> -----Original Message-----
> From: Johnson, Tracy [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Monday, January 28, 2002 3:02 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Outlook - Personal Address Books, to Keep or Not to
> Keep, That
> is the Question
>
>

What do you think of this method?

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jon Stern" <[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>>
To: "J Stern" <[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>>
Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2001 9:27 PM
Subject: Simple computer tip


> Hi all,
> Please excuse the intrusion. This is a bona fide way to prevent your
> computer from infecting friends if you ever get one of those
> email-replicating worm viruses. Simple to do, too. (Besides, it couldn't
> hurt...)
> Best holiday wishes to you and yours,
> JS
>
> 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" or "new person"  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 !000
> (that's an exclamation mark followed by 3 zeros).  In the window
> below where it prompts you to enter the new email address, type in
> WormAlert.  Then complete everything by clicking add, enter, OK,
> etc.
> Now, here's what you've done and why it works: the "name" !000
> 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 !000, it will be undeliverable
> because of  the   phony email address you entered (WormAlert).  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 InBox
> almost immediately.
> Hence, if you ever get an email telling you that an email addressed
> to WormAlert 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 needn't ever worry about
> opening mail from friends.   Pass this on to all your friends.
>
>

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