(Pierre is a computer 'guru' at my work....Lynne)
> I learned a computer trick today that's really ingenious in it's
> simplicity. I received it from a friend.
>
> As you may know, when/if a worm virus gets into your computer it
heads
> straight for your e-mail 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
> e-mail addresses.
>
> In the window where you would type your friend's first name, type in
> AAAAAAA, Also use address AAAAAAA@a.aaa
>
> Now, Here's what you've done and why it works: The name AAAAAAA 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 AAAAAAA, it will be
undeliverable
> because of the phony e-mail 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 e-mail
cannot
> be delivered, you will be notified of this in your IN BOX almost
> immediately. Hence, if you ever get an e-mail telling you that an
> e-mail addressed to AAAAAAA 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.
Pierre Choiniere
CFB Kingston
BCompt / BMSO
Phone : 541-5010 ext 2206
Fax : 541-5010 ext 4521
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