How to block junk mail where the body of the message is a gif
 

Because the rules of blocking seem to be based on text recognition, has
anyone figured out how to block junk mail where the body of the message is a
gif file. Looks like text, but it isn't.


rq

How to block junk mail where the body of the message is a gif
 

Message body rules don't work well with HTML.

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

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

Message Rules not working?:
http://www.tomsterdam.com/insideoe/faqs/why.htm#rules

Or get a spam program. (Maybe K9 or SpamPal)?
--
Bruce Hagen
MS MVP - Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"QQQQQ" wrote in message
...
Because the rules of blocking seem to be based on text recognition, has
anyone figured out how to block junk mail where the body of the message is
a gif file. Looks like text, but it isn't.


rq

How to block junk mail where the body of the message is a gif
 

Asked/Answered in IE General late last week. If you must make identical
posts to multiple newsgroups, please cross-post one (1) message to all of
them. Thank you.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org

QQQQQ wrote:
Because the rules of blocking seem to be based on text recognition, has
anyone figured out how to block junk mail where the body of the message
is a gif file. Looks like text, but it isn't.


rq

How to block junk mail where the body of the message is a gif
 

You answered that "it can't be done"

By posting to this group, I got some advice that showed me a way to make it
work.

So does MS MVP etc etc really mean anything.

Thanks



"PA Bear" wrote in message
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Asked/Answered in IE General late last week. If you must make identical
posts to multiple newsgroups, please cross-post one (1) message to all of
them. Thank you.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org

QQQQQ wrote:
Because the rules of blocking seem to be based on text recognition, has
anyone figured out how to block junk mail where the body of the message
is a gif file. Looks like text, but it isn't.


rq

How to block junk mail where the body of the message is a gif
 

Yes, because for every single error an MVP makes, there are 1000 correctly
answered questions.

MS MVP != GOD

steve

"QQQQQ" wrote in message
...
You answered that "it can't be done"

By posting to this group, I got some advice that showed me a way to make
it work.

So does MS MVP etc etc really mean anything.

Thanks



"PA Bear" wrote in message
...
Asked/Answered in IE General late last week. If you must make identical
posts to multiple newsgroups, please cross-post one (1) message to all of
them. Thank you.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org

QQQQQ wrote:
Because the rules of blocking seem to be based on text recognition, has
anyone figured out how to block junk mail where the body of the message
is a gif file. Looks like text, but it isn't.


rq

How to block junk mail where the body of the message is a gif
 

I agree.


rq


"Steve Cochran" wrote in message
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Yes, because for every single error an MVP makes, there are 1000 correctly
answered questions.

MS MVP != GOD

steve

"QQQQQ" wrote in message
...
You answered that "it can't be done"

By posting to this group, I got some advice that showed me a way to make
it work.

So does MS MVP etc etc really mean anything.

Thanks



"PA Bear" wrote in message
...
Asked/Answered in IE General late last week. If you must make identical
posts to multiple newsgroups, please cross-post one (1) message to all
of them. Thank you.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org

QQQQQ wrote:
Because the rules of blocking seem to be based on text recognition, has
anyone figured out how to block junk mail where the body of the message
is a gif file. Looks like text, but it isn't.


rq

How to block junk mail where the body of the message is a gif
 

OP learned that he could "Block images and other external content..." and
read all messages in Plain Text.

He did not manage to "block [only] junk mail where the body of the message
is a gif file."
--
~PA Bear
www.stillGod.mvp

Steve Cochran wrote:
Yes, because for every single error an MVP makes, there are 1000 correctly
answered questions.

MS MVP != GOD

steve

"QQQQQ" wrote in message
...
You answered that "it can't be done"

By posting to this group, I got some advice that showed me a way to make
it work.

So does MS MVP etc etc really mean anything.

Thanks



"PA Bear" wrote in message
...
Asked/Answered in IE General late last week. If you must make
identical posts to multiple newsgroups, please cross-post one (1)
message to all of them. Thank you.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP,
DTS-L.org QQQQQ wrote:
Because the rules of blocking seem to be based on text recognition,
has anyone figured out how to block junk mail where the body of the
message is a gif file. Looks like text, but it isn't.

How to block junk mail where the body of the message is a gif
 

Yes I did. Rule that deletes any message that consists of only a gif. file
.. Make the rule "any message that DOES NOT contain a letter of the
alphabet (here you enter each letter, one at a time) in the body of the
message will do the job.

It does what I want anyway.

rq


"PA Bear" wrote in message
...
OP learned that he could "Block images and other external content..." and
read all messages in Plain Text.

He did not manage to "block [only] junk mail where the body of the message
is a gif file."
--
~PA Bear
www.stillGod.mvp

Steve Cochran wrote:
Yes, because for every single error an MVP makes, there are 1000
correctly
answered questions.

MS MVP != GOD

steve

"QQQQQ" wrote in message
...
You answered that "it can't be done"

By posting to this group, I got some advice that showed me a way to
make
it work.

So does MS MVP etc etc really mean anything.

Thanks



"PA Bear" wrote in message
...
Asked/Answered in IE General late last week. If you must make
identical posts to multiple newsgroups, please cross-post one (1)
message to all of them. Thank you.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP,
DTS-L.org QQQQQ wrote:
Because the rules of blocking seem to be based on text recognition,
has anyone figured out how to block junk mail where the body of the
message is a gif file. Looks like text, but it isn't.

How to block junk mail where the body of the message is a gif
 

Minor point perhaps but your rule filters out much more than HTML messages
containing embedded GIFs, which is what you posted about.
--
~PA Bear

QQQQQ wrote:
Yes I did. Rule that deletes any message that consists of only a gif.
file . Make the rule "any message that DOES NOT contain a letter of
the alphabet (here you enter each letter, one at a time) in the body of
the message will do the job.

It does what I want anyway.

rq


"PA Bear" wrote in message
...
OP learned that he could "Block images and other external content..."
and read all messages in Plain Text.

He did not manage to "block [only] junk mail where the body of the
message is a gif file."
--
~PA Bear
www.stillGod.mvp

Steve Cochran wrote:
Yes, because for every single error an MVP makes, there are 1000
correctly
answered questions.

MS MVP != GOD

steve

"QQQQQ" wrote in message
...
You answered that "it can't be done"

By posting to this group, I got some advice that showed me a way to
make
it work.

So does MS MVP etc etc really mean anything.

Thanks



"PA Bear" wrote in message
...
Asked/Answered in IE General late last week. If you must make
identical posts to multiple newsgroups, please cross-post one (1)
message to all of them. Thank you.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP,
DTS-L.org QQQQQ wrote:
Because the rules of blocking seem to be based on text
recognition, has anyone figured out how to block junk mail
where the body of the message is a gif file. Looks like
text, but it isn't.

How to block junk mail where the body of the message is a gif
 

My original question is at the bottom of this message, so what the hell is
your point?
As far as I can see, my rule filters out only messages where the body
consists of a gif file, and that's the type I want to bounce and that's the
question I asked. So you didn't have an anser, get over it.





"PA Bear" wrote in message
...
Minor point perhaps but your rule filters out much more than HTML messages
containing embedded GIFs, which is what you posted about.
--
~PA Bear

QQQQQ wrote:
Yes I did. Rule that deletes any message that consists of only a gif.
file . Make the rule "any message that DOES NOT contain a letter of
the alphabet (here you enter each letter, one at a time) in the body of
the message will do the job.

It does what I want anyway.

rq


"PA Bear" wrote in message
...
OP learned that he could "Block images and other external content..."
and read all messages in Plain Text.

He did not manage to "block [only] junk mail where the body of the
message is a gif file."
--
~PA Bear
www.stillGod.mvp

Steve Cochran wrote:
Yes, because for every single error an MVP makes, there are 1000
correctly
answered questions.

MS MVP != GOD

steve

"QQQQQ" wrote in message
...
You answered that "it can't be done"

By posting to this group, I got some advice that showed me a way to
make
it work.

So does MS MVP etc etc really mean anything.

Thanks



"PA Bear" wrote in message
...
Asked/Answered in IE General late last week. If you must make
identical posts to multiple newsgroups, please cross-post one (1)
message to all of them. Thank you.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP,
DTS-L.org QQQQQ wrote:
Because the rules of blocking seem to be based on text
recognition, has anyone figured out how to block junk mail
where the body of the message is a gif file. Looks like
text, but it isn't.