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Old March 3rd 07, 01:48 AM posted to microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress
Bruce Hagen
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Default OE 6 'Spam'

"Peter C" wrote in message
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On 2 Mar, 22:30, "Bruno" wrote:
"Bruce Hagen" escreveu na
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You're welcome. They may well stop after awhile. Hopefully, they will.
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Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
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"Peter C" wrote in message
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On 26 Feb, 01:52, "Bruce Hagen" wrote:
You can /filter in/ your mail, or live with what you see. I believe
they
are
from Asia, but would have to check the message headers to be sure.
I just delete stuff like that, but there are some other options using
OE,
but far from perfect.


Some Message Rule
Ideas:http://www.mindspring.com/~majik/messagerules.htm


Some tips:http://www.insideoe.com/tips/rules.htm


Controlling Junk Mail in Outlook
Express:http://www.microsoft.com/windows/IE/.../junkmail.mspx


Message Rules not
working?:http://www.tomsterdam.com/insideoe/faqs/why.htm#rules
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Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~


"Peter C" wrote in message


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Between 6am and 2pm Sunday 25th Feb I had no spam emails.
Between 2pm and 12 mid I had 10 of which 7 related to China Fruit
Corp.
Am I to assume therefore that these 'nutters' are in the Uk and
decided to stay in bed Sunday am.
(I cannot find a way to prevent these from arriving I just delete
them)
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Thanks Bruce.
I will, like you, continue just to delete them
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Since I raised this subject I have found that the number of spam
emails to my Yahoo email address has increased considerably, (these I
now direct to my bulk folder) .Just wondered if those idiots who
generate spam are getting into email addresses via Newsgroups ?
Peter.


They do harvest e-mail addresses from newsgroups, as well as many other
places.

It is really too late now, but you don't have to use your real address in
most newsgroups. In your case, I would change:

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Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~


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