An email program has the capability to display HTML but not to execute JAVA. So the mail program would not be able infect the PC. HOWEVER... if the human reader clicks a link within an email message and that opens his/her web browser, then that is a different story. Jim Meagher ===== Micro Solutions Consulting Member of The HTML Writers Guild http://www.ezy.net/~microsol International Webmasters Association 410-543-8996 MS Site Builder Network - Level 2 member ===== -----Original Message----- From: Donald Rex Gaither <[log in to unmask]> >Hi, > I've heard of this type of virus, except what I heard is that people >are using email readers ability to web pages to include Java code in an >email which creates the "virus" on the computer. I don't think this is a >concern for the original questioner since it sounded to me like they had a >pure text reader. Now those of us using Netscape, Outlook, Outlook >Express, etc. might be a different story. > Curious about the people moderating your messages? Visit our staff web site: http://nospin.com/pc/staff.html