KW-> TC> Reading plain data from an infected diskette cannot cause an
  -> TC> infection.  (However, it is not trivial to determine what
  -> TC> "plain data" is)
  -> TC> ..
KW-> TC> but alas, this is no longer true.  It is possible for a virus
  -> TC> infection to spread, just by the act of reading an infected 
icrosoft
  -> TC> Word document, for example, or through use of Lotus Notes, to name 
two
  -> TC> well-known applications.
KW-> TC> I can see why some people get the impression that by "reading" a
  -> TC> document a virus can become active. The F-Prot doc's seem very brief
  -> TC> in this VERY IMPORTANT area when it states "act of reading an 
infected
  -> TC> MS Word document..." I think they should have added a few lines and
  -> TC> explained how this occureds. It's really not very complicated.
KW->agreed... maybe you should send a message to frisk and ask that he stop
  ->scaring the poor users...
Done. I'll post a reply if I get one.
 * OLX 2.1 * Todd Copeland  -  TEAM OS/2
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