Dear Cousins and List Members, I have returned from a 5 day trip and found many emails that contain virus infected attachments in them. These all have in some way, some connection to the many genealogy lists that I am on. They are not coming through the lists but will have something in the email that refers to the list and that would make it seem safe to open and also tempting to open because we all want even that little scrap of information. One had Nancy Trice's name on it, two attachments had a connection to Doug Leonard who has done much research and posted it on the web and the other had an email address and the name of one of my cousins who does not have this address anymore and hasn't had for some time. One was from a Barbara Whisenant and this one also had the Doug Leonard attachment. The point I am trying to make is that whoever is doing this is watching these genealogy lists and getting this information. How else would anyone know my connections to these 3 people? I am no longer opening anything that is sent to me like this. If you want to contact me you will have to do it through the list. I am more than happy to share my information BUT I am not chancing these virus infected attachments. This is was written in all the infected emails. You cannot get the virus through the emails, only if you open the attachments. > Hi! How are you? > > I send you this file in order to have your advice > > See you later. Thanks (There is a different name signed on all the emails.) Phyllis Maulding Campbell

Phyllis and List, My feeling has always been to ask the person, before you send a file, if they would like it and then let them know ahead of time that it is coming. If someone sends me a file and they have not told me before , it goes straight to the garbage. I may miss something and hopefully that will be a virus. Carolyn Campbell White ( no relation ) -----Original Message----- From: Phyllis Campbell [mailto:belann@wirefire.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2001 1:50 PM To: ILHAMILT-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [ILHAMILT-L] Dear Cousins and List Members Dear Cousins and List Members, I have returned from a 5 day trip and found many emails that contain virus infected attachments in them. These all have in some way, some connection to the many genealogy lists that I am on. They are not coming through the lists but will have something in the email that refers to the list and that would make it seem safe to open and also tempting to open because we all want even that little scrap of information. One had Nancy Trice's name on it, two attachments had a connection to Doug Leonard who has done much research and posted it on the web and the other had an email address and the name of one of my cousins who does not have this address anymore and hasn't had for some time. One was from a Barbara Whisenant and this one also had the Doug Leonard attachment. The point I am trying to make is that whoever is doing this is watching these genealogy lists and getting this information. How else would anyone know my connections to these 3 people? I am no longer opening anything that is sent to me like this. If you want to contact me you will have to do it through the list. I am more than happy to share my information BUT I am not chancing these virus infected attachments. This is was written in all the infected emails. You cannot get the virus through the emails, only if you open the attachments. > Hi! How are you? > > I send you this file in order to have your advice > > See you later. Thanks (There is a different name signed on all the emails.) Phyllis Maulding Campbell ==== ILHAMILT Mailing List ==== Listowner, Michael L. Hebert mailto:mhebert.usgw@home.com --------------------------------------------------------- Visit Carol Yarbrough's Yesterdays in Hamilton County, Illinois at: http://www.carolyar.com/Illinois/HamiltonCounty.htm

Phyllis really its not someone watching the lists it a worm/virus that is running at a rampart speed thur the email world. It gets email addresses from your email if you are infected and sends itself, the person that is infected doesn't usually know it. So just be very careful, besure your antivirus software is upto date, just incase it is missed be sure to not open an attachment from someone you have not agreed to have mail from. Gale Prince Nash Phyllis Campbell wrote: > Dear Cousins and List Members, > > I have returned from a 5 day trip and found many emails that contain virus infected attachments in them. These all have in some way, some connection to the many genealogy lists that I am on. They are not coming through the lists but will have something in the email that refers to the list and that would make it seem safe to open and also tempting to open because we all want even that little scrap of information. One had Nancy Trice's name on it, two attachments had a connection to Doug Leonard who has done much research and posted it on the web and the other had an email address and the name of one of my cousins who does not have this address anymore and hasn't had for some time. One was from a Barbara Whisenant and this one also had the Doug Leonard attachment. > > The point I am trying to make is that whoever is doing this is watching these genealogy lists and getting this information. How else would anyone know my connections to these 3 people? > > I am no longer opening anything that is sent to me like this. If you want to contact me you will have to do it through the list. I am more than happy to share my information BUT I am not chancing these virus infected attachments. > > This is was written in all the infected emails. You cannot get the virus through the emails, only if you open the attachments. > > > Hi! How are you? > > > > I send you this file in order to have your advice > > > > See you later. Thanks > > (There is a different name signed on all the emails.) > > Phyllis Maulding Campbell > > > > > ==== ILHAMILT Mailing List ==== > Listowner, Michael L. Hebert mailto:mhebert.usgw@home.com > --------------------------------------------------------- > Visit Carol Yarbrough's Yesterdays in Hamilton County, Illinois at: > http://www.carolyar.com/Illinois/HamiltonCounty.htm