I don't know if this works, but I'm posting it anyway.
Stop the spread of PC viruses - A great little trick!
Naturally this doesn't deal with the issue of the fact that viruses
exist
in the first place, but it does help you protect your email software
and contact list... This is how to do it:
Create a contact in your email address book with the name !0000 with no
email address in the details. This contact will then show up as your
first
contact. If a virus attempts to do a "send all" on your contact list,
your
PC will pop up an error message saying that: "The Message could not be
sent.
One or more recipients do not have an e-mail address. Please check your
address Book and make sure all the recipients have a valid e-mail
address.
You click on OK and the offending (virus) message would not have been
sent
to anyone.
Of course, no changes have been made to your original contacts list. The
offending (virus) message may then be automatically stored in your
"Drafts"
or "Outbox" folder. Go in there and delete the offending message.
Your problem is solved and the virus will not spread. Try this and pass
on
to your email contacts.
This little trick can save you a lot of trouble later.
This also works with any name as long as there isn't an email
address. Point to make: Some email programs won't allow you to make a
new
contact without an email address associated with the name, so I create a
ficticious addy like !0000@novirus.com to apply to those email programs.
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