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From: bigfish <>
Subject: RE: [TMG] Virus or what?? Preview (OT)
Date: Fri, 3 May 2002 16:55:17 -0400


>===== Original Message From =====
>Sam,
>When we are visiting our son I use Web Mail, provided by Earthlink, to
>collect and read my mail. I noticed that this time, while using his
>computer, that I received two letters that I suspect were viruses. I was
>really hoping that I had not infected his machine. He uses his mostly for
>business, and this is his busy time of the month. A virus now would be a
>catastrophe. I did open one of them before realizing that it was infected.
>Do you think that his machine is safe since I was using Web Mail? That
>works by going to the Internet, typing in the address, and checking web
>mail. The mail stays on the server until I return home and download it with
>Eudora, or unless I delete at the time from the web page.
>Evelyn

I would think you are okay. If you view your email on the server and it is not
downloaded to your computer, it can't infect your computer.

I find when I try to open a virus viewing my email vioa the web on the web
server, that it returns "Page could not be displayed". I also have noticed
that the viruses I have received in the last couple of weeks are all between
125K and about 137K in size. If Web Mail shows the size of the attachment and
it matcjhes what I just specified, it was probably a virus.

Good luck, but as I said, I think you are fine. Your son should have an
anti-virus program. Run a complete scan (20 minutes) for some extra comfort.

Sam


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