MIME question...

[rthomas () pamd cig mot com (robert owen thomas)]

has anyone on this list heard of an "auto-execute MIME extension"?  is
this an issue?  the question arose when i doubted the likelihood of
a "virus" being launched via reading an e-mail message.

your thoughts?
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