I know we Mac people don't have the usual virus problems but is this
routine real?
regards,
doug
HOW TO PROTECT YOUR ADDRESS BOOK!
I learned a computer trick today that's really ingenious in its
simplicity. As you may know, when/if a worm virus gets into your
computer it heads straight for your email address book, and sends
itself to everyone in there, thus infecting all your friends and
associates.
This trick won't keep the virus from getting into your computer, but it
will stop it from using your address book to spread further, and it
will alert you to the fact that the worm has gotten into your system.
Here's what you do:
First, open your address book and click on "new contact," just as you
would
do if you were adding a new friend to your list of email addresses.
In the window where you would type your friend's first name, type in
"A".
For the screen name or email address, type "[EMAIL PROTECTED]".
Now, here's what you've done and why it works:
The "name" "A" will be placed at the top of your address book as
entry#1.
This will be where the worm will start in an effort to send itself to
all
your friends.
But, when it tries to send itself to [EMAIL PROTECTED], it will be
undeliverable because of the phony email address you entered. If the
first attempt fails (which it will because of the phony address), the
worm goes no further and your friends will not be infected.
Here's the second great advantage of this method:
If an email cannot be delivered, you will be notified of this in your In
Box almost immediately. Hence, if you ever get an email telling you
that an
email addressed [EMAIL PROTECTED] could not be delivered, you know
right away that you have the worm virus in your system. You can then
take steps to get rid of it! Pretty slick huh? If everybody you know
does this then you need not ever worry about opening mail from friends.
Pass this on to all your friends.
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