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Barbara Patterson Although new to this group I have a further concern in respect to allowing attachments on the listserv. My major concern is that computer virus's can be quite easily transmitted. I am not sure but assume that your listserv simply distributes email and in no way checks email attachments for computer virus's. Any file virus can be transmitted as an E-mail attachment. However, the virus code has to be executed before it actually infects. Sensibly configured mailers and browsers don't allow this. In particular, people should check that their Web browser doesn't automatically pass Word documents to Word 6 to open, since this may result in embedded macros being launched. While there are many computer savvy PD people out there, there are probably just as many who do not know how to protect themselves from this risk. I know my suggestion will sound very unfair to the users who do not have the skills to send email without turning off the attachment feature, or even knowing what havoc their emailer program has created. It would be my preference that no email with attachment(s) be accepted by the listserv at all. Now excuse me while I duck from Bruce's flying CAPS LOCK. Don 49/2