-=> Quoting John Kismul to Herbert Graf <=-
 HG>  RC> my> The difference is the Mac reads the disk as soon as you insert 
it
 HG>  RC> my> and this reading can infect the system.
 HG>  RC>
 HG>  RC> _Wrong_!  You can't infect a system by "reading a disk".  You have 
to
 HG>  RC> _execute_ something to get infected.
 HG>
 HG>  JK> That WRONG.
 HG>
 HG>  JK> Ever heard about BOOTSECTOR virus?
 HG>
 HG>         Ya, and they only work when the bootsector is read and executed, 
an
 HG> that only happens if you stick in the disk before turning on the 
computer a
 HG> booting from that disk, aside from that the virus can't do anything. 
YL
 JK> Hey....Can't a bootsector virus infect your PC when you stick the disk
 JK> in your drive.
        Don't know anything about Macs, I'm a PC guy, but my guess on the mac
side would be no, it is not possible, as for PCs, I also beleive it is not
possible. TTYL
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