Debbie: Someone explained this better than I can but this is a "worm" that attaches itself to messages you send out...it's not going through Rootsweb but if you post a message to someone on the list who has the virus / worm and they answer back......unbeknownst to them, the worm sends another message to the person they answered with the attachment. It uses that person's name but they don't even know it's being sent......Just don't open attachments unless you are SURE what it is. Jan Lund ----- Original Message ----- From: "Debbie Jennings" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, May 07, 2001 7:58 PM Subject: [KENTUCKIANA-L] Most Important > Listmembers: > As many of you saw earlier this evening someone on this list is transmitting > a virus. The attachments are not suppose to get through the Rootsweb lists, > but they are. Please be most careful of openings ANY attachments. > If you do receive any, please jot down the email of the sender (DON'T > FORWARD IT TO ME), delete it from your system and let me know the email of > the sender and I will remove them from the list until they are cleared.I can > do nothing without the email of that person. > > Debbie Jennings > "Following the footprints through time" > Researching in IN,KY,TN,VA,NC,NY,NJ,CAN,ENG,GER,PA,MD > http://www.angelfire.com/in3/longagoandfaraway >