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a) It may or may not be spam. As mentioned before, some spammers will harvest and then verify emails. Or, perhaps someone just wants that email address spammed with replies?
b) You cannot get a virus, trojan horses or other malware without opening an attachment. May email application, including Microsoft Outlook, open the text by default into a view window. Text alone cannot damage your PC. HOWEVER, just because an attachment has a .txt extension does NOT mean it is safe.
c) No, don't click on LINKS from, or open ATTACHMENTS on email from unknown senders. This is obviously a good plan.
d) Forwarding mail outbound cannot put spyware on your PC. *boggle*
While I agree with safe rather than sorry, it helps to be informed of what the actual issues are.
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