My ISP allows 7 email addresses and family has them all. But protecting one
older member who is responding to spam and Undisclosed-recipients mail, is a
little harder. Beyond changing the email address, its using OE mail rules.

Shouldn't have to change email address because of spam. They should be
blocked properly.

I personally don't get a lot of spam. I have different emails addresses
from a variety of providers and use OE6 to get email from them all without
going to those websites.

I haven't been to hotmail in years, but continue to get the email through
OE. Windows Live Mail now, I haven't been to that website since it
relaunched.


It might be a long time before I'm upgrading to Vista. I'll continue to
use a variety of email addresses so something must take place of OE.

My family members will use only one email address. Other family and
business contacts would have to be change of email address. I'd rather
protect them from spam much as possible first.


I've followed some of those links provided before setting up message rules.
But some spam keeps coming in to my family member.

The "firewall" term was just a description of the email process I hope for.

Mail enters a file, processed, then allowed into my Inbox. OE could have a
process works that way. I want the Delete from Server rule to mean something
stronger.

OE should have a Mail Server folder where the mail collects before it
reaches the Inbox. If the rule says Delete from Server. Email would never
enter the Inbox and instantly deleted.

Whatever future Microsoft mail program, people are going to have a variety
of different email providers. OE works to retrieve email from different
providers.


"Bruce Hagen" wrote:

There never will be an OE7, so don't hold your breath. Firewalls are
primarily for your Internet connections, and not e-mail. Message rules work,
if they are set up correctly. All that aside, if you never post your real
e-mail address except for your friends and trusted sites, (your bill
paying, your bank, etc.), you will never get spam.

I have an e-mail address that I have used for over four yeas. I have yet to
get any spam. If I want to order something online, or similar, I use another
address. My throwaway one. My ISP allows up to seven addresses at no extra
charge.

Enter your address at Lending tree, or Priceline.com and wait a week or two.
You will be bombarded. Please review the following for what you can do with
message rules. Filtering in may be your best option.