In a message dated 3/30/99 12:18:53 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Subj: RE: Virus Alert. Really. > Date: 3/30/99 12:18:53 PM Eastern Standard Time > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rick Adams) > Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Reply-to: <A HREF="mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]">[EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> (Rick Adams) > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Tips) > > Sandra wrote: > > > > > Rick, Pat, et al. > > > > The information I received from Michael Hulsizer was embedded in > > the message > > itself and not attached in a separate file. Some servers and ISP's, > > apparently, convert messages of certain, 'excessive' size to the > > attached file > > format automatically. This has happened to me using AOL. > > Actually, the opposite is probably true. AOL tends to include attachments > in the body of a message when they are below a certain size while most email > programs (i.e., Outlook 98--which I use--Eudora Pro, etc.) leave them as > attachments instead. > > For the record, the author of the message sent a personal note that stated > he had accidently sent it as an attachment instead of including it in the > message as he had intended, so in at least this case it was AOL that made > the conversion--something that could offer potential harm to AOL users, btw, > if a macro virus is included in a message sent in that manner. > > Rick > Rick, Thanks for the additional information. I agree the default you describe poses some risk, and have written AOL tech support for clarification on this ISP's handling of email attachments. "Actually, the opposite is probably true." . . . did you mean to say, "The opposite may be true as well" or were you indeed calling into question the veracity of my observations ? . . . Geez, so hard to get respect around here ! =) If anyone is interested in the response I get from AOL representatives on this issue, let me know and I will send it along upon receipt. Sandra ****************************************************************************** * Sandra Nagel Randall, Ph.D. Wayne County Community College District, MI Department of Human and Community Development Athabasca University, Alberta, Canada Biopsychology Consultant [EMAIL PROTECTED] Off: 248-948-8162 Fax: 248-948-5090 <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/snrandall">http://members.aol.com/snrandall </A> ****************************************************************************** *****
