Re: Preventing Yourself From Infecting Others By Email

by Kukla Fran and Ollie <weblists2001(at)yahoo.com>

Date:	Fri, 30 Nov 2001 10:33:15 -0800
To:	hwg-techniques(at)mail.hwg.org
Cc:	Rob Atkinson <robatkinson(at)nucleus.com>, christie(at)thearmidalemall.com
References:
	todo: View Thread, Original

Better still, read up at http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/virus/quickfix.htm 
for this urban legend!


At 06:16 AM 11/30/01 -0700, Rob Atkinson wrote:
>There sure is Christy. Have a look at this Tutorial:
>
>Preventing Yourself From Infecting Others
>http://www.potentproducts/newsletter/047.html
>
>
>Website Rob
>Helping people create a Potent Web Site
>
>
> > ------------------------------
> > Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2001 12:07:29 +1100
> > From: "Christie Cooksey" <christie(at)thearmidalemall.com>
> > Subject: BadTrans suggestion
> >
> > A friend just told me that if I create an entry in my address book of 1000
> > with no email address then if a virus tries to mail to my whole address
> > book, the first one (1000) stops it because there is no address.
> >
> > Will that work?
> > I know it won't stop me getting the virus but will it stop me from 
> spreading
> > it?
> >
> > Cheers
> > Christie  :0)
> >


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