Re: Virus Alert - PENPAL GREETINGS

[Suzanne Weinheimer <suzanne@WHATEXIT.COM>]

>I received a message telling me to "DELETE ALL MESSAGES REQUESTING PENPAL
>GREETINGS AND DO NOT DOWNLOAD ANY MESSAGE ENTITLED PENPAL GREETINGS".
>Although it appears friendly, this is a virus that has the potential of


I was under the impression that viruses are only transitted through
PROGRAMS, not text messages like email. If you download a PROGRAM, you
may infect your computer; or if you use another computer that has a virus
to type a document, then bring the disk back to your computer to print
it, you will pass the virus. But viruses are not found in text based
messages. Am I wrong in my thinking?



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Suzanne Weinheimer, Library Media Specialist
South Mountain School/Annex (K-4)
South Orange, NJ  07079
school email:    SMtnSchLib@aol.com
personal email:  suzanne@whatexit.com
school web page: http://southmountain.somsd.k12.nj.us
(note new Web address)
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Opinions expressed are my own...