That is another point beside what I just replied to the same comment. David Valorie Zimmerman wrote: > > You're missing the point. Of course anyone can turn down or off the > sound, but if you don't offer people the choice of whether or not to > listen to the music, people with old computers and old browsers will > have to forgo using your site. > > Music takes time and bandwidth to download, whether or not it is > listened to. > > Valorie > > KMTKrause@aol.com wrote: > > > > Are you saying any embedded music can carry a virus? It's not that people > > are "forced" to listen to the music. They can turn off their sound. > > > > In a message dated 5/19/2001 2:01:30 PM Central Daylight Time, > > RootsWeb-Help-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > > > > > What I do NOT understand is the insistence of some people to force > > > on visitors the music (mplayer.exe). What I have learned - NEVER > > > trust it! trojan viruses are known to be able to travel in this > > > manner. There are some sites that make it an option, giving the > > > visitors a choice of clicking it or not instead of being forced > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB