Some of the members of Conch-L have versions of software in languages
other than English.  At times, E-mail from these individuals will be
partially
in that language.  For their message to be "properly" displayed, you need
the appropriate browser plug-in.  MS Internet Explorer 5/Outlook Express
automatically notifies you of this fact and asks if you want to download it.
It's not a virus.  I get similar prompts from our members in Israel where
my mail program asks me if I want to download the Hebrew plug-in.

Bill F.

----- Original Message -----
From: Sylvia S. Edwards <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, August 28, 1999 2:02 PM
Subject: Where are we headed


> I received two e-mail via Conch-L this morning that are suspect as
> containing a virus.  The first was from [log in to unmask], 8/28 received by my
> ISP at 9:51 AM CDT.  The second was an answer to the first and was from
> [log in to unmask], 8/28, received 10:01AM CDT.
>
> When I opened the first of these e-mails, a box popped up saying it wanted
> to install a "Japanese Text Display Support" program of 27MB, time approx
23
> minutes.