Damn.... 982 messages in 5 days? That's incredible.

Personally, I would generate them new email address.

Have you examined their current address for some type
of characteristic where the address is simply being con-
structed, rather than really being harvested from some
other source.

I'm not a spammer/marketing type, so I can't give any
conclusive details. But, I would think something like the
following examples might get you on the spam list faster
that a more obscure address.

??????@domain where ?????? is:

mommy, daddy, junior, boss, senior, "any proper name",
sister, brother, etc.....

Another thing, although it won't decrease the spam, but
will make it much easier to purge. I set a simple rule to
reroute all my inbox traffic to deleted folder. I then just
gaze the folder for anything of value, moving it out for
saving.

Then, since the deleted folder offers an "empty folder"
option, I just purge the whole thing in one click. Works
very well for me, but I get very little spam anyway.

Thanks,

Gary





"ACE" wrote in message
...
I recently set up Outlook Express on my parents computer, since that is the
e-mail program I use and typically don't have too many problems. They are
having a terrible time with junk mail. From Wednesday to Sunday they had
982
junk e-mails. I on the other hand do not get near that many. They do
have a
Sophos anti-virus on their computer but no spyware or ad-aware type
programs.
Would that help or is there something else that would be causing them to
get
so many?

Thank you very much!