der@redrose.net wrote: > > Hi Linnea, > > I have 2 questions about this. > > > You may have already heard about this, but the e-mail wording of this > > particular computer "bug" sounds like it could be especially annoying to > > genealogists who may too easily trust documents sent along to them from > > distant cousins. It's called "Melissa." > > Yes, there was a very good article in the front section of the Lancaster > Sunday News yesterday about this. It seems to apply mainly to Microsoft > Windows e-mail. > > > > > I cannot use the "V"-word or this message will not go through to you. > > Rootsweb does not allow attachments on any lists, in part as protection > > for subscribers from catching a computer "V". It also has filters so > > that hoax warnings won't bother list members. One of the reasons I love > > Rootsweb! > > I'm curious then how the "V" word got through on other Rootsweb lists?? > (about this one) . Also, I seem to receive a lot of e-mail that is what I > call "X or beyond rated" and I delete it, but wonder how does someone get > my e-mail address for that? I am currently only on Rootsweb lists. > Occasionally I will post to a newsgroup that is "open" so to speak, to > anyone who wishes to subscribe to it. Is this how these groups get my > e-mail address? Our server does have a program which we can utilize, but > many are concerned that they will then miss "real" mail. My bottom line > question is, is there any way we can avoid the "rotten" mail? In the snail > mail world, we get "junk" mail, but not the X-rated kind, and I would be > interested to know how we can avoid it in the e-mail category. Thanks. > > Donna > > Regards, > Donna Ristenbatt > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > der@redrose.net > Visit: ON THE TRAIL OF OUR ANCESTORS > http://www.ristenbatt.com/genealogy > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Ships' Lists, PA and Mennonite Research Corner, > Dutch Research Corner, Cemetery Lists, > Rev. War Loyalists, Finding a Civil War Ancestor, > Many Surnames and More! > > ==== PALEBANO Mailing List ==== > If you have a personal web page, please share your URL with us! For all on Rootsweb interested in controlling junk mail !!!! I saw this advertized on a news program a short time ago; if you want to control phone and postal junk mail try this bookmark - http://www.unlistme.com - Read it all closely. I'm new at this but have just today requested "unlist", so I can't assure you it is safe. I can only say I'll suffer with you if anything goes wrong. Bill Shirk in Warner Robins, Georgia