And if you don't have an address book, but are still getting several hundred virus e-mails a day, what is your solution? The e-mails I am getting that contain a virus have the from: line forged. They aren't really coming from the CCs whose e-mail addresses I recognize. David On Thu, 21 Aug 2003, MAK - Transcriber Only wrote: > Just a quick note - I am getting many emails from > servers which are saying I am giving them a virus - > catch is, I don't have the VIRUS. So if you are > getting mail with my name on it saying that, it ain't > me (grin). The virus sends these bogus emails out from > the infected mail box. That means a few of you out > there that have my email addresses in your address > book makkuehl@yahoo... and MAKTranscriber@yahoo... > need to check your machines for a virus. > > Also, I am getting a number of emails from people with > nothing in them - that means - you have a virus.... > yahoo chops out the message and I get a blank hull... > > > To avoid having someone harvest your email box, you > can make an erroneous entry under last name type 001 > under first name type 0001 and save, it will become > your first entry. When the virus tries to open your > address book, it gets stopped in its tracks. > > I answered all mail which had something in it today, > so if you sent me something - please check for virus > and then resend. Sorry about that. > > R/S MAK > > > > > > ===== > MAKTranscriber - > http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiwood > http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiportag > http://www.rootsweb.com/~wimonroe > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software > http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com > > David W. Morgan dmorgan@efn.org Honolulu Hawaii SC - TXGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~txgenweb/ FM - http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tx/txfiles.htm ** http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~dmorgan/

David, The emails are from your name and email on web pages.. I'm getting literally thousands and there is no virus/worm on my machine. Maggie ----- Original Message ----- From: "David W. Morgan" <dmorgan@efn.org> To: <STATE-COORD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2003 7:51 PM Subject: Re: [STATE-COORD] WI CC askes you do a virus check - someone has got it on our lists And if you don't have an address book, but are still getting several hundred virus e-mails a day, what is your solution? The e-mails I am getting that contain a virus have the from: line forged. They aren't really coming from the CCs whose e-mail addresses I recognize. David On Thu, 21 Aug 2003, MAK - Transcriber Only wrote: > Just a quick note - I am getting many emails from > servers which are saying I am giving them a virus - > catch is, I don't have the VIRUS. So if you are > getting mail with my name on it saying that, it ain't > me (grin). The virus sends these bogus emails out from > the infected mail box. That means a few of you out > there that have my email addresses in your address > book makkuehl@yahoo... and MAKTranscriber@yahoo... > need to check your machines for a virus. > > Also, I am getting a number of emails from people with > nothing in them - that means - you have a virus.... > yahoo chops out the message and I get a blank hull... > > > To avoid having someone harvest your email box, you > can make an erroneous entry under last name type 001 > under first name type 0001 and save, it will become > your first entry. When the virus tries to open your > address book, it gets stopped in its tracks. > > I answered all mail which had something in it today, > so if you sent me something - please check for virus > and then resend. Sorry about that. > > R/S MAK > > > > > > ===== > MAKTranscriber - > http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiwood > http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiportag > http://www.rootsweb.com/~wimonroe > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software > http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com > > David W. Morgan dmorgan@efn.org Honolulu Hawaii SC - TXGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~txgenweb/ FM - http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tx/txfiles.htm ** http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~dmorgan/ --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.512 / Virus Database: 309 - Release Date: 8/19/03