Folks; You cannot get this virus from the List... BUT ... this virus (worm) works this way... whenever a person has this virus (usually they don't even know they have it) and email comes into their computer, the worm replies to that email and sends an attachment containing the virus. This is how it spreads itself. What is happening is that evidently there are a few people on the list who have the virus (worm) in their computers and probably do not realize it. Whenever someone posts to the list, it goes to about 800 people that are subscribed to this list. When it reaches the person who has the worm in his/her computer, the worm replies to that person who posted a message to the list. With the reply there will be an attachment. DO NOT OPEN IT. The ones I have received today and the ones Michelle received also ahve a message that says something like, "take a look at this attachment." This is the worm sending these -- this is not someone being malicious. You can get this virus from anyone. It is not limited to lists or anything. Anyone can send it to you without even knowing that they sent it. ***If you post a message to any list and then receive a reply to that post ***with a short message saying "take a look at this attachment" ...... DELETE the attachment unopened and you will have no problem. If this happens to you after posting, please email me. I will let that person know that they have the virus and then I will unsubscribe him/her until he/she gets it cleared out of their computer. Afterwards of course they are welcome to come back to the list. We just need to let people know they have it so they can get rid of it and stop spreading it. I have had to unsubscribe 2 people today who have the virus. I am sure they didn't even know they had it. REMEMBER, just delete the attachment and you will be fine. ><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> WORD TO THE WISE: "GEDCOMS are probably going to become the end to any serious genealogical research on the WEB. Once they are encoded, and sent to one of the commercial sites, or even the LDS Ancestral File site, they are quite likely going to end up on a CD that will be sold to millions of unsuspecting people. *No one, at any stage, verifies the data for accuracy*. This means that any GEDCOM sent to a commercial site, instantly becomes 'Public Property', and can be used in any way that the commercial site sees fit. If the information is totally bogus, well - tough luck! [If the file contains private information about you and your family - again - tough luck!] Want to buy a few more FTM or Broderbund CD's?".....Dave Clark Belmont, NC