This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------04BF0E0D7D724E0B7077D015 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=koi8-r Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To all: maybe this will shed some light on the Virus problem. I belong to about 1/2 doz. lists. This is what my Hancock list has said this evening. Bob It appears that Rootsweb has a virus that is picking up old messages that we have sent to the lists, and returning them to us, with our interesting subject lines and with a virus attached. Do not open any message with an attachment. Remember, it looks like it came from the list. Delete without opening. Julia Mary Sue Lutz wrote: > > I was talking to the four people who sent me more than one message....and > started the mess I was in. I don't know anything about viruses....except > that I didn't receive any attachments! I went back and double checked all > email, deleted email, etc. There were none there. My virus program says I am > up-to-date and have no viruses...but I received it from one of four people > who were on lists....they were the ones I had received and read email from > and then deleted it.....and the mess started. Then, after going to great > trouble to make sure I was virus free, I got more email from them and lo and > behold! I had the thing back again. So, you pray tell, Bob Hays......All I > know is that I haven't received any more email from the four since the > second time I checked out my system...and I am not having the problem. So, > calm down, get your little fingers off of the caps key and go to bed.... > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Robert Hays" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, November 26, 2001 6:52 PM > Subject: Re: [RICHARDSON] virus > > > Pray tell Mary Sue ,, just who are you talking to ????????????????? > > I can assure you, you CANNOT get a virus from this list mail ,,, I repeat, > virus' CANNOT be transmitted or received > > by/from any mail from this list. For you to catch a virus from an email > the incoming email MUST be in HTML format or > > contain an attachment which you then open. Rootsweb will NOT accept > either of the two, much less pass them on to everyone > > on the list. ALL (repeat, ALL) list mail is in Plain Text format which > CANNOT contain a virus. > > > > If you suspect that you have a virus, contact me off list and I will help > you get rid of it. (if you need any help that > > is.) > > Bob Hays > > [email protected] > > Richardson List & Board Owner > > _________________________________ > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Mary Sue Lutz" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Monday, November 26, 2001 11:02 PM > > Subject: Re: [RICHARDSON] virus > > > > > > > I checked it again and again it tells me I have no virus....it isn't > doing > > > anything now...so it must not be you..you are the only one of the four > who I > > > have heard from...what a mess! I hope this doesn't start yours again...I > > > spoke too soon...it is starting up again... > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Mary Sue Lutz" <[email protected]> > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Monday, November 26, 2001 8:44 PM > > > Subject: [RICHARDSON] virus > > > > > > > > > > My computer was OK and then I got messages from you and the virus > > > started up again....it must be from one of your. I had messages from you > > > earlier, too. > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== RICHARDSON Mailing List ==== > > > > To use the Richardson Query Board: > > > > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/surnames/ric/Richardson > > > > To review Archived messages: > > > > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/RICHARDSON-L > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== RICHARDSON Mailing List ==== > > > To use the Richardson Query Board: > > > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/surnames/ric/Richardson > > > To review Archived messages: > > > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/RICHARDSON-L > > > > > > > > > ==== RICHARDSON Mailing List ==== > > To use the Richardson Query Board: > > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/surnames/ric/Richardson > > To review Archived messages: > > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/RICHARDSON-L > > > > ==== RICHARDSON Mailing List ==== > To use the Richardson Query Board: > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/surnames/ric/Richardson > To review Archived messages: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/RICHARDSON-L --------------04BF0E0D7D724E0B7077D015 Content-Type: text/x-vcard; charset=koi8-r; name="just-bob.vcf" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Description: Card for Bob Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="just-bob.vcf" begin:vcard n:Binstein;Bob tel;home:818 / 341-7229 x-mozilla-html:FALSE adr:;;;;;; version:2.1 email;internet:[email protected] x-mozilla-cpt:;5952 fn:Bob Binstein end:vcard --------------04BF0E0D7D724E0B7077D015--