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< Subject: Good Advice to Protect Yourself < < < < ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- < < < < < < Hi, < < < < < <This came from my sister in-law and thought I'd pass the info on to you. < This is what she sent. < < < < < <I learned a computer trick today that's really ingenious in it's < simplicity. < < < < < <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 is 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 e-mail addresses. In the window where you would type < your friends 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 < e-mail address, type in Worm Alert. Then complete everything by clicking < add, enter, OK, etc. < < < < < <Now, here is 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 e-mail address you entered (Worm Alert). 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 is the second great advantage of this method: If an e-mail cannot be < delivered, you will be notified of this in your "Inbox" almost immediately. < < < < < <Hence, if you ever get an e-mail telling you that an e-mail addressed to < Worm Alert 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? It's worth a try. < < < < < <If everybody you know does this then you need not ever worry about < opening e-mail from friends. Pass this on to all your friends. < < < < < <RSVP Himself < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < <
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