I apologise to the listowner for making a post re viruses - however, I did not see the original post which is forwarded here and the original post seems to imply that it is me who is responsible for spreading a virus through this rootsweb mail list. I would like to clear myself of any responsibility which people may decide I have because of the original post from 'diane & dave' Rootsweb has set up their mailing lists so that no attachments may get through..........many viruses are passed in attachment form.......someone gets a message from someone else with an 'You have to see this' or something like that in the subject line and there is an attachment to the mail and the innocent recipient opens the attachment......... Once you do that - then zip - the virus is into your system The current 'worst' viruses on the go are the Snow White and the 'anna kournikova worm' . Snow White lands in to your mailbox as being from someone called 'HAHAHA' with an attachment - delete this, the subject line is then something to do with Snow White. I'm not too sure what Anna's e mail sender is listed as - however it reads do you want to see a pic of Anna - or along those lines. The various anti virus companies or whwatever one wants to call them are busy investigating this one. It has only hit the net in the last day or so. There are also many other computer viruses You will never receive a virus so long as it arrives in attachment form from any rootsweb mailing list - this is just not possible. However, your name and address may possibly be in the address book of a person who you may have mailed re something or other - personally - and again this can be vice versa - and you or this person may open one of these attachments and then these viruses/worms operate by immediately sending themselves as a similar email to the one which you received - to every single person in your address book. It is advisable that anyone who has a computer has a decent anti-virus programme on their computer. I run Norton 2001, I update daily from the Norton website in order to make sure that I know which viruses are about - I receive a Virus newsletter. I never open an attachment, unless I know the sender, have saved the attachment to a floppy disc, have checked it using my virus checker and see nothing in it's name to make me wonder if it could be any of the current viruses. I delete all mail which comes in to me which I have any suspicions about - whether it has an attachment or not. Having said all that, I would like to inform the sender of the original mail here - 'diane and dave' if they are still subscribed to this list that they themselves have opened something they shouldn't really have. Anyone who clicks on this 'free video' ad in this mail - or the original, will not do any damage to their computer - *but* when they send a mail from now on the 'free video' ad will also appear in their mail. It will not show up on their sent mails as in their sent folder if you run Microsoft but it will be on each and every mail all the same. I actually forget how to get rid of it - it puts itself into your signature section in your mailer, and if you can find your way there and delete it then you will be rid of it. It's only an ad - does no harm as such - more annoying once you realise that it's there than anything else. I can only say that I personally take as many precautions as I can re viruses, and whatever else is out there on the net. No one can be 100% sure of anything in this life........but I don't think that there is any way I have been responsible for the spreading of any of the known viruses. I have made a mistake in the past and once bitten twice shy. If you want to find out something about viruses, then take a look at www.macafee.com or www.norton.com I may have spelled the first incorrectly, but both of these sites will give info on what is known to be about and Macafee run an online virus checker which is free and will check your system for any of the known viruses and tell you how to clear it if it is possible. Jane ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barb & Wally Goins" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2001 2:19 AM Subject: Re: [IRL~CEMS] The thing about Irish Graveyards.......... > What virus? > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: diane and dave <[email protected]> > To: Barb & Wally Goins <[email protected]> > Sent: 13 February, 2001 9:59 PM > Subject: Re: [IRL~CEMS] The thing about Irish Graveyards.......... > > > > VIRUS ALERT GET OUT OF THIS I AM GETTING OUT AND BLOCKING ALL SENDERS.... > > ----------------------------------------------------- > > Click here for Free Video!! > > http://www.gohip.com/free_video/ > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Barb & Wally Goins" <[email protected]>