On 22 Feb 99, at 7:52, Smilie, Sam wrote:

> Bill Smith wrote:
>
> "In a word, no. A virus can only be delivered as an attachment to an
> email."
>
> The latest that I have read disproves Bill's argument.  Although
> conventional wisdom is that virus' cannot be transmitted via email,
> except through attachments, I have seen some emails and e-articles
> (can't remember where right now, I'm on several lists) that talk about a
> new breed of virus that can transmit via an email.  I have not seen this
> new critter up close and personal yet, so it may be just theoretically
> possible, but we can no longer afford to dismiss email virus' out of hand.

  The critter you're thinking of shows up basically as an attachment.
Its new twist is that it attaches itself to outgoing mail without the
sender's knowledge or consent.


David G

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