On 08/10/02 04:03, rick Brown Replied As Follows:

--- Original Message ---

> Unless I have something set wrong, Netscape opens my mail messages
> online before I am able to delete them.  I have open a few, trying to
> delete, that I suspect contained a virus.  My question:  If I only read
> my mail online and do not download to OE or another program, am I safe
> from virus on my machine?  I do, of course use a virus program an scan
> my drives regularly.
> 
> 

So far, to date, there is no way to get infected just by reading an
email in any of the Netscape/Mozilla products. However, if you receive
an attachment containing a virus you have to deliberately open and
execute the attachment.

-- 
Jay Garcia - Netscape Champion
Novell MCNE-5/CNI-Networking Technologies-OSI
UFAQ - http://www.UFAQ.org
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