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From: "Lazymho" <>
Subject: Re: [DNA] Maybe you have a virus in your system
Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2003 13:35:30 -0700
References: <200307292200.h6TM0Blm026302@lists5.rootsweb.com> <005a01c356cc$6125a500$11403442@VALUED7B9600FA> <3F281AD4.E5D0ECB1@yahoo.com>


i use PC-Cillin and run a virus check regulary & come up clean. A few weeks
ago Rootsweb said they were having problems getting the L & D thru and were
working on it. L cleared up but D did not. Perhaps un-subscribing & re
subscribing might work.


Maurice
----- Original Message -----
From: "Charles" <>
To: <>
Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2003 12:21 PM
Subject: Re: [DNA] Maybe you have a virus in your system


> Lazymho:
>
> I have recently been getting emails with viruses attached with phony
> from addresses and assorted message content related to genealogy.
> Obviously these messages and "from email addresses" are being cobbled
> together by the virus from the addresses in the address book on
> someone's computer and it is busy sending out copies of itself trying to
> spread. My virus checker has been catching them all and handling them.
> But the frequency of my getting virus attempts has jumped dramatically
> since I have been on this List. So I have suspected that someone on this
> list may be infected with a virus and not know it. Not saying for sure,
> but have you checked your computer lately for a virus which may be
> hiding in your computer and trying to spread itself. Just a thought as
> to why a mail list server might be rejecting your email.
>
> Of course we all should know by now that one should not be online
> without a good and up-to-date virus checker active all the time. I use
> Norton by Symantec. But there are also other good ones out there.
>
> Charles
>
>
> Lazymho wrote:
> >
> > I have not received any text in your messages for some time. Originally
> > there was a problem with both DNA-L & DNA-D. L is o.k. now but not the
> > Digest. I get a message that OE removed unsafe content. Can You do
> > something about this?? Are others experiencing the same thing???
> >
> > Maurice
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <>
> > To: <>
> > Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 3:00 PM
> > Subject: GENEALOGY-DNA-D Digest V03 #495
> >
> > ==============================
> > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy
records, go to:
> > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237
>
>
> ==============================
> To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records,
go to:
> http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237
>
>

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