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