Hi All,
Please do not respond to the recent spam posting on the list, and please do not click on
the link in that message. If you respond to the message the spam gets sent to the list
twice. The spam posting that came to the list was
probably the result of someone having a worm or virus in their email account. They are
probably completely unaware that
their email address has been hacked and is being used to send spam. I
have temporarily put them on moderation and will be contacting them
privately.
This unfortunately happens
occasionally, and has in fact happened to me as well. Some good
precautions to prevent it happening to you is to be careful what links
you click on in emails; before entering a password, make sure you are on the proper
website and haven't been redirected; and change your
password periodically.
AOL all ready
tends to bounce Rootsweb emails. So if you get a spam that comes
through the list, the best thing is to not hit the spam button. If you
do, your email provider may automatically unsub you from the list. The
best thing is to delete the email,
and contact me and let me know that one has come through to the list.
If you have any questions, please feel free to email me off list.
Kind regards,
Dee Ferris