Hi, Rick. That's another thing. Anyone who has a virus who happens to have your email address on their computer...well, that virus can attach itself to your email address...your address, not necessarily your computer, and make it look like the virus came from you when it actually didn't. The best thing you can do is to keep your anti-virus software up to date, and if you think you have a virus or if you get one of those automated messages that you sent someone a virus and want to be sure, as long as your software is updated, run a scan. If it comes back clean, chances are, you're fine. Take care. Julie Morales inlovewithchrist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Windows/MSN Messenger (but not email): mercy0421@xxxxxxxxxxx Skype: mercy0421 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rick Roderick" <Richard@xxxxxxxxx> To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2005 8:39 PM Subject: [bookshare-discuss] viruses Hi Julie, That does make sense. One time, I got one of those automated messages that I had sent out a virus at a time when my computer was off.