** I APOLOGIZE FOR THIS OFF TOPIC MESSAGE ** ** PLEASE DO -NOT- RESPOND TO THIS MESSAGE IN ANY WAY THAT SENDS THE REPLY TO THIS LIST ** In the last few hours another flood of messages *claiming* to be from Microsoft, and/or claiming to contain files to patch a security hole in Microsoft products, have begun to hit Internet e-mail. These messages are *INFECTED*. Under no circumstances should anyone attempt to open, run, or view the file that is attached to one of these messages. Microsoft never distributes security patches by e-mail. The major anti-virus software companies have issued updates to their programs that catch and disinfect this virus. Please make sure that your anti-virus software is the current version and has been kept up to date. For a valuable resource concerning malicious software, and its effect on RootsWeb in particular, see: http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/virus.html Again, I apologize for what I see as the need to issue such an alert. This is *NOT A MATTER FOR DISCUSSION ON THIS LIST*. However, if you have any questions or comments, you are welcome to direct them to my personal address, which is in my signature block, below. And now, back to digging up dead ancestors. Darrell RootsWeb List Admin - 4 Vermont location lists Darrell A. Martin - 13 surnames lists darrellm@sprynet.com - 1 genealogy software list