On Mon, 05 Aug 2002 at 02:41:46PM -0400, Rich Greenberg wrote:
> On: Mon, Aug 05, 2002 at 11:22:02AM -0700,rex Wrote:
>
> > Files with a .jpg extension do not get executed and thus pose no
> > viral threat regardless of the actual content.
>
> Unless the file is xxxx.jpg.exe and your mail software hides the .exe
> part.

In which case the file doesn't have a .jpg extension, it has an .exe
extension.

Most of the virus problems are caused by inexcusable security holes in
M$ software (hiding attachment extensions is one). If people stopped
using M$ mail software the incidence of viral infections would
plummet.

Regards,

-rex