TC> been banned from this echo is stating that a virus can become active by
TC> READING it. The reason why it's off-topic is that some people don't seem
TC> to be able to comprehend that READING E-Mail is something different then
TC> "running" or "launching" the message using another program. Sound
TC> familar? No matter how cyrstal clear the point is made someone always
TC> seems to come along and say "Yea, but what about "reading" the E-mail
TC> with a program that launches it"? These people only continue the farce
TC> and confusion. Again, for the record: That is *** NOT *** READING
TC> E-mail! It's running code, period! I can READ that SAME code and
TC> *NOTHING* will happen!
Well, I see your point, in a vague way but it makes no sense to me. READING 
E-MAIL rEQUIRES without question the launching of a program. You cannot run 
software without launching some sort of code be it a BBS program which 
andles
it internally or a seperate e-mail program. 
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TC> Then it's still apparent that you don't know the differance between
TC> compiling and reading.
Like I said, "reading" as you are phrasing it, only exists on a piece of 
paper. whenevr ASCII is run through a computerm, computer processes are 
executed to display it on the screen.  In many pieces of computer software
the person isnt the only one who "reads" the messsages. Many times software 
programs will also "read" the message as it is displayed. The program looks 
for special commands (like in BBS software you have "MCI codes" or on UNIX
you can have a mail program that runs "scripts".
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