Hi David,
Quoting David Desrosiers to Rick Collins, on 25 Dec 96
 DD>         Macros are INTERPRETED, not executed. The macros are
And what does Word do with the object code once it's interpreted the macro? 
Why, I do believe it executes it... :)
 DD> decoding and interpreting what it saw. If you knew enough of
 DD> the Netscape API, you could tailor a nasty virus that worked in this
While it's possible to place a virus in a .gif (or any file, for that 
matter), it would serve no purpose. A picture file does not get executed - 
it's interpreted, yes, but the resulting data is not executed but simply 
displayed on screen.
In order for the virus to be decoded and executed, you'd already have to have 
some means of doing this resident. Since NetScape (and any other 
browers/viewers) won't, this would have to be the virus. Catch-22.
Paul
--- FMail 1.02
---------------