Hi Folks: As you know, I do not normally allow _virus warnings_ of any kind on this Mailing List, because: A) This Mailing List is NOT the proper medium for these discussions. To discuss virus issues, join the established Rootsweb Virus Discussion Mailing List, by sending a SUBSCRIBE message to: [email protected] B) You CANNOT get a virus from the Mailing List, because Rootsweb does not process any e-mail attachments. You can however, get a virus from a subscriber who has a virus-infected computer, when he/she sends you a _private_ message. Having said that (and at the request of a number of subscribers), I feel I should alert you to the following (given that I have personally received _five_ verii in my last e-mail download... but _not_ from Rootsweb messages): 1: A new email virus called _BadTrans_ is spreading quickly through the net. I encourage all subscribers to visit the following links: http://vil.nai.com/vil/virusSummary.asp?virus_k=99069 ... for complete details of the virus. And http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/security/bulletin/MS01-020.asp ... where you will find a patch from Microsoft that will help prevent some forms of infection by this and other verii like it. 2. Dealing with the effects of this virus. Although your own computer may not be infected with this virus, someone you know might be. One of the behaviors of this virus is to automatically send out numerous copies of itself to people in the victims address book. This has the unfortunate effect of filling up ones mailbox and when this occurs, the users ISP server starts "bouncing" messages back to Rootsweb. After five bounces, the Rootsweb software automatically unsubscribes you from the Mailing List and you have to re-subscribe (after you've emptied your message box at your ISP server). Final Comments: 1. I encourage all subscribers to have (and use) some type of virus protection software. And be sure you have the latest virus definition updates installed. 2. Please do not discuss this subject matter on this Mailing List, but rather write privately to me (or directly to someone whose computer is infected), or subscribe to the above-noted Rootsweb "Virus Discussion" Mailing List. Thanks. YVON L. CYR, [email protected] Facilitator of this Rootsweb Mailing List. For details visit URL : http://www.acadian.org/rootsweb.html