I am also leery of .zip files as these can be self executing just as .exe
files are (at least I think so)

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From: "Lawrence Kestenbaum" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2002 3:01 PM
Subject: Re: incoming-virus My Party


> On Tue, 29 Jan 2002, deb bledsoe wrote:
>
> > If you want to live dangerously, you could limit yourself to opening
> > files that END with the extensions:  .jpg , .gif. , .pdf , .txt , .rtf
> > , and .doc .
>
> No, no, .doc files can contain MS-Word macro viruses.  The other
> extensions should be okay.
>
> > Never never open a file with a double extension, like .doc.vbs , or
> > anything that ends with: .exe, .vbs , .com , or anything that comes
> > with a message that's a little screwy looking or whatever.
>
> Strongly agreed.
>
>                                    Larry
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