I just tried this with Outlook Express....one message to me and, at the same time, one to the bogus incomplete email address....sent me mine and a message about the other...so it doesn't look to me like it works... ----- Original Message ----- From: <JstPlnKAT@aol.com> To: <OHPICKAW-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2001 12:21 AM Subject: A helpful hint > Original Message ----- > From: "Ken Boonie" <kab9@pennswoods.net> > To: <PAHUNTIN-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2001 6:38 AM > Subject: A helpful hint > > > > I got this from another list. Thought with all the malicious viruses > > being developed it would be worth letting others know. > > > > Jim Tremble wrote: > > > > > > Hello Listers > > > > > > You may want to try the following to prevent the spread of these > viruses. No > > > one is stealing your email address and sending virus to the list. A > computer > > > will get infected and attack your email address book. They are being > sent > > > with out your knowledge. See Below, > > > > > > Trick your address book! > > > > > > Who among us doesn't know someone who has experienced the embarrassment > of > > > unknowingly spreading a computer virus via their email address book? > It's > > > time to STOP this from happening by TAKING CONTROL of your email > program! > > > For those who are unaware, many computer viruses spread themselves by > > > sending > > > themselves to everyone in your address book. Imagine how you would feel > if > > > you were unknowingly infected with a computer virus, and worse yet, your > > > friends, family, and business contacts were being targeted by your > computer! > > > Well, if you want to avoid this sort of thing, here's a great tip: > > > This tip won't prevent YOU from getting any viruses (you have to scan > those > > > attachments yourself before opening them to do that), but it will stop > those > > > viruses from latching onto your address book and sending itself out to > > > others. > > > > > > To avoid spreading computer viruses, create a contact in your email > address > > > book with the name : !0000 with no email address in the details. > > > > > > This contact will then show up as your first contact. If a virus > attempts to > > > do a "send all" on your contact list, your pc will put up an error > message > > > saying that: "The Message could not be sent. One or more recipients do > not > > > have an e-mail address. Please check your Address > > > Book and make sure all the recipients have a valid e-mail address." > > > > > > You click on OK and the offending (virus) message would not have been > sent > > > to > > > anyone. Of course no changes have been made to your original contacts > list. > > > The offending (virus) message may then be automatically stored in your > > > "Drafts" or "Outbox" folder. Go in there and delete the offending > message. > > > Problem is solved and virus is not spread. > > > > > > Try this and pass on to your email contacts. The more people that use > this > > > technique, the less vulnerable we will be to viruses that spread in this > > > manner! I hope this will help everyone who is interested. > > > > > > > > PS: I use Outlook Express which will not allow me to enter a new contact > without an email address. To solve the problem, type one letter/number. > You will get the message that it is not a valid address, but you can add it > any way. > > > ==== OHPICKAW Mailing List ==== > Search more than 150 million free records at RootsWeb! > http://searches.rootsweb.com/ > > ============================== > Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate > your heritage! > http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog >