In a message dated 1/6/99 8:50:45 PM, [email protected] writes: <<WARNING!!!!!!! > If you receive an e-mail titiled..JOIN THE CREW... /for PENPALS DO > NOT open it!!!!! > It will erase EVERYTHING on your hard drive!>> I really wish people would wise up to the fact that you CANNOT get a computer virus from simply opening an email! In order to get a computer virus, a file has to be DOWNLOADED onto your hard drive. Seems these warnings surface every few months. sbd