Hi to All, There have been a number of hacked e-mails on various lists recently. When this happened to me it was probably because I was staying signed in to my web mail address at Att.net. I now sign in only to check my online spam filter and then sign back off. The hackers sent spam to everyone in my address book and then deleted the address book. All my mail was redirected to the spammers address. It took nearly all day with Att tech support to straighten this mess out. My solution may not protect me in the future but I have eliminated one possibility anyway. Ray in Georgia