I automatically "block" the email addy of those Roger.
I can tell by their out-of-context link that their email
server/program/address book
has been "botted" and so I don't open the links. Not worth the potential
trouble
they will eventually cause.
bob ... by now with a fairly lengthy list of blocked email addy's.

On Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 10:32 AM, Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@gmail.com>wrote:

> greetings fellow vanagonlistees
>
> today i received a note from the name and addy listed below ...
> there was a link inside the email offering some sort of rent in the
> Caribbean ..
> before i open this link ...which may indeed be some sort of intrusive event
> to my G5 ...
>
> Charles Swanson <yncs50@yahoo.com>
> I wonder about the legitimacy of this name and link ...
> anyone else receiving this link ...
> if charles swanson is legit ...has his email been attacked ... perpetuating
> an attack on us all ...
>
>