that just the email message would not transfer a
virus.
Was I wrong?
Scott Meyers
Loving this iMac more every day......
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