DOes this really work??! Sounds like a good idea ----- Original Message ----- From: <Phimee@aol.com> To: <COLLINS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2001 10:10 PM Subject: [COLLINS] Stop the spread of PC viruses > > Hi All > I got this from a friend and thought I would pass it on. > > Paula > Culeenup Island > > Stop the spread of PC viruses - A great little trick! > > Naturally this doesn't deal with the issue of the fact that viruses exist > in the first place, but it does help you protect your email software > and contact list... This is how to do it: > > Create a contact in your email address book with the name !0000 with no > email address in the details. This contact will then show up as your first > contact. If a virus attempts to do a "send all" on your contact list, your > PC will pop up an error message saying that: "The Message could not be sent. > One or more recipients do not have an e-mail address. Please check your > address Book and make sure all the recipients have a valid e-mail address. > You click on OK and the offending (virus) message would not have been sent > to anyone. > > Of course, no changes have been made to your original contacts list. The > offending (virus) message may then be automatically stored in your "Drafts" > or "Outbox" folder. Go in there and delete the offending message. > Your problem is solved and the virus will not spread. Try this and pass on > to your email contacts. > > This little trick can save you a lot of trouble later. > > Share this with those on your email address book! They'll appreciate this > tip! > > > > > ==== COLLINS Mailing List ==== > COLLINS Family Mail List Archives: > courtesy of Rootsweb, our gracious host! > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > Just type in the mail list's name: COLLINS > >