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swp wrote:
> 
> Gary -
> 
> I was not at all annoyed. I did post a message saying that you could not
> get a virus from an email to let you and others know that it was
> impossible. As I put in my post, YOU CAN GET A VIRUS FROM AN ATTACHMENT
> TO AN EMAIL IF YOU OPEN IT! There are a lot of internet hoaxes out
> there, and you never know when one is going to be the real thing. Better
> safe than sorry. Thank-you for your concern.
> 
> Steve
> 
> Gary Kramer wrote:
> >
> > Last night I received an email suggesting that one should not open an
> > email titled "Win a Holiday" because it would erase your hard drive.
> > The email suggested I forward it on to a list of people.  I sent the
> > email to this forum.  I have since received some emails from
> > subscribers criticizing me for sending it out because one cannot get a
> > virus from an email.  I did not know this and was only trying to
> > help.  For all you bozos who were offended that I sent it out, I will
> > not send any more warnings out at all and hope that your hard drives
> > blow up anyway!
> >
> >
> >
> > Gary Kramer
Group,
I believe there is a web site to check out the validity of a virus.
Anybody on the forum know the url?  rgds,   Harry