Doesn't work I'm afraid. See <http://antivirus.about.com/cs/hoaxes/p/aaaa.htm>
Bill Sent from my iPad On 20 Jun 2012, at 16:50, Mike Lynch <[email protected]> wrote: > I don't know if this is still valid but a former IT colleague told me to put > a fictitious contact in my address book eg [email protected] this entry > is the first to appear in the address book. I was told that programmes that > work their way through address books start at the beginning and look for a > successful sending of a message. Obviously the address won't work and the > programmes stop working their way through address/contacts lists. > > I have such an entry in my contacts ... But don't know if it actually works. > > Regards > Mike Lynch > > On 20 Jun 2012, at 16:34, Martyn J Culling <[email protected]> wrote: > >> No idea what it is, but email address book thievery is regrettably too >> common. I've had several such emails in last year from folk who have my >> address. >> >> rgds Martyn >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------- View posts on The Mail Archive http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ [http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/] Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=22459785&id_secret=22459785-4a39ddf8 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
