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

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
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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

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.
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~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

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

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

MS MVP != GOD

steve

"QQQQQ" wrote in message
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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

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

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.

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.