Hi, I made a mistake, I am the list administrator for the US Genexchange Franklin Co., NY mailing list. But I received the HAHAHA right after I posted my answer. It means someone on the list has the virus but who. Thanks Kelly Townsend San Antonio, TX [email protected] Home Page http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Bluffs/1415 The Patenaude Families of North America http://meltingpot.fortunecity.com/virginia/670/ Franklin County NYGenExchange Coordinator http://www.genexchange.org/county.cfm?state=ny&county=franklin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alta Wallace" <[email protected]> To: "Kelly Townsend" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, January 07, 2001 10:46 PM Subject: Re: snow white virus and RootsWeb > Have heard from several people who have been receiving it--it has been > around for awhile. > -----Original Message----- > From: Kelly Townsend <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Date: Sunday, January 07, 2001 8:43 PM > Subject: Re: snow white virus and RootsWeb > > > >Hi, > > I am the list administrator and run McAfee Activeshield constantly. I > >have received the HAHAHA once and deleted it without opening the > attachment. > >I don't have your email or anyone else's on the list in my address book, > >which the virus uses to email itself. I have also scanned my computer 2 > >days ago with the updated McAfee virus program and no virus found. Maybe > >someone on the list has the virus. > > > >Kelly Townsend > >San Antonio, TX > >[email protected] > > > >Home Page > >http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Bluffs/1415 > > > >The Patenaude Families of North America > >http://meltingpot.fortunecity.com/virginia/670/ > > > >Franklin County NYGenExchange Coordinator > >http://www.genexchange.org/county.cfm?state=ny&county=franklin > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Sue Babcock" <[email protected]> > >To: <[email protected]> > >Sent: Sunday, January 07, 2001 4:08 PM > >Subject: Re: snow white virus and RootsWeb > > > > > >> Hi NYFRANKL list. I have to changed my mind. The snow white virus > >message from > >> hahaha does seem to be coming directly because of postings to this list. > >> Immediately after I posted my last message I received a message from > >hahaha and > >> I have not had any problem with this virus prior to my posting. One of > the > >other > >> RootsWeb list administrators (he actually administers 3 lists) suggests > >that the > >> list administrator *may* have the bug (his answer to my question is > >included > >> below with his permission), but the RootsWeb system filters all of the > >messages > >> and since RootsWeb does not allow attachments we cannot be getting this > >directly > >> from RootsWeb. Can the administrator of NYFRANKL jump in here and help > us > >out? > >> Thanks, Sue > >> > >> "Jabe Fincher, Jr." wrote: > >> > > >> > Hi, > >> > If everyone on the NYFRANKL mailing list is getting the virus....I > would > >think that > >> > maybe the List-owner has the bug in his/her address book. He/she is the > >only one > >> > (Probably) that has a complete list of all list members??? As most of > >you know, > >> > Rootsweb (the system) does not allow attachments to be sent.. so it is > >someone's > >> > system that is sending the virus out. > >> > ~~~Maybe???? > >> > > >> > Jabe Fincher > >> > > >> > > -----Original Message----- > >> > > From: Sue Babcock [mailto:[email protected]] > >> > > Sent: Sunday, January 07, 2001 3:23 PM > >> > > To: [email protected] > >> > > Subject: snow white virus and RootsWeb > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > Hi listers: I have not had any problems with snow white virus > messages > >until > >> > > now. People on the NYFRANKL mailing list on RootsWeb were complaining > >about > >> > > getting a message with the virus in it whenever they posted a message > >to the > >> > > list. I didn't think it was related to RootsWeb, but within a few > >minutes of > >> > > posting a message to that list, I, too, got a message with the > subject > >line of > >> > > snow white from hahaha. Any ideas about what's happening? And what > >can we do > >> > > about it? The NYFRANKL list is getting a bit frustrated. It's a low > >activity > >> > > list generally and I'm worried that this may kill it. Any > suggestions > >would be > >> > > greatly appreciated. Thanks, Sue > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > ==== GEN-NEWBIE Mailing List ==== > >> > > Do not forward mail to the GEN-NEWBIE list that was sent to you, > >either > >> > > privately, or mail that was posted on another list. > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >> > > > > > > >