At 06:10 PM 12/21/96 -0500, you wrote: >The other list I correspond with ( and really you should know about, because it >is called ONCE for Older Netherlands Speaking Cyberspace Enthusiasts ), had some >strange happenings with their picture exchanges. It turned some of them off and >the alarm went out that receiving pictures is one of the ways virusses can enter >your computer. >So, be aware and keep scanning for some possible, sneaky, virus, or avoid the >problem by staying away from picture exchanges. > >Happy holidays, > >Will > >P.S. What is binhex transfer? > >Will A. Kuipers >[log in to unmask] > Dear Will and listfriends, I'm aware of the danger of viruses. I run the following virusscanners cross eachother and use them all as a shield. It slows down my pc a little with the firing up but it's maybe 30 secs:) Norton Antivirus Thunderbyte MacAfee and sometimes I use the IBM-W95 virusscanner No 100 % garantee, but more than 95 % I use Eudora light for W95. It has two translation options : MIME and BINHEX : read the letter of Barb Mallut. Kees Paap