In this time of rampant virus activity, please be considerate of your friends. Most, like myself, have address books which the current batch of worms, viruses, et. al. use to send mail & attachments to propagate themselves. Unfortunately, many download without a second thought when they recognize the sender's address. As a result, we are forced to consume extra time to be safe. I recommend that before sending an attachment, send an email to the proposed recipient informing them of that fact and the document name which will be attached. If you receive an unsolicited attachment, just send back a query to the sender to confirm it is a valid document. Also, pay attention to the document name. A plain .doc or .ged will likely be safe (no quarantees!), but if you get a .doc.com or a .doc.pif (as I did this morning), it likely is a "bug". Sorry about taking up list space for this but a little awareness never hurt anyone and may save an enormous amount of time!! Best of wishes, Billy Markland