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I got this email the other day.
Subject: Save your computer and mine
> I checked this out with a computer repairman
> he says this is like having gold. (this is a good thing)
> 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
> "AAAAAAA@AAA.AAA".
> Now, here's what you've done and why it works:
>
>
> The "name" "A" will be placed at the t op 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@AAA.AAA, 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 to AAAAAAA@AAA.AAAA 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!
Subject: Save your computer and mine
> I checked this out with a computer repairman
> he says this is like having gold. (this is a good thing)
> 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
> "AAAAAAA@AAA.AAA".
> Now, here's what you've done and why it works:
>
>
> The "name" "A" will be placed at the t op 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@AAA.AAA, 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 to AAAAAAA@AAA.AAAA 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!
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