I support Mike's suggestion 100%. I have my "policy": never open any "unkown" source of attachment (I never read the attachment of this forum..nothing personal). Could we set up to use web-site link only (make a web page of the attachment and published with limited time=say 1 week on the web... that is= if your provider allow you to do so...I think the "red tape" is going to fly all over, (to me the attachement and webpage are not that different... ;-) jk At 02:32 PM 4/1/99 EST, you wrote: >Can I suggest that we resist sending *.DOC files as attachments. I am prompted >to send this suggestion on seeing one being transferred today. [I have no idea >what was in it as it goes straight to a directory called Dump which is what I >do.] Some of the supposed virus attacks on the NATO WEB sites [which were >closed down subsequently for disinfection] originally got in as DOC >attachments. The recent Technet exchanges on virus problems also act to >highlight sensitivity on this. > >Mike Fenner > >################################################################ >TechNet E-Mail Forum provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8c >################################################################ >To subscribe/unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the body: >To subscribe: SUBSCRIBE TechNet <your full name> >To unsubscribe: SIGNOFF TechNet >################################################################ >Please visit IPC's web site (http://www.ipc.org) "On-Line Services" section for additional information. >For technical support contact Hugo Scaramuzza at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.312 >################################################################ > ################################################################ TechNet E-Mail Forum provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8c ################################################################ To subscribe/unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the body: To subscribe: SUBSCRIBE TechNet <your full name> To unsubscribe: SIGNOFF TechNet ################################################################ Please visit IPC's web site (http://www.ipc.org) "On-Line Services" section for additional information. For technical support contact Hugo Scaramuzza at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.312 ################################################################