Trudy, This is true if the Vick-L list at rootsweb is the only list you are on. How many of us is that true for? You are correct about the *.exe files that you might receive as attachments, too. The 'Happy.exe' virus that went around last year was one of these. If you can query the sender, certainly you should do so, because they may not even know they have it. One of my sisters got the 'Happy.exe' virus, and we never did find out where it came from. The best insurance is a good anti-virus program, and, like Di Ann said, you need to keep it updated with the latest data. Also, you need to just delete any file attachments that are suspicious (just another way of saying you need to know who sent it to you before opening it). Jack Landers ----- Original Message ----- From: "T. J. Vick Phillips" <map@uswest.net> To: <VICK-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 29, 2000 8:13 PM Subject: Re: Fw: [VICK-L] Cool progs\pretty park > Jack, > With a comparitively small list like ours is we can always email the person and > ask if they sent it. > I know that files that are marked .exe are usually suspect. > Trudy > > Jack Landers wrote: > > > Di Ann, > > > > Want to echo what Bob says here. I did not receive the e-mail or files > > either. I have the McAfee Virus Shield program with Internet filters running > > in the background all the time, so it checks everything that comes into my > > computer. While it is not foolproof, it gives some level of confidence. > > Probably the best insurance is simply to delete any questionable e-mail or > > attachments you get. I know -- that's awful hard to do for curious > > (inquisitive) people like most of us are, but it can save a lot of time and > > trouble. > > > > Jack Landers > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "BOB VICK" <Vickfarm@email.msn.com> > > To: <VICK-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Monday, February 28, 2000 9:20 PM > > Subject: RE: [VICK-L] Cool progs\pretty park > > > > > Di Ann, > > > > > > Thank you for doing the responsible thing and alerting us all. I started > > to post the McAfee alert > > > the other day, but they said it was just Medium risk. > > > > > > I do not think a virus will go through the list, "plain text". I did not > > receive the e-mail and > > > files from you but would have opened anything you sent with great > > anticipation, so the alert is > > > greatly appreciated. I cannot comprehend the type of person that would > > attempt such destruction, > > > but we are all subject to it, and hope we will all respond as you did. > > > > > > Thanks Again, > > > Bob K > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Di Ann Vick [mailto:davick@bellatlantic.net] > > > Sent: February 28, 2000 12:47 > > > To: VICK-L@rootsweb.com > > > Subject: [VICK-L] Cool progs\pretty park > > > > > > ALERT !!!!!!!!!! > > > > > > Yesterday I received a message from Jean Baker called Cool Progs\Pretty > > park. When I tried to open > > > it, nothing happened. Today, when I tried to open my e-mail everyting was > > on the blink. Now, I'm > > > getting messages from many of you and, it would seem, everyone to whom > > I've ever sent an e-mail -- > > > not just people on my address book. It looks like there is another virus > > being disseminated. Check > > > your computers carefully. Definitely to an anti-virus update. > > > > > > Di Ann > > > > > > > > > > >