You might find this useful (if it works). But it sounds feasible to me (completely computer illiterate). Betty Pace <snip> From: "James SHARPE" <jim2000@britishlibrary.net> To: LANCSGEN-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <001e01bfcfa1$b8fdfa80$02000003@w1n7g2> Subject: [LAN] Any comments please Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I picked the following up in the National Press:- You can protect yourself from virus's by placing an extra letter or sign at the beginning of each e-mail address e. g. change jim 2000@britishlibrary.net to $jim2000@britishlibrary.net The extra code symbolwill make the address useless to a virus so you will spare your addressees the infection. A bonus is that you will know immediately if a virus has invaded your computer as you will receive a lot of undelivered mail notices. You will have to remember to remove the code sign from the address as soon as it appears in the address box at the top of the mail you are creating or it will not be delivered. This originated from Ted Spain of Des Plaines, Illinois, USA, I will appreciate any knowledgeable comments. Jim SHARPE