sticky fingers
03-10-2004, 06:39 PM
The "A"'s have it!
> >
> > HOW TO PROTECT YOUR ADDRESS BOOK
> > I learned a computer trick today that's really ingenious in it's
> > simplicity. Just 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 AA! AAAA 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 you friends
> >
> > HOW TO PROTECT YOUR ADDRESS BOOK
> > I learned a computer trick today that's really ingenious in it's
> > simplicity. Just 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 AA! AAAA 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 you friends