Most address books won't accept this as they want a domain name and this does not have one. jp On Wed, 5 Sep 2001 22:55:50 EDT [email protected] writes: > A computer wiz on one of the lists I am on suggested that we put a > contact in > our address book such as :**!0000 and told us not to list an e-mail > for it. > Doing this put the :**!0000 at the first spot in my address book and > if I do > get a virus that tries to do a send all my computer is supposed to > stop it > and say that it cannot send the e-mail because their is no e-mail > for the > contact. Hope I made sense. Just wanted to share. I thought it > sounded like a > good way to stop from sending the virus out to others. (just in > case, so I > put the :**!0000 in my address book.) > Have a good night all, > Amy > > > ==== ARKANSAS Mailing List ==== > ListAdministrator of Arkansas-L > Diana Boothe [email protected] > > ============================== > Add as many as 10 Good Years To Your Life > If you know how to reduce these risks. > http://www.thirdage.com/health/wecare/hearthealth/index.html > >

It worked in Outlook Express. It told me it wasn't a valid address, and asked if I wanted to keep it. I clicked yes, and it worked. I also put aaaaaaaaaa all the way across for the name so it would show up first. It may not stop a virus from sending from the address book, but if you receive an email back with it in it you will know something happened. Susie ----- Original Message ----- From: JOE W PETERSON To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2001 11:56 AM Subject: Re: [ARKANSAS] BadTrans-Read Immediately! From List Mom Most address books won't accept this as they want a domain name and this does not have one. jp On Wed, 5 Sep 2001 22:55:50 EDT [email protected] writes: > A computer wiz on one of the lists I am on suggested that we put a > contact in > our address book such as :**!0000 and told us not to list an e-mail > for it.

I think that is the intent. Without a name, the virus email stops right there and will go no further down the email list. Jeri JOE W PETERSON wrote: > > Most address books won't accept this as they want a domain name > and this does not have one. > jp > > On Wed, 5 Sep 2001 22:55:50 EDT [email protected] writes: > > A computer wiz on one of the lists I am on suggested that we put a > > contact in > > our address book such as :**!0000 and told us not to list an e-mail > > for it. > > Doing this put the :**!0000 at the first spot in my address book and > > if I do > > get a virus that tries to do a send all my computer is supposed to > > stop it > > and say that it cannot send the e-mail because their is no e-mail > > for the > > contact. Hope I made sense. Just wanted to share. I thought it > > sounded like a > > good way to stop from sending the virus out to others. (just in > > case, so I > > put the :**!0000 in my address book.) > > Have a good night all, > > Amy > > > > > > ==== ARKANSAS Mailing List ==== > > ListAdministrator of Arkansas-L > > Diana Boothe [email protected] > > > > ============================== > > Add as many as 10 Good Years To Your Life > > If you know how to reduce these risks. > > http://www.thirdage.com/health/wecare/hearthealth/index.html > > > > > > ==== ARKANSAS Mailing List ==== > ListAdministrator of Arkansas-L > Diana Boothe [email protected] > > ============================== > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp -- "but I remain your affectinate cosin untill death." Thank you again Greatgrampa Davis for those words. Never dreamed I'd get to use em! ---------------------------------------------------- Personal webpage: http://members.accessus.net/~jfultz/ AR Civil War Pg: http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/ Memorial Pg: http://members.tripod.com/~egerdes/index.html Lawrence Co. AR: http://www.couchgenweb.com/lawrence/ Izard Co.:http://www.CouchGenWeb.com/arkansas/izard/ Helms Research PG:http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~helmsnc