on 2/24/02 5:59 PM, MScheffler at mscheffl@twcny.rr.com wrote: > Unfortunately, the viruses do not get sent only from address > books, but can be routinely sent from names on messages in the > person's inbox. For those of us who keep lots of email, if we get a > virus, it could go to many, many people. > > I cannot understand why people will not purchase and keep up to > date a virus program. I once asked an ISP about warning people to get > virus programs, and they disagreed that it was not their business to > do this. I guess they thought it would cost them business. > > In my opinion computer sellers and ISPs , as well as Rootsweb, > could help people by stressing the need for virus protection. I couldn't agree more, Margaret. AntiVirus software is kind of like home insurance and should be thought of in much the same way. Sooner or later, you're going to need it. And the best time to have it is BEFORE you need it. Where it differs from insurance is in the sense that having this simple piece of $30.00 software can eliminate the possibility of ever acquiring such a virus or of spreading it on to your correspondents (at least in 99.99% of cases). That's very cheap insurance in a world where the equipment you're protecting is often valued at $1,000 or more. Regards, Byron Bray byron.bray@cmug.com