Try installing Norton's Internet Security pkg. on your computer. You can set firewalls and blockages to keep the trash out. Norton has caught a number of viruses and either repaired them or quarantined them. I get almost none anymore. Bill H. ----- Original Message ----- From: <Budblossum@aol.com> To: <VAFRANKL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, August 24, 2001 11:33 AM Subject: [VAFRANKL] Question Re: SPAM, from Daundra > Dear list, > I am sending this to all the lists I am on............ > > Are you having the same problem I am having??? SPAM and JUNK. I seem to be > getting everything from credit card offers to SEX sites. I don't like it and > this is a sure way to get a "bug"!!!!!!!!!! Most seem to have a fairly > innocent looking sender...but if you look at the subject line you will get a > clue....the sender is repeated, there are a series of numbers, or it will say > "reply to John". I have sent most on to AOL but I find it irritating to say > the least when my granddaughter stumbles into them. > > I do not go into any chat rooms or over seas sites. The out side mailing I > do is to the lists. The rest is personal. So, this has to be where they are > finding my add. Now if others are having the same trouble then we have it > nailed down. > > I am not trying to stir up trouble but this really spoils the reason why we > are here. And if you get a big bunch of mail it can be time consuming. > > SO WHO EVER YOU ARE .....BETTER STOP!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We will find you and > pour water on your hard drive. > > Thanks for letting me spout off. > Daundra in Berrien County > PS..now you all know what lists I am on..think of all the times I have to hit > the DEL key to kill my own note. > > > ==== VAFRANKL Mailing List ==== > Franklin Co., Va. List Archives > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?listname=VAFRANKL > > ============================== > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > > >