It's always been my understanding that you cannot get a virus simply by opening an email...you have to actually act in some way, like opening an attachment, following a link, or replying...but I could be wrong. In any case, I delete unrecognized emails as soon as they come in. I have Yahoo and they do a damned fine job of sorting out spam from regular mail and I can then delete the "junk" folder en masse without even looking at it.

and Liz, dear...think trojan HORSE :-) Although I guess a condom could hide a bit of a surprise, too...hehe