I learned a computer trick today that's really ingenious in its simplicity. > >I received it from a friend. > > > >As you may know, when/if a worm virus gets into your computer it heads > >straight for your e-mail address book, and sends itself to everyone in > >there, thus infecting all your friends and associates. This trick won't > >keep the virus from getting into your computer, but it will stop it from >using > >your address book to spread further, and it will alert you to the fact, >that > >the worm has gotten into your system. > > > >Here's what you do; first, open your address book and click on "new > >contact", just as you would do if you were adding a new friend to your > >list of e-mail addresses. > > > >In the window where you would type your friend's first name, type in > >AAAAAAA, Also use address [email protected] > > > >Now, Here's what you've done and why it works: The name AAAAAAA will be > >placed at the top of your address book as entry #1. This will be where > >the worm will start in an effort to send itself to all your friends. But, > >when it tries to send itself to AAAAAAA, it will be undeliverable because >of > >the phony e-mail address you entered. > > > >If the first attempt fails (which it will because of the phony address), > >the worm goes no further and your friends will not be infected. > > > >Here's the second great advantage of this method: If an e-mail cannot be > >delivered, you will be notified of this in your IN BOX almost > >immediately. > >Hence, if you ever get an e-mail telling you that an e-mail addressed to > >AAAAAAA could not be delivered, you know right away that you have the > >worm virus in your system. You can then take steps to get rid of it! Pretty > >slick, huh? > > > >If everybody you know does this then you need not ever worry about > >opening mail from friends. Pass this on to all your friends. > > > _________________________________________________________________ Get MSN 8 and enjoy automatic e-mail virus protection. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus