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Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2002 10:31:45 -0800 (PST)
From: lwbthemarine@alltel.net
To: eric.bass@enron.com, bass.jason@enron.com, bass.k.@enron.com, 
	franklin.donnita@enron.com, shanna.husser@enron.com
Subject:  Good Advice to Protect Yourself
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Sounds good.




> 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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