Spam penetrating filters
 

I have an email forwarding from my ISP to my main email address which I
always access first via Yahoo webmail on the internet before opening my
valid mail via Outlook Express.
Yahoo has a spam filter which has proved very satisfactory in general.
However every so often stuff gets through that and into my Yahoo in-box.
Fortunately I can read it there if I wish and if necessary invoke the
facility to shift mail from the inbox to the spam box which I invariably
empty very regularly.

Some time ago I began to notice that spam was by passing not only the Yahoo
spam filter, but the Yahoo site altogether and was getting directly into my
Outlook Express in-box. So I have also created message rules to delete or
relocate some messages for example those with the obvious obnoxious words in
their subject line or the like.

In spite of that I am receiving regular offers to "enlarge my apparatus
etc!!" in more than one of my Outlook Express accounts.
I just don't understand how this is being achieved ? Can anyone tell me how
these insidious emails manage to get past the various nets I have cast, and
more importantly what to do about it.
--
Regards, Jack Sadie

Spam penetrating filters
 

Message Rules Tips
http://www.insideoe.com/tips/rules.htm

Why doesn't my rule work?
http://www.insideoe.com/faqs/why.htm#rules

Filter /in/ your messages
http://www.mindspring.com/~majik/messagerules.htm
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

Jack Sadie wrote:
I have an email forwarding from my ISP to my main email address which I
always access first via Yahoo webmail on the internet before opening my
valid mail via Outlook Express.
Yahoo has a spam filter which has proved very satisfactory in general.
However every so often stuff gets through that and into my Yahoo in-box.
Fortunately I can read it there if I wish and if necessary invoke the
facility to shift mail from the inbox to the spam box which I invariably
empty very regularly.

Some time ago I began to notice that spam was by passing not only the
Yahoo
spam filter, but the Yahoo site altogether and was getting directly into
my
Outlook Express in-box. So I have also created message rules to delete or
relocate some messages for example those with the obvious obnoxious words
in
their subject line or the like.

In spite of that I am receiving regular offers to "enlarge my apparatus
etc!!" in more than one of my Outlook Express accounts.
I just don't understand how this is being achieved ? Can anyone tell me
how
these insidious emails manage to get past the various nets I have cast,
and
more importantly what to do about it.

Spam penetrating filters
 

Thanks PAB - I will check those out.

--
Regards, Jack Sadie

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote in message
...

Message Rules Tips
http://www.insideoe.com/tips/rules.htm

Why doesn't my rule work?
http://www.insideoe.com/faqs/why.htm#rules

Filter /in/ your messages
http://www.mindspring.com/~majik/messagerules.htm
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

Jack Sadie wrote:
I have an email forwarding from my ISP to my main email address which I
always access first via Yahoo webmail on the internet before opening my
valid mail via Outlook Express.
Yahoo has a spam filter which has proved very satisfactory in general.
However every so often stuff gets through that and into my Yahoo in-box.
Fortunately I can read it there if I wish and if necessary invoke the
facility to shift mail from the inbox to the spam box which I invariably
empty very regularly.

Some time ago I began to notice that spam was by passing not only the
Yahoo
spam filter, but the Yahoo site altogether and was getting directly into
my
Outlook Express in-box. So I have also created message rules to delete or
relocate some messages for example those with the obvious obnoxious words
in
their subject line or the like.

In spite of that I am receiving regular offers to "enlarge my apparatus
etc!!" in more than one of my Outlook Express accounts.
I just don't understand how this is being achieved ? Can anyone tell me
how
these insidious emails manage to get past the various nets I have cast,
and
more importantly what to do about it.

Spam penetrating filters
 

Regarding bypassing Yahoo, if you don't want that happening, that OE
should have a single mail account pointing to your Yahoo e-mail. If OE
is directly accessing your ISP account (assuming that your ISP mail
isn't being served by Yahoo), then OE may get messages before Yahoo
does.

--

Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm


"Jack Sadie" wrote in message
...
I have an email forwarding from my ISP to my main email address which I
always access first via Yahoo webmail on the internet before opening my
valid mail via Outlook Express.
Yahoo has a spam filter which has proved very satisfactory in
general. However every so often stuff gets through that and into my
Yahoo in-box. Fortunately I can read it there if I wish and if
necessary invoke the facility to shift mail from the inbox to the spam
box which I invariably empty very regularly.

Some time ago I began to notice that spam was by passing not only the
Yahoo spam filter, but the Yahoo site altogether and was getting
directly into my Outlook Express in-box. So I have also created
message rules to delete or relocate some messages for example those
with the obvious obnoxious words in their subject line or the like.

In spite of that I am receiving regular offers to "enlarge my
apparatus etc!!" in more than one of my Outlook Express accounts.
I just don't understand how this is being achieved ? Can anyone tell
me how these insidious emails manage to get past the various nets I
have cast, and more importantly what to do about it.
--
Regards, Jack Sadie

Spam penetrating filters
 

Yes thanks Mike. I need to think about that for a bit !

--
Regards, Jack Sadie

"Michael Santovec" wrote in message
...
Regarding bypassing Yahoo, if you don't want that happening, that OE
should have a single mail account pointing to your Yahoo e-mail. If OE is
directly accessing your ISP account (assuming that your ISP mail isn't
being served by Yahoo), then OE may get messages before Yahoo does.

--

Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm


"Jack Sadie" wrote in message
...
I have an email forwarding from my ISP to my main email address which I
always access first via Yahoo webmail on the internet before opening my
valid mail via Outlook Express.
Yahoo has a spam filter which has proved very satisfactory in general.
However every so often stuff gets through that and into my Yahoo in-box.
Fortunately I can read it there if I wish and if necessary invoke the
facility to shift mail from the inbox to the spam box which I invariably
empty very regularly.

Some time ago I began to notice that spam was by passing not only the
Yahoo spam filter, but the Yahoo site altogether and was getting directly
into my Outlook Express in-box. So I have also created message rules to
delete or relocate some messages for example those with the obvious
obnoxious words in their subject line or the like.

In spite of that I am receiving regular offers to "enlarge my apparatus
etc!!" in more than one of my Outlook Express accounts.
I just don't understand how this is being achieved ? Can anyone tell me
how these insidious emails manage to get past the various nets I have
cast, and more importantly what to do about it.
--
Regards, Jack Sadie