from nai: The !0000 Hoax is mainly circulating in the Netherlands. The e-mail content contains a "trick" how to prevent/stop mass-mailing routines used by e-mail viruses/worms. Basically the idea mentioned is to use a dummy !0000 e-mail contact address, so without an actual associated e-mail address, which would fail when accessed by a mass-mailer, thus giving the user the option to stop/block the mass-mailing. Now the trick might work for a few viruses, it won't stop the majority of the mass-mailers
-----Original Message----- From: Exchange-List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, November 30, 2001 10:18 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: Quick question Stupid question of the day. I have a user who has been given instructions to place a !000 address in her address book to stop all worm's from spreading in via her outlook client. Beyond the fact that I told her this was insane, and oh by the way we have not been infected by a worm virus since we got the "I Love You" (great way to get A/V funds), she now has her department convinced that this is the way to go and wants to have this put in all their address books. I know that this won't hurt anything, however now they want it added to the GAL and I am saying no, no, no!!!!! They want proof this won't work. I said prove it will work, they need more grease in their wheels, so now I am stuck proving it won't work. I can't find this on any of the web sites and am hoping that someone might know of a good link. Thanks Jeff _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
