Your right Ed no one should open an attached file from "what looks like Rootsweb" Rootsweb knows about the problem and the files are not coming from Rootsweb. I almost bit. Don't seem to have a problem but everyone should just delete the message without opening the attachment. Bob Strock Ed Durbin wrote: > > I was surprised to see that this list allows posts containing > attachments. I'm afraid that I had to delete the e-mail without opening > the attachment because of the very delicate situation that exists with > the spread of computer viruses. > > I'd like to hear some feedback on this matter. I don't see a > subscriber's name attached to the e-mail. Did it come directly from the > site that it is promoting? If so, the site manager should be told that > they cannot advertise their site in such a manner via a mass mailing to > list members. > > Just being cautious and not intending to be complaining. > > Cordially, > > Ed Durbin (Researching DURBIN name in Holmes County) -- Bob & Esther Strock, Dalton, OH. On the edge of Amish Country. Researching family history in Holmes, Medina, Stark, Summit, Wood, Wayne and other Counties of Ohio. Sponsor member of Rootsweb and listowner of Strock-L and Uhl-L message lists. GenConnect Family Association boards: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/Strock http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/Uhl