Virus Anxiety

[Susan Acampora]

Hello Everyone:

I would greatly appreciate your comments on the following:

I have read over again the April postings about virus transmission 
via the a:> drive.  Some said that the simple process of reading the a:>
drive 
can allow a virus entrance to the system.  

Shortly we will be allowing downloading for free. I tested the download 
process to find that in Netscape in the dropdown file menu a user can 
access and upload any a:> file into the Netscape browser by selecting 
"Open File".  While we use FoolProof to prevent activity to and from
c:>, 
and uploading from a:> in Win 95, once in Netscape the a:> drive seems
fully 
accessible not just for downloading but for viewing a:> files.  

If an infected file from a:> is opened into Netscape, is it just being 
viewed from a: or is it actually in contact with c:>. 
Can a virus be transmitted by opening its file in Netscape?
And if so, how do you prevent the "Open File" feature in Netscape.

Thanks so much.  

Susan at CNR



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