<<<BEWARE!! An e-mail with an attachment which contains at least two viruses is being sent out to this mailing list. The e-mail came to me as a reply to a request for information. The reply simply said to "Read this attachment." When I tried to open the attachment my virus protection program caught the viruses and wouldn't let me open it. W. Cassel>>>> Dear fellow listembers, Before we all panic about a virus, please let me tell you about Rootsweb's policies. All of Rootsweb's mailing lists are set up in such a way that attachments are not allowed. Virus attachments would automatically be diverted from being sent to members of our mailing list. Rootsweb has been set up this way for a couple of years. I think that W. Cassel has received this email from a private party and it may or may not have had Rootsweb or BYERS-L in the message or subject. But, if the message was being sent thru Rootsweb then it would have been sent to every member of our mailing list. I did not receive one of these messages and I receive a copy of every message, plus a copy of every 'subscribe' and 'unsubscribe' which is sent to this list. If anyone else has received a virus which was from Rootsweb, please let me know. As always every computer user with an internet account should keep their virus protection up to date, and if you don't have virus protection then you are asking for trouble. Never open an email attachment unless you know exactly what it contains. It is not wise to assume that it is safe just because you got it from someone you know. This is how most email viruses are spread. To W. Cassel: If at all possible, please find out the sender of this suspect email with the virus attached. I'm not saying that it didn't come from Rootsweb, but it is highly unlikely considering how the email lists are set up. Who sent the email and who was the email addresses to? This is very important to determine if the virus did in fact slip thru the Rootsweb system somehow. To everyone: If you are going on vacation, switching internet providers, or just tired of receiving the emails from the BYERS list, please let me know. If you can't let me know then at least PLEASE unsubscribe yourself from the list so that I don't have to keep receiving bounced emails saying that your mailbox is full, cancelled or out-of-service. If you need to unsubscribe for a while please let me know - I can always get you subscribed again when you come back. Good luck in your Byers research! Jennifer Whiteford BYERS-L listmanager [email protected]