Hi Lorrae.. I don't know so much about the 'unread' mails... In my case it replied to people where I HAD read the mail... Anyway, I started clearing out my computer today, don't want another few days like the last.. Cheers Gay ----- Original Message ----- From: Tom & Lorrae Johnson <taj@uq.net.au> To: <AUS-QLD-SE-Germans-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2001 12:59 PM Subject: RE: To All From DIANA BURGESS I have infected many of you > Hi Diana > > I do not keep any emails in the INBOX, except the ones arriving, which are > then sorted into 'his' folder and 'my' folder. > > You stated that it was the unread email in "my inbox" - what of unread email > in other boxes/folders? > > It would appear that this 'tricky one' beat the anti virus programmers as > well.. I received my first from Phyllis on Saturday and another three on > Sunday, but Monday and Tuesday were my worst days. Shows how many of my > emails are kept but not read, eh?? > > See my email about 'deleted emails' for the effect on my program. > > Again, if anyone is waiting a reply from me, please send again. > > Lorrae Johnson > Plainland Qld 4341 > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=helmrich > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Diana Burgess [mailto:nburgess@powerup.com.au] > Sent: Tuesday, 27 November 2001 9:14 PM > To: MIDMARCH-L@rootsweb.com; LANARK-L@rootsweb.com; > NORTHANTS-L@rootsweb.com; SCT-ARGYLL-L@rootsweb.com; > WESSEX-PLUS-L@rootsweb.com; ENG-WORCESTER-L@rootsweb.com; > AUS-QLD-SE-Germans-D@rootsweb.com > Subject: To All From DIANA BURGESS I have infected many of you > > > this sneaky little Badtrans virus infected me whilst I was reading all of > your woes. Now I am clean BUT as I have a lot of mail marked as unread in > my inbox most of you would have received a reply from _me. The steps I have > taken to ensure the virus stays away are very simple. The virus is spread > faster if you have your mail window pane open so that the message appears > immediately.....I have closed mine. I have also changed my options to > marking all mail as unread after 5 seconds. This means there will be no > unread messages left in my inboxes. I don't understand why my virus checker > which had just been updated not 10 minutes before the suspect mail arrived > in my inbox didn't pick it up but did when I manually ran the mail program > through my virus program. This one sure is tricky. > The virus was located in Eudora(my mail program) Embedded\Sorry_ about_ > Yesterday.MP3pif-Win32. Badtrans.29020worm. > hope I haven't caused any one too many problems. > The upside is...I had several advertising emails unread as well.....<G> > > ______________________________ > > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=702&sourceid=1237 >