THIS IS A GOOD TIP (or not)

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i got this in an email today does it work?

i'm not to sure about it






> THIS IS A GOOD TIP.
> HOW TO PROTECT YOUR ADDRESS BOOK!
>
> I learned a computer trick today that's really ingenious in its
> simplicity. As you may know, when/if a worm virus gets into your
> computer it heads straight for your email address book, and sends
> itself to everyone in there, thus infecting all your friends and
> associates.
>
> This trick won't keep the virus from getting into your computer, but
> it will stop it from using your address book to spread further, and it
> will alert you to the fact that the worm has gotten into your system.
>
> Here's what you do:
>
> First, open your address book and click on 'new contact,' just as you
> would do if you were adding a new friend to your list of email
> addresses.
>
> In the window where you would type your friend's first name, type in
> 'A'.
>
> For the screen name or em ail address, type ' [email protected] '.
>
> Now, here's what you've done and why it works:
>
> The 'name' 'A' will be placed at the top of your address book as entry
> #1.
>
> This will be where the worm will start in an effort to send itself to
> all your friends.
>
> But, when it tries to send itself to [email protected] , it will be
> undeliverable because of the phony email address you entered. If the
> first attempt fails (which it will because of the phony address), the
> worm goes no further and your friends will not be infected.
>
> Here's the second great advantage of this method:
>
> If an email cannot be delivered, you will be notified of this in your
> In Box almost immediately. Hence, if you ever get an email telling you
> that an email addressed to [email protected] could not be delivered, you
> know right away that you have the worm virus in your system. You can
> then take steps to get rid of it!
>
> Pretty slick huh?
>
> If everybody you know does this then you need not ever worry about
> opening mail from friends.
>
> Pass this on to all your friends!!!!!!!!!!

 

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thanks

 

The thing that told me it was a hoax was this line:

Harry.