Virus writers, who used to spread their virtual “diseases” via infected floppies and network shares, have seized the opportunity posed by email programs that support attached files, HTML messages, and embedded scripts to send viruses and other malicious software (called “malware”) to hundreds or thousands of people with just a few keystrokes. But for the rest of us, who want to take advantage of all the advanced features of modern email client software, opening an email message can be a scary experience. For those still using PINE or some other text-only mail client, it still is. Once upon a time, email was considered to be a pretty safe communication medium.
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