Hello, Thank you for forwarding this mail. There have been a lot of widespread virus hoaxes and false alerts lately. These are typically scare alerts started by malicious people - and passed on by innocent users who think they are helping the community by spreading the warning. Bear in mind that a virus can only be activated if executed. In normal situations, emails are not executed - there are also warnings whenever attachments are opened. Penpal greetings:- This is not a virus, but a widespread hoax, warning about a dangerous e- mail message titled 'Penpal greetings'. No such danger exists. This hoax is very similar to Good Times. (http://www.datafellows.fi/news/hoax.htm) ---------------------------------------------- An excerpt from http://www.ncsa.com/virus/penpal.html : Name : PenPal Greetings ! Type : Hoax Status : Circulating **Note : As of yet, email messages can not execute themselves [Give em time] .. Depending on your email package, attachments may be able to be executed, or opened when clicked on depending on their content and your reader's configuration. -------------------------------------------- Care should be taken when circulating emails like this as they can cause unnessasary upset to users. Regards Sahithi